Union Square

Union Square is a neighborhood in , , and has about 14,500 residents. Union Square is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Union Square station and Somerville Journal Building.

Railway station
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is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line located in the neighborhood of southeastern .

Retail building
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The is a historic commercial building in . It was built in 1894 as offices and the printing facility for the Somerville Journal, a weekly publication that continues to exist as part of the "Wicked Local" franchise of GateHouse Media.

Library
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The is the main branch of the , public library system. It is an architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival brick building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton and was built in 1914 with funding assistance from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inman Square and Brickbottom.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood and historic district in . It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge– border.

Neighborhood
is an industrial district located in southeastern , United States. Along with the nearby , is a historically industrial zone of Somerville, with factories, warehouses, distribution centers, railroad connections, regional maintenance facilities, MBTA and Amtrak offices, retail stores and a hotel.

Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Older Bostonians might still derisively call it "Slummerville", but today that tired old moniker couldn't be further from the truth. Packed with upwardly mobile professionals and longtime residents, is often voted an "All-America City" and the best-run city in .

Union Square

Latitude
42.37977° or 42° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
-71.09617° or 71° 5′ 46″ west
Population
14,500
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
87JC9WH3+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6117499346
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
13286808
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Union Square” goes by many names.
  • French: “Union Square”
  • Russian: “Юнион Сквер”

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