The meeting was packed with anti-casino activists. Many said the location isn't much better than Foxwoods' choice last October of the Gallery shopping mall two blocks away.
Supporters say the Strawbridge's location would have less of an impact on the city's Chinatown community.
Foxwoods plans to convert the historic department store's second and third floors to a casino. The first floor would be rented out to restaurants and retail outlets.
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