NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF Union Square Union Square is the commercial hub of the city. Most major hotels and department stores are crammed into the area surrounding the square (named for a series of violent pro-Union demonstrations sw airlines held here on the eve of the Civil War), with a plethora of boutiques, restaurants, and galleries tucked between the larger buildings.
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