Union Square

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Union Square

Radical history, chic present

14th to 17th Street
Between Broadway and Park Avenue
New York, NY 10003
http://go-newyorkcity.com/manhattan/0015index.html

In the early 1800s, upscale townhouses and local theatres thrived in the area surrounding Union Square. In the 1850s and 1860s, factories and offices replaced the residences, and unionists and abolitionists held massive rallies here. In the 1920s, labor activists gathered, protested and rioted. As recent as the late 1980s and early 1990s, urban decay tainted the square and its surrounding areas. But today, a lovely park is the centerpiece of a chic neighborhood brimming with restaurants, upscale shops and retail giants. The Union Square Greenmarket takes place here.

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