What's in a name? Assembly Square in Somerville is named for the 52-acre Ford assembly plant that used to operate in the area. The factory closed in 1958, but the name still sticks, as the vicinity transforms into a new "Assembly Row" shopping complex, apartments, and MBTA station — all projected to be completed by 2014.

Pictured: The Ford Motor Company's building in Somerville from February 1958.