Summer Street in downtown Boston is empty as authorities hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on April 19, 2013. Much of the Boston area was closed or on lockdown during the investigation, and residents were asked to stay inside.
Summer Street in downtown Boston is empty as authorities hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on April 19, 2013. Much of the Boston area was closed or on lockdown during the investigation, and residents were asked to stay inside.
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A man crosses a vacant Beacon Street, across from Boston Common.
A man crosses a vacant Beacon Street, across from Boston Common.
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Federal Street, in the Financial District
Federal Street, in the Financial District
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The Boston Red Sox postponed a baseball game because of the manhunt.
The Boston Red Sox postponed a baseball game because of the manhunt.
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Moody Street was deserted in nearby Waltham, Massachusetts.
Moody Street was deserted in nearby Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Congress Street in Boston
Congress Street in Boston
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Beacon Street, with a view toward the Massachusetts State House
Beacon Street, with a view toward the Massachusetts State House
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The area near Boston's Downtown Crossing would usually be filled with lunchtime crowds.
The area near Boston's Downtown Crossing would usually be filled with lunchtime crowds.
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The Boston Public Garden
The Boston Public Garden
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Congress Street at Milk Street
Congress Street at Milk Street
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The Boston Public Garden
The Boston Public Garden
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The area around the North Station next to the TD Garden
The area around the North Station next to the TD Garden
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The Harvard Bridge, known locally as the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge
The Harvard Bridge, known locally as the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge
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A lone bicyclist makes his way across the Longfellow Bridge.
A lone bicyclist makes his way across the Longfellow Bridge.
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Watertown Square
Watertown Square
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Friend Street near North Station
Friend Street near North Station
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A flower sits near the site where a police officer was killed in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A flower sits near the site where a police officer was killed in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-960535" target="_blank">Ceasar McDowell, an urban studies professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,</a> says he went for a walk only to find everything closed except for a CVS drugstore and a Dunkin' Donuts. "I don't know how to describe it," said McDowell, a CNN iReporter. "(I)t was eerie that quietness."
Ceasar McDowell, an urban studies professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says he went for a walk only to find everything closed except for a CVS drugstore and a Dunkin' Donuts. "I don't know how to describe it," said McDowell, a CNN iReporter. "(I)t was eerie that quietness."
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Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge
Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge
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The area around North Station
The area around North Station
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The usually bustling Boston University campus
The usually bustling Boston University campus
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