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COVER STORY Mass. appeal     MORE INFORMATION Miracle of Science Bar and Grill Cambridge. 617-868-2866. (Get directions). Paradise Cafe 180 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-494-0700. The bridge and MIT Walk, don't ride across the Mass. Ave. Bridge. Savor the skyline, note the sailboats, say hello to other pedestrians. It's OK to talk to strangers here, if only because no one can escape by crossing the street. Once it enters Cambridge, the avenue is dominated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Mass. Ave. entrance to the Rogers Building, with its wide stairs and Pantheon-like columns, looks like a movie set, full of youthful extras hired for a "back to school" scene. The large scale of the buildings and the open green spaces on this stretch contrast with the sheltered atmosphere of Harvard Yard farther up the road. Unless you try to fit in at the Student Union, there aren't many dining options in this area. However, you can satisfy a falafel craving at the Couscous Kitchen, a canteen truck usually parked on Mass. Ave. just before you get to the Rogers Building during the day. If you're in a car or bus stopped at the Vassar Street light, catch a little architectural joke. One wing of a storage company blocks some of the painted letters on the building's main face, so that they read RAGE WAREHOUSE and underneath, IRE PROOF. A block further up is Paradise, the only gay club on Mass. Ave. and one of the diviest in the area; its highly visible location may attract students who haven't yet discovered the South End. The MIT area comes to an official end, of sorts, at the Miracle of Science Bar and Grill, where students and others scarf down burgers and beer. Previous page | Next page

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