Closed restaurants we wish were still around is the theme of a long photo feature provided by MassLive.com.
Beloved Boston-area eateries are featured, such as The European on Hanover Street in the North End, the Hilltop Steak House on Route 1 in Saugus (and off Route 3 in Braintree), and Anthony's Pier 4 on the waterfront in South Boston.
The crowd was entertained. Some reveled in the death of others. They weren't dying, so what did they care? They just wanted to enjoy a good show.
If this was last week's column, I would have been referring to those in the arena cheering the slaughter of men, women, and children in Nero's Circus, in first-century Rome.
