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  • Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    John Nickel, facing camera, and co-workers went to Whiskey’s on Boylston Street after it reopened Wednesday more than a week after the bombings.
  • The Trinity Church children choristers sang before the “Evensong” service as the church in Copley Square opened its doors for the first time since the bombings.
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    The Trinity Church children choristers sang before the “Evensong” service as the church in Copley Square opened its doors for the first time since the bombings.
  • Tanya McIntyre brought her nine-year-old twins, Tiana and Colten, to the site of the first bombing and said a prayer.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    Tanya McIntyre brought her nine-year-old twins, Tiana and Colten, to the site of the first bombing and said a prayer.
  • A young girl placed rose petals on the site of the first bombing on Boylston Street on Wednesday.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    A young girl placed rose petals on the site of the first bombing on Boylston Street on Wednesday.
  • Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, visited the memorial to the bombing victims in Copley Square.
    Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, visited the memorial to the bombing victims in Copley Square.
  • Jill Biden left flowers at the memorial.
    Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    Jill Biden left flowers at the memorial.
  • Two young girls walked down Boyston Street on Wednesday.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    Two young girls walked down Boylston Street on Wednesday.
  • A Starbucks employee cleaned the windows of the store on Boylston Street.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    A Starbucks employee cleaned the windows of the store on Boylston Street.
  • Allyson Farley of Franklin came to pray at Copley Square. She said she was at the site of the attack before the bombs went off.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    Allyson Farley of Franklin came to pray at Copley Square. She said she was at the site of the attack before the bombs went off.
  • People came to see the site on the sidewalk that had to be rebuilt. The cement was still wet and was protected by cones and workers.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    People came to see the site on the sidewalk that had to be rebuilt. The cement was still wet and was protected by cones and workers.
  • A marathon medal was placed near the rebuilt sidewalk at the site of the first bombing.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    A marathon medal was placed near the rebuilt sidewalk at the site of the first bombing.
  • Running shoes were hung from a fence at the site of the Copley Square memorial.
    Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
    Running shoes were hung from a fence at the site of the Copley Square memorial.
  • People passed by Marathon Sports, the site of the first bomb, after Boylston Street was reopened to the public on Wednesday.
    Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
    People passed by Marathon Sports, the site of the first bomb, after Boylston Street was reopened to the public on Wednesday.
  • The sound of vehicles, voices, and the whistle of the doorman at The Fairmont Copley Plaza could be heard as Boylston Street reopened.
    Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
    The sound of vehicles, voices, and the whistle of the doorman at The Fairmont Copley Plaza could be heard as Boylston Street reopened.
  • Starbucks employees gathered outside the store near where one of the Marathon bombs went off.
    Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
    Starbucks employees gathered outside the store near where one of the Marathon bombs went off.
  • Muge Karamanci, 23, became emotional as she stopped to photograph the scene in front of Marathon Sports.
    Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
    Muge Karamanci, 23, became emotional as she stopped to photograph the scene in front of Marathon Sports.
  • Messages were left on boards at the relocated memorial to the bombing victims in Copley Square.
    Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
    Messages were left on boards at the relocated memorial to the bombing victims in Copley Square.
  • A T-shirt and roses were left near the site of the first bomb on Boylston Street on Wednesday.
    Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
    A T-shirt and roses were left near the site of the first bomb on Boylston Street on Wednesday.
  • Traffic moved down Boylston Street past the Boston Marathon finish line on Wednesday.
    Michael Dwyer/Associated Press
    Traffic moved down Boylston Street past the Boston Marathon finish line on Wednesday.
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