Market Square Park, near the corner of Niagara and Amherst Streets, former location of Black Rock Market Square in the early 1800s.
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Strong Catholic community of descendants of Polish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, and states of the former Yugoslavia remain in the community, along with newer members.
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Amherst Street business district, roughly 2 km long, has been preserved and many businesses are re-occupying the buildings, including popular bars, restaurants, and music clubs. Across the street (not shown) was the location of former foundries and paint factories, closed and demolished in the 1970s and 1980s, now occupied by a small shopping center along with vacant land.
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Many former industrial buildings, particularly near to and including the former Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company plant have been, or are in the process of being redeveloped and re-purposed for retail, commercial, and residential use, with hundreds of new apartments added to the area.
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