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Central Square, Cambridge
Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. , formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street, is also considered a part of the Central Square area. Harvard Square is to the northwest along Massachusetts Avenue, Inman Square is to the north along Prospect Street and Kendall Square is to the east along Main Street.〔Rekha Murthy, "Central Square, Cambridge: Rising Fortunes at a Regional Crossroads," MIT, http://www.rmurthy.com/CentralSquare1_rmurthy.pdf〕 The section of Central Square along Massachusetts Avenue between Clinton Street and Main Street is designated the "Central Square Historic District," and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1990.
==Culture==
Central Square was designated an official Cultural District in the state of Massachusetts by the Mass Cultural Council in October 2012.〔http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/services/cultural_districts_designated.asp#Central〕 Central Square is known for its wide variety of ethnic restaurants, churches, bars, and live music and theatre venues.〔Vicky Waltz, April 3, 2008, "Get to Know your Neighborhood: Central Square," BU Today, http://www.bu.edu/today/arts-entertainment/2008/04/02/get-know-your-neighborhood-central-square〕 It is gentrifying rapidly, and a number of upscale restaurants have opened in the Square. Many startups, including pharmaceutical, videogame and Internet companies, have moved research and office operations into the Square to take advantage of the proximity to MIT, Boston medical resources and relatively low costs.〔Kirsten Studlien, June 10, 1999, "The Square Deal," The Harvard Crimson, http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=97092〕 Some critics have claimed that the recent changes have diminished the Square's edge, as some of the older Square businesses such as Manray have closed.〔Boston Uncovered, Boston.com, http://www.boston.com/ae/uncovered/eats/central_square/〕 There is also a diverse array of houses of worship in the area, with Christ the King Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church, Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church and other large historic congregations meeting near the Square.〔Samuel Atkins Eliot, A history of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913 (Cambridge Tribune, 1913) pg. 123 http://books.google.com/books?id=siPZKHPQ1rcC&source=gbs_navlinks_s〕
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