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The Hub, Bronx
The Hub is the retail, theater, and restaurant heart of the South Bronx, New York. It is located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, and Willis, Melrose and Third Avenues.〔(The Hub from Forgotten-NY.com )〕 It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of Melrose but also lines the northern border of Mott Haven.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/realestate/the-hub-the-bronx-living-in-people-shops-and-roads-converge-here.html )〕 The Hub, short for "the Hub of the Bronx," has also been called "the Broadway of the Bronx".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/bronx-hub-revival-gathers-steam/ )〕 It is the site of both maximum traffic and architectural density. In configuration, it resembles a miniature Times Square, a spatial "bow-tie" created by the geometry of the street intersections.〔(Bronx Hub )〕 It is a primary shopping district for Bronx residents, and many new hip hop trends can be found in the Hub long before they spread to the rest of New York City and the world. The area is part of Bronx Community Board 1.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bx1profile.pdf )〕
==History==
The Hub is the oldest major shopping locale in the Bronx.〔( Community Board District 1 ), The South Bronx. Accessed September 23, 2007.〕 Between 1900 and 1930, the number of Bronx residents increased from 201,000 to 1,265,000. Inhabitants throughout the borough shopped in department stores and boutiques at 149th Street and 3rd Avenue, an area that came to be known in this time as "the Hub". In the 1930s the Hub had movie palaces and vaudeville theaters.〔(A Brief Look at The Bronx ), Bronx Historical Society. Accessed September 23, 2007.〕 These included the Bronx Opera House, which today operates as a boutique hotel, and the former Jackson Theatre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8347 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-booming-boutique-luxury-hotels-article-1.1937956 )〕
A few decades after it became a national symbol of urban decay, the South Bronx is now home to several new construction projects that are rebuilding neighborhoods that have seen little new construction in half a century. On March 14, 2006, the mayor and other elected officials took part in the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the new "Hub Retail and Office Center".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/079-06/mayor-bloomberg-outlines-latest-successes-the-administration-s-five-borough-economic-development )〕 After a year and a half of construction, the Hub Retail and Office Center opened in the middle of 2007. Current tenants include Staples, Rite Aid, and Forman Mills, a clothing store opening its first New York store in the Bronx. Upcoming tenants include Nine West and Sleepy's. As a result, the Hub's district is extended to East 156th Street in Melrose.
Shopping traffic in the Hub is generated via foot, car, and public transportation. The sidewalks in the Hub are often packed with people. Merchants hawk their wares by calling out to the crowd or passing out small handbills. Music stores offer a wide selection of hip-hop, reggae, gospel, and Latin music. Craft stores have knitting and sewing supplies. Local clothing stores such as ''Revolution Boutique'' compete with major chains like Jimmy Jazz and Foot Locker.
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