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The hamlet's compact main drag was a potpourri of gourmet food, real estate agencies, and antiques, all of it anchored by a starbucks--a nod to the fact that, underneath all the haute, it was really a brand name town.

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The town's main business district, just a few blocks long, was a mix of gourmet food stores and restaurants, real estate agencies, and antique stores, with the most visible and popular store being a Starbucks - which proves that despite this attempt at gentrification, it was really just your typical burgers-and-fries American town.

  • The town's main business district, just a few blocks long, was a mix of gourmet food stores and restaurants, real estate agencies, and antique stores, with the most visible and popular store being a Starbucks - which proves that despite this attempt at gentrification, it was really just your typical burgers-and-fries American town.
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The town's main business district, just a few blocks long, was a mix of gourmet food stores and restaurants, real estate agencies, and antique stores, with the most visible and popular store being a Starbucks - which proves that despite this attempt at gentrification, it was really just your typical burgers-and-fries American town.

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