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When the original Filene’s Basement closed in 2007, Boston lost a quirky shopping experience—and a kind of common ground.

Shoppers dig into the Basement’s no-frills bins in the late 1980s, when the store was still one of Boston’s top attractions. Credit: Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe via Getty Images In 2018, a 60-story tablet of glass known as the Millennium Tower officially took its place in the Boston landscape. Topped by a penthouse whose price tag set a city record ($37.5 million), it casts a shadow over many of its Downtown Crossing neighbors—including, right at the base of this luxury tower, the former home of some of the best bargains in New England. The original Filene’s Basement had operated for nearly a

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