A village focal point
A bridge was constructed over the Charles River at what's known today as John F. Kennedy Street. Traffic to Boston went through Harvard Square, which led to its business prominence.
Harvard Square became more of a focal point for the village after Harvard College was established.
The area was relatively isolated until the construction of the West Boston Bridge in 1793, which reduced the distance between Boston and Cambridge from 8 miles to 3 miles. As a result, immigrants began moving in and property values rose.
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- The Inn at Harvard
- The Just Crust
- The Bowery Presents
- Casablanca
- Tasty Burger
- Bon Chon
- OSushi
- Crema Cafe
- Charles Hotel
- AMC Loews Harvard Square
- Out of Town News
- Wordsworth
- Brigham’s
- Taste of India
- The Tasty
- Grolier Poetry
- Curious George
- The Globe Corner Bookstore
- Bob Slate Stationer
- House of Blues
- Crabtree &Evelyn
- Herrell’s Ice Cream Shop
- La Flamme Barber Shop
- Harvard Lampoon
- Grendel’s Den
- Dewey, Cheetham &Howe
- Mr. Bartley’s Gourmet Burgers
- A history of the square
- Cambridge’s first meeting house
- Country’s first printing press
- A village focal point
- Bridges
- Transportation
- Architectural requirements
- Student housing
- Demolition, development
- Counter-culture movement
- Debate over JFK library
- Development booms
- From local to regional
- A changing Harvard Square
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