On Saturday afternoon, Patrick Lee was getting ready to quietly close the doors for good on Grafton Street's prime 1280 Mass. Ave location.
"We're all pretty sad," Lee says, looking around his four-and-a-half year old bar and grille. "There are a lot of good memories here."
After months of wrangling with the building's owner, Grafton vacated its space this weekend to make way for renovations that will include the expansion of the neighboring Cambridgeport bank.
But Lee says Grafton Street is not gone for good.
He hopes to move into the 1 Bow Street building that previously housed the legendary Bow & Arrow Pub by the fall.
While Lee had feared that he would not have the financial capital to make the move, he says he is now fairly certain that Grafton will reopen.
He says he plans to begin construction on the new restaurant by July and hopes to open an expanded version of the beloved bar in time for the new school year.
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