SOMERVILE, MA—Visitors of Federal Realty'sAssembly Row neighborhood here will soonexperience a one-of-a-kind retail venue that pays homage to thearea's industrial past.
On Aug. 2, a new dining and retail venue created out of shippingcontainers will open for the first time at the corner of CanalStreet and Grand Union Boulevard here. The container courtyarddevelopment that makes up SOMBLOX was built byBoxman Studios of Charlotte, NC. SOMBLOX'S fourmodified 20-foot shipping containers serve as a homage toSomerville's historically industrial past.
Somerville Brewing Company's American FreshTaproom occupies two of the container spaces and will openon Aug. 2, Boxman Studio officials say.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
