Boston Licensing Board v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

Charles Street Liquors, Inc., a package store located at 143 Charles Street in Boston, sought a change in description of the licensed premises to include 137, 139 and 141 Charles Street. The practical effect of the change would be to expand the package store into an area formerly used as a beauty *276parlor at 139 Charles Street. The application was denied by the Boston Licensing Board (local board), citing what it regarded as an excessive number of package stores on Charles Street between Beacon and Cambridge Streets. On appeal the application was favored by the Alcoholic Beverages Control…