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  Central Square, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Central Square is a village located in Oswego County, New York, USA.
The Village of Central Square is located in the south part of the Town of Hastings on Route 49 and US Route 11.
The central part of the village was devastated by a fire in 1927.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Square,_New_York   (471 words)

  
 Central Square (Cambridge) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Central Square / Cambridgeport is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered around the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue.
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.
Central Square is also the original home of Hollywood heart-throb Ben Affleck and the Necco Wafer factory.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Square   (224 words)

  
 Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A square as a geometric shape is described and illustrated at square (geometry).
a square is a difficult astrological aspect of approx.
Square Pictures was a movie studio spin-off of that company.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Square   (227 words)

  
 Communitysite - New York - Central Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At one time, Central Square consisted of farms which were later divided into village lots and houses were built while the farms moved out into the country.
One of which ran from Salina to Central Square, being 16 miles long, and was the first commercial plank road in the United States.
The portion that ran from Brewerton to Central Square was abandoned in 1873, two years after the opening of the Syracuse Northern Railroad in 1871.
www.communitysite.com /Newyork/Syracuse/censquare.htm   (167 words)

  
 Central Square Cambridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Central Square Business Association resumes its tradition of honoring particular individuals who have brought the community together by their extraordinary spirit and exemplary service to the people of Central Square.
Central Square, Cambridge, the seat of city services and City Hall, features a rich variety of shops, restaurants, civic organizations, and other interesting establishments.
The mission of the Central Square Business Association is to maintain and support a lively commercial and business area and to enhance the quality of life in Central Square.
www.centralsquarecambridge.com   (151 words)

  
 Central Square Oral History Project
Under the auspices of the Historical Commission, the Central Square Oral History Project began to focus on Central Square in July 1998, studying it from both a historical perspective and the personal remembrances of residents, workers, storeowners, and shoppers.
Once Cambridge’s downtown, Central Square has experienced countless changes in the twentieth century and is now home to a diverse population, from second- and third-generation European immigrants to more recent arrivals from Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
Central Square was a meeting place where associations, groups, and fraternal organizations, such as the Greek-American Political Club and the Dunbar Club, helped their members adjust to their new country and supported ethnic and racial pride.
www.ci.cambridge.ma.us /~Historic/oralhist.html   (1980 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Magazine / Central Square: A Bow to the Past
Central Square in Cambridge looks much the same in these two photos.
As recently as the 1980s, Central Square was seen as a place in the doldrums.
The result is a Central Square that retains a rich mix of people and activities and has grown more humane, without becoming chichi -- not yet, anyway.
www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/05/30/central_square_a_bow_to_the_past   (502 words)

  
 IRT Grand Central/Times Square Shuttle
The Grand Central/Times Square shuttle stations and track are part of the Contract I Interborough subway construction which opened on October 27, 1904.
The Times Square - Grand Central Shuttle began as part of the first subway line of the Interborough Rapid Transit Corporation, but in 1918 when the Lexington Avenue East Side IRT and the 7th Ave / Broadway IRT subways were completed, the shuttle line took on much less of a prominent role.
Firefighters were unable to fight the fire from the mezzanine level of the station due to the intense heat, so they were forced to drag their hoses from manhole covers on the west side of the station, and through the connecting passageway between the East Side IRT and the shuttle station.
www.nycsubway.org /irt/shuttle   (1780 words)

  
 CNYNRHS Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Central Square Museum is a former joint station between the New York, Ontario and Western and New York Central Railroads.
In the late 1800's and early 1900's, the Central Square Station was the principal communication and transportation center for the village.
The Central New York Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society has undertaken the arduous task of restoring the depot to its original appearance inside and out.
www.rrhistorical-2.com /cnynrhs/Museums/CentralSq.html   (319 words)

  
 Koranteng's Toli: Manhole Explosions in Central Square
I decided to walk to Central Square, pick up a shwarma at that Syrian Falafel joint in Central Square before heading to the office.
The T kept running with the loud sound of the emergency generator at the Central Square subway station providing a mid-afternoon soundtrack.
This woman was having a moment in the hot sun, she was seemingly writhing to some inaudible song and doing a quite lascivious dance oblivious to the alternatively bemused and lecherous glances that were coming her way.
koranteng.blogspot.com /2005/06/manhole-explosions-in-central-square.html   (991 words)

  
 Central Square Traffic - East Boston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Square is located in a commercial area, including a green space area and a shopping plaza.
Central Square has a passive recreational park in the center and many bus stops.
Nevertheless, from observation while performing the traffic study at Central Square, we found that the majority of pedestrians did not wait for the walk signal.
www.tufts.edu /tie/mwc/ChelseaCreek/Traffic/EB-Central.html   (427 words)

  
 The Village of Central Square, New York
The Village of Central Square is located in southern Oswego County, approximately three miles north of the outlet of Oneida Lake at the Oneida River.
It is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 11 and County Route 49.
Central Square is easily accessible by car from the New York State Thruway and Interstate 81 at Exit 32.
www.villageofcentralsquare-ny.us   (218 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / At Central Square, an aging church at a crossroads
The 121-year-old Gothic Revival brick church is set at the crossroads of Central Square, its spire looming above Magazine and Green streets and Western Avenue.
"The church is an entity in the square.
Apart from the central site, the ample interior is ideal for such a space, she said.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/05/09/at_central_square_an_aging_church_at_a_crossroads   (743 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Central Square by George Packer
Central Square bustles with the complexities and contradictions of today's urban existence as it tells what happens when the enigmatic Joe meets up with several other disparate characters.
There is Paula, the social worker whose loneliness is intensified with each sad story she hears; Eric, the writer who struggles in a world that ignores his work and whose wife has abandoned him for pregnancy; the mysterious community group that has posted titillating "feel-good" signs around the city.
"Central Square is a novel about the moral life, yet is devoid of moralizing; a novel about the politics of class, gender, race and culture, yet is free of cant.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=29928&cgi=product&isbn=1555972772   (503 words)

  
 Dreams of Central Square: Prof. Ritsuko Taho Creates "Multicultural Manifestoes"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For the next three months, she will be collecting the written dreams of the diverse communities of Central Square, which will be inscribed on scroll-like cylinders and permanently installed in the square.
Central Square "treats you as a consumer all the time," Taho said.
The hopes of Central Square will be presented on seven "dream towers" which are six to eight feet tall.
www-tech.mit.edu /V116/N21/dreams.21a.html   (1252 words)

  
 Leonard: More cameras the better in Lynn's Central Square
                          Word this week that owners of new condominium buildings plan to perch a pair of security cameras on their buildings with lenses focused on Central Square, capturing what happens in the square 24/7, was welcome news to city officials, residents, as well as those who work in the square, including yours truly.
And even in broad daylight, the bank branch in the square has been robbed several times in my time here.
But with so many new sprawling loft condominium units under construction and the effort to lure young professionals to live here, cameras are absolutely essential to help rid the square of any riff'raff.
www.infowars.com /articles/bb/cameras_more_cams_better_in_central_square.htm   (660 words)

  
 Central Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The central square is officially known as the Square of the Fighters for Soviet Power in the Far East.
It began to take shape in the 1960s when the decision was made to construct a square over the slope facing the Bay of the Golden Horn; because of its hilly terrain, Vladivostok did not at that time have a spacious meeting-ground.
Vladivostok’s central square was built in two stories with a chess club on the ground floor.
www.wsulibs.wsu.edu /Vladivostok/Text17.htm   (263 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / Grant to aid Lynn Central Square
Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter.
New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with $830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week.
The Gateway Artisan Block is just blocks from the MBTA commuter rail station in Central Square.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/08/15/grant_to_aid_lynn_central_square   (652 words)

  
 Tiananmen Square in Central Vietnam
He is currently an active Board member of the National Alliance of Families, working for the return of America’s missing servicemen and women whether they were lost in World War II or the Gulf war or any conflict in between.
There is only one legal party, but there are significant differences of view contending within it." However, he reported that he himself had been denied permission to travel to the central highlands to observe the situation there despite many requests since disturbances erupted last month.
The Montagnards, the French name for the ethnic minorities who live in the mountains of Central Vietnam, were allies to American forces during the Vietnam War.
www.bidness.com /dega/tsquare.html   (1348 words)

  
 Central Square Congregational Church - DirectionsandSundayParking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When you enter the Bridgewater Common you are on Central Square, immediately merge to inner left hand lane.
The church building and offices are located on the Bridgewater Common at the corner of Church Street and Central Square, at 71 Central Square.
Central Square Congregational Church is a typical white New England Church, complete with a steeple and a clock.
www.csccuccbridgewaterma.org /DirectionsandSundayParking.dsp   (617 words)

  
 Central Kitchen - Cambridge, MA, 02139-4030 - Citysearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Part cool, part class--Central Square's star upscale joint is a deliciously h...
Part cool, part class--Central Square's star upscale joint is a deliciously hip bistro.
Perched on the confluence of alternative and yuppie life, Central Kitchen is resplendent in dark wood and copper tables.
boston.citysearch.com /E/V/BOSMA/0017/93/45/cs1.html   (380 words)

  
 "Squares" of Cambridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Located equidistant between the academic powerhouses of Harvard and MIT, Central Square is the seat of City government.
Home to a vast variety of international restaurants, the square is a constant multicultural festival and swings well into the night with a broad range of musical offerings at the local pubs.
Each June, Central Square celebrates diversity with a day-long World's Fair street festival offering food, music, and crafts from around the globe (For more info on the World's Fair, call 617.868.3247).
www.cambridge-usa.org /visitor/squares.htm   (413 words)

  
 South St. Paul Parks & Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In February 2002, Central Square Community Center (CSCC) reopened its doors as a dynamic, newly remodeled Community Center.
Central Square offers South St. Paul a family-friendly and affordable Community Center with many attractive amenities including:
The goal of the Central Square Community Center is to meet the needs of our community and members by providing a quality facility, with superior customer service, at a reasonable cost.
www.southstpaul.org /departments/Parks/central   (131 words)

  
 Central Square restaurants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Central Square has a variety of fast food places, including McDonald's, Au Bon Pain, a chicken place and others.
This location is larger than the Bertucci's in Harvard Square.
Allston/Brighton * Harvard Square * Central Square * Near MIT * Elsewhere in Boston
www.noreascon.org /smofcon/centralsq.html   (330 words)

  
 Central square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The square has long been known as one of the "funkiest" sections of Cambridge.
Home to one of the best second hand stores, Cheap Records, a favorite store for music buffs, and Skippy Whites, a popular place among the younger crowd, Central Square is always filled with residents, as well as tourists.
Central Square is the only square that is has a community around it that is richly diverse in ethnic, cultural, race, and religious background (one of the oldest churches in cambridge, as well as many others, fill the area), as well as social, and economic backgrounds.
www.ai.mit.edu /projects/iiip/Cambridge/mapsites/scentral.html   (171 words)

  
 Krismar Portfolio - Grand Central Square
The bustling Grand Central market of downtown Los Angeles, established in 1917, forms the core of the Grand Central Square project.
Improvements include new skylights, renovation of the dining area, the addition of a service elevator, and construction of a large electrical sub-station to service the entire Grand Central Square Project.
This 500-vehicle parking facility, part of the Grand central Square Redevelopment, is directly connected to the Grand Central Market and the Residential Building for convenient customer and tenant access, and supplies much needed additional parking for the Third and Hill Street area of downtown Los Angeles.
www.mdpa.com /krismar_grandcentral.htm   (341 words)

  
 Square Valley Trailblazers Snowmobile Club, Central Square-Happy Valley New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Square Valley Trailblazers Snowmobile Club, Central Square-Happy Valley New York
The Square Valley Trailblazers, Inc. is a non-profit snowmobile club maintaining the
Trail System from Central Square to Parish to Happy Valley to Jamison Corners to Panther Lake, in Oswego County, New York.
www.squarevalley.org   (175 words)

  
 Turnbull Family History in Central Square
George Elliot's father owed the Tannery on the hill and all the land on both sides of East St. In Central Square.
Turnbull according to the Baptist church records in Central Square were members of that church in 1872.
She was the Daughter of James Maycomber and Amanda Louise (Corwin) Maycomber, of Aurelius, Cayuga County N.Y. James lived in Central Square and was Superintendent of the George P. Elliott farm on tannery hill, Mallory road for 21 years.
home.rochester.rr.com /degarmoind/Peragrin/famhist.html   (1795 words)

  
 Central Square
So, when I began to notice stores in the heart of the Square were closing up, I decided to record how they looked in their last days.
Shortly thereafter, the diagonal block facing the Square was levelled, sitting empty for a while until a high-rise mixed-use complex replaced the old stores.
It was halfway between Central and Harvard Squares, and apparently was there for decades until sometime in the past couple of years (2000 or so).
www.geocities.com /petesbrain/central.html   (763 words)

  
 Hiba-Central Square Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
'Central Square' is an abstract place with no boundaries, it exists with in the influx of people and cars that pass there to go elsewhere.
It is a collection of buildings that stand as icons with which we identfy 'Central Square'.
It is identified by its collection of Architectural Symbols....
www.mit.edu /~hiba/centralsquare-N.html   (50 words)

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