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	[[File:Porter Square, looking south.jpg\|thumb\|Porter Square, looking south. The [[Gift of the Wind~~\|''Gift of the Wind~~'']] kinetic sculpture, the most prominent landmark of the square, is on the center-left.]]		[[File:Porter Square, looking south.jpg\|thumb\|Porter Square, looking south. The ''[[Gift of the Wind]]'' kinetic sculpture, the most prominent landmark of the square, is on the center-left.]]

	'''Porter Square''' is a neighborhood in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts\|Cambridge]] and [[Somerville, Massachusetts]], located around the intersection of [[Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge)\|Massachusetts Avenue]] and Somerville Avenue, between [[Harvard Square\|Harvard]] and [[Davis Square\|Davis]] Squares. The [[Porter (MBTA station)\|Porter Square station]] serves both the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority\|MBTA]] [[Red Line (MBTA)\|Red Line]] and the [[MBTA Commuter Rail\|Commuter Rail]] [[Fitchburg Line]]. A major part of the [[Lesley University]] campus is located within the Porter Square area.		'''Porter Square''' is a neighborhood in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts\|Cambridge]] and [[Somerville, Massachusetts]], located around the intersection of [[Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge)\|Massachusetts Avenue]] and Somerville Avenue, between [[Harvard Square\|Harvard]] and [[Davis Square\|Davis]] Squares. The [[Porter (MBTA station)\|Porter Square station]] serves both the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority\|MBTA]] [[Red Line (MBTA)\|Red Line]] and the [[MBTA Commuter Rail\|Commuter Rail]] [[Fitchburg Line]]. A major part of the [[Lesley University]] campus is located within the Porter Square area.
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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Former estate at Porter Square.jpg\|thumb\|The Rand Estate, on site of what is now Porter Square Shopping Center, 1900 or earlier]]		[[File:Former estate at Porter Square.jpg\|thumb\|The Rand Estate, on site of what is now Porter Square Shopping Center, 1900 or earlier]]
	Previously called Union Square, Porter Square was renamed in 1896 after Porter's Hotel to reduce confusion with [[Union Square (Somerville)\|Union Square in Somerville]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/171390322/ \|title=Newton's Proposed Charter \|newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript \|date=December 2, 1896 \|page=7 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/171392124/ \|title=Realty Affairs in Cambridge \|newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript \|date=December 7, 1896 \|page=10 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The hotel was operated by Zachariah B. Porter and is one possible origin of the [[~~Porterhouse steak\|~~porterhouse steak]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/171526487/ \|title=Latin Root 'Porto' Gives Scores Of English Words \|first=Rob \|last=Kyff \|newspaper=Hartford Courant \|date=June 21, 2015 \|page=F3 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The hotel was demolished in 1909.<ref name=chc5>Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge, 1977, {{ISBN\|0-262-53032-5}}, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 164-65</ref> The square, formerly flanked by cattle yards that used the Porter rail head to transport their beef throughout the US, was an important center for commerce and light industry as early as the late 18th century. A tunnel for moving cattle to and from the railroad without interfering with street traffic, known as the [[Walden Street Cattle Pass]], was built in 1857. The tunnel survives under the nearby Walden Street Bridge, and in 2007–08 was preserved and restored. The "most dramatic loss" of early 19th century landscape in the square was the leveling of the old Rand Estate in 1952 to make way for the Porter Square Shopping Center.<ref name=chc5 />		Previously called Union Square, Porter Square was renamed in 1896 after Porter's Hotel to reduce confusion with [[Union Square (Somerville)\|Union Square in Somerville]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/171390322/ \|title=Newton's Proposed Charter \|newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript \|date=December 2, 1896 \|page=7 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/171392124/ \|title=Realty Affairs in Cambridge \|newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript \|date=December 7, 1896 \|page=10 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The hotel was operated by Zachariah B. Porter and is one possible origin of the [[porterhouse steak]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/171526487/ \|title=Latin Root 'Porto' Gives Scores Of English Words \|first=Rob \|last=Kyff \|newspaper=Hartford Courant \|date=June 21, 2015 \|page=F3 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The hotel was demolished in 1909.<ref name=chc5>Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge, 1977, {{ISBN\|0-262-53032-5}}, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 164-65</ref> The square, formerly flanked by cattle yards that used the Porter rail head to transport their beef throughout the US, was an important center for commerce and light industry as early as the late 18th century. A tunnel for moving cattle to and from the railroad without interfering with street traffic, known as the [[Walden Street Cattle Pass]], was built in 1857. The tunnel survives under the nearby Walden Street Bridge, and in 2007–08 was preserved and restored. The "most dramatic loss" of early 19th century landscape in the square was the leveling of the old Rand Estate in 1952 to make way for the Porter Square Shopping Center.<ref name=chc5 />

	In 1984 the [[Red Line (MBTA)\|Red Line]] was extended from [[Harvard Square\|Harvard]] through Porter and [[Davis Square]] to its present terminus at [[Alewife (MBTA station)\|Alewife]], a project that also left Porter with its most visible landmark, [[Susumu Shingu]]'s<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://susumushingu.com/en/index.html \|title=Susumu Shingu \|publisher=Susumu Shingu \|access-date=2012-02-26 \|archive-date=2012-03-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330181235/http://susumushingu.com/en/index.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> 46-foot painted steel and aluminum [[kinetic sculpture]], [[Gift of the Wind~~\|''Gift of the Wind~~'']].		In 1984 the [[Red Line (MBTA)\|Red Line]] was extended from [[Harvard Square\|Harvard]] through Porter and [[Davis Square]] to its present terminus at [[Alewife (MBTA station)\|Alewife]], a project that also left Porter with its most visible landmark, [[Susumu Shingu]]'s<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://susumushingu.com/en/index.html \|title=Susumu Shingu \|publisher=Susumu Shingu \|access-date=2012-02-26 \|archive-date=2012-03-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330181235/http://susumushingu.com/en/index.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> 46-foot painted steel and aluminum [[kinetic sculpture]], ''[[Gift of the Wind]]''.

	==Lesley University==		==Lesley University==

	[[File:North Prospect Church.jpg\|thumb\|Workers prepare to relocate the North Prospect Church, future home of Lesley University's College of Art and Design]]		[[File:North Prospect Church.jpg\|thumb\|Workers prepare to relocate the North Prospect Church, future home of Lesley University's College of Art and Design]]
	Lesley University continues to expand in the Porter Square neighborhood, with the relocation of its College of Art and Design to the [[North Prospect Church]] and a new building built on the church's former site at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Roseland Street.<ref>[http://www.lesley.edu/PageTemplate.aspx?id=12998 Lunder Arts Center] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416103642/http://www.lesley.edu/PageTemplate.aspx?id=12998 \|date=2015-04-16 }} Access date 2013-12-17</ref>		Lesley University continues to expand in the Porter Square neighborhood, with the relocation of its College of Art and Design to the [[North Prospect Church]] and a new building built on the church's former site at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Roseland Street.<ref>[http://www.lesley.edu/PageTemplate.aspx?id=12998 Lunder Arts Center] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416103642/http://www.lesley.edu/PageTemplate.aspx?id=12998 \|date=2015-04-16 }} Access date 2013-12-17</ref>

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	[[File:porter square cambridge massachusetts.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Porter Square Shopping Center, 2009]] The Porter Square Shopping Center consists of two buildings and a parking lot.		[[File:porter square cambridge massachusetts.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Porter Square Shopping Center, 2009]] The Porter Square Shopping Center consists of two buildings and a parking lot.
	===Porter Square Galleria===		===Porter Square Galleria===
	Adjacent to the Porter Square Shopping Center is a small mall called the Porter Square Galleria. In recent years it has lost several large tenants.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Porter Square losing Blockbuster; first, though, a clearance sale! \| url = ~~http~~://www.cambridgeday.com/2009/07/30/porter-square-losing-blockbuster-first-though-a-clearance-sale/ \| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title =Pizzeria Uno closes in Porter Square \| url= ~~http~~://www.cambridgeday.com/2010/03/01/pizzeria-uno-closes-in-porter-square/\| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title = Porter Square Galleria loses third large tenant in Jennifer Convertibles \| url= ~~http~~://www.cambridgeday.com/2010/08/18/porter-square-galleria-loses-third-large-tenant-in-jennifer-convertibles/\| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref> A [[Target Corporation\|Target]] ~~is being~~ built in the space formerly occupied by Walgreens.		Adjacent to the Porter Square Shopping Center is a small mall called the Porter Square Galleria. In recent years it has lost several large tenants.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Porter Square losing Blockbuster; first, though, a clearance sale! \| url = https://www.cambridgeday.com/2009/07/30/porter-square-losing-blockbuster-first-though-a-clearance-sale/ \| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title =Pizzeria Uno closes in Porter Square \| url= https://www.cambridgeday.com/2010/03/01/pizzeria-uno-closes-in-porter-square/\| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title = Porter Square Galleria loses third large tenant in Jennifer Convertibles \| url= https://www.cambridgeday.com/2010/08/18/porter-square-galleria-loses-third-large-tenant-in-jennifer-convertibles/\| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref> A [[Target Corporation\|Target]] has been built in the space formerly occupied by Walgreens.

	===The Shops at Porter===		===The Shops at Porter===
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120702110841/http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Public/PorterSquareRoadway.cfm Description of Porter Square design project] from Cambridge Arts Council		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120702110841/http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Public/PorterSquareRoadway.cfm Description of Porter Square design project] from Cambridge Arts Council
	* [~~http~~://www.portersquare.net/ PSNA] Porter Square Neighbors Association		* [https://www.portersquare.net/ PSNA] Porter Square Neighbors Association

	[[Category:Asian-American culture in Massachusetts]]		[[Category:Asian-American culture in Massachusetts]]

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{{Short description|Public square in Massachusetts}}
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[[File:Porter Square, looking south.jpg|thumb|right|Porter Square, looking south. The [[Gift of the Wind]] kinetic sculpture, the most prominent landmark of the square, is on the center-left.]]

'''Porter Square''' is a neighborhood in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] and [[Somerville, Massachusetts]], located around the intersection of [[Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge)|Massachusetts Avenue]] and Somerville Avenue, between [[Harvard Square|Harvard]] and [[Davis Square|Davis]] Squares. The [[Porter (MBTA station)|Porter Square station]] serves both the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] and the [[MBTA Commuter Rail|Commuter Rail]] [[Fitchburg Line]]. A major part of the [[Lesley University]] campus is located within the Porter Square area.

In 2004–06 the principal intersection, including the area adjacent to the shopping center, underwent extensive construction both to improve access for vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and mass transit users, and to improve drainage and storm water conditions. The artist Toshihiro Katayama<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~katayama/ |title=toshihiro katayama |work=People.fas.harvard.edu |access-date=2012-02-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324100446/http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~katayama/ |archive-date=2012-03-24 }}</ref> of [[Harvard University]], in conjunction with the landscape architect Cynthia Smith,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halvorsondesign.com/cynthia_smith.html |title=Halvorson Design Partnership - People - Cynthia W. Smith ASLA Vice President |work=Halvorsondesign.com |access-date=2012-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317035719/http://www.halvorsondesign.com/cynthia_smith.html |archive-date=2013-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> designed a new visual look for the new circulation design, including contrasting light and dark concrete paving, stone walls and boulders.<ref>{{cite web | title = Architecturally Speaking by Gary Wang | url = http://thealewife.typepad.com/weblog/2007/08/architecturally.html | accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Former estate at Porter Square.jpg|thumb|The Rand Estate, on site of what is now Porter Square Shopping Center, 1900 or earlier]]
Previously called Union Square, Porter Square was renamed in 1896 after Porter's Hotel to reduce confusion with [[Union Square (Somerville)|Union Square in Somerville]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/171390322/ |title=Newton's Proposed Charter |newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript |date=December 2, 1896 |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript/171392124/ |title=Realty Affairs in Cambridge |newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript |date=December 7, 1896 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The hotel was operated by Zachariah B. Porter and is one possible origin of the [[Porterhouse steak|porterhouse steak]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/171526487/ |title=Latin Root 'Porto' Gives Scores Of English Words |first=Rob |last=Kyff |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=June 21, 2015 |page=F3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The hotel was demolished in 1909.<ref name=chc5>Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge, 1977, {{ISBN|0-262-53032-5}}, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp. 164-65</ref> The square, formerly flanked by cattle yards that used the Porter rail head to transport their beef throughout the US, was an important center for commerce and light industry as early as the late 18th century. A tunnel for moving cattle to and from the railroad without interfering with street traffic, known as the [[Walden Street Cattle Pass]], was built in 1857. The tunnel survives under the nearby Walden Street Bridge, and in 2007–08 was preserved and restored. The "most dramatic loss" of early 19th century landscape in the square was the leveling of the old Rand Estate in 1952 to make way for the Porter Square Shopping Center.<ref name=chc5 />

In 1984 the [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] was extended from [[Harvard Square|Harvard]] through Porter and [[Davis Square]] to its present terminus at [[Alewife (MBTA station)|Alewife]], a project that also left Porter with its most visible landmark, Susumu Shingu's<ref>{{cite web |url=http://susumushingu.com/en/index.html |title=Susumu Shingu |publisher=Susumu Shingu |access-date=2012-02-26 |archive-date=2012-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330181235/http://susumushingu.com/en/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 46-foot painted steel and aluminum [[kinetic sculpture]] entitled [[Gift of the Wind]].

==Lesley University==

[[File:North Prospect Church.jpg|thumb|Workers prepare to relocate the North Prospect Church, future home of Lesley University's College of Art and Design]]
Lesley University continues to expand in the Porter Square neighborhood, with the relocation of its College of Art and Design to the [[North Prospect Church]] and a new building built on the church's former site at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Roseland Street.<ref>[http://www.lesley.edu/PageTemplate.aspx?id=12998 Lunder Arts Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416103642/http://www.lesley.edu/PageTemplate.aspx?id=12998 |date=2015-04-16 }} Access date 2013-12-17</ref>

In addition to University Hall at 1815 Massachusetts Avenue and the Lunder Arts Center at 1801 Massachusetts Avenue, Lesley also has administrative offices at 815 Somerville Avenue and parking areas across Massachusetts Avenue from University Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lesley.edu/campus/campus-map.html |title=Lesley University Campus Map |access-date=2011-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809100951/http://www.lesley.edu/campus/campus-map.html |archive-date=2011-08-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Shopping==

===Porter Square Shopping Center===
[[File:porter square cambridge massachusetts.JPG|thumb|right|Porter Square Shopping Center, 2009]] The Porter Square Shopping Center consists of two buildings and a parking lot. As of July 2017, it is home to the following stores & eateries:
{|
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'''Main Building'''
*[[Dunkin' Donuts]]
*[[Panera Bread]]
*Porter Square Wine & Spirits (formerly Liquor World)
*AT&T authorized retailer
*Henry Bear's Park
*Gentle Dental
*Cambridge Naturals - natural health store
*[[The Halal Guys]]
*Cafe Zing (in Porter Square Books)
*TAGS Hardware
*[[Michaels]] Arts and Crafts store
*[[Star Market]] (for a while renamed [[Shaw's]]) - 24 hour supermarket
*Cambridge Savings Bank
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'''CVS Building'''
*[[CVS/pharmacy]] - 24-hour pharmacy
*[[Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream]]
*Healthworks - gym for women
*Mudflat Gallery - showcase for clay artists
*Sign of the Dove Artisans' Cooperative
|}

===Porter Square Galleria===
Adjacent to the Porter Square Shopping Center is a small mall called the Porter Square Galleria. In recent years it has lost several large tenants.<ref>{{cite web | title = Porter Square losing Blockbuster; first, though, a clearance sale! | url = http://www.cambridgeday.com/2009/07/30/porter-square-losing-blockbuster-first-though-a-clearance-sale/ | accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title =Pizzeria Uno closes in Porter Square | url= http://www.cambridgeday.com/2010/03/01/pizzeria-uno-closes-in-porter-square/| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Porter Square Galleria loses third large tenant in Jennifer Convertibles | url= http://www.cambridgeday.com/2010/08/18/porter-square-galleria-loses-third-large-tenant-in-jennifer-convertibles/| accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref> A Target is being built in the space formerly occupied by Walgreens. As of September 2018, it is home to:

*[[Anna's Taqueria]]
*[[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]]
*Parelli Optical

===The Shops at Porter and local "Japantown"===
[[File:Porter Exchange Building.jpg|thumb|University Hall]]
A prominent feature of the Porter Square skyline is the tower on the [[Art Deco]]-style building located at 1815 [[Massachusetts Avenue (Boston)|Massachusetts Avenue]]. The building, now known as University Hall, was originally a [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears, Roebuck]] store from 1928 to 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1985/7/9/sears-will-close-down-its-porter/|title=Sears Will Close Down Its Porter Square Store|last=WROBLEWSKI|first=DANIEL B.|date=July 9, 1985|website=The Harvard Crimson|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> In 1991, Lesley University began leasing classroom space there, and in 1994 the university bought the building, which now houses its Graduate School of Education, bookstore, administrative offices, art and dance studios, and classrooms.<ref>{{cite web | title = Writing about a building is not easy | url = http://www.lesley.edu/news/publications/magazine/archive_issues/features_porter.html | accessdate = 2011-08-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110809092752/http://www.lesley.edu/news/publications/magazine/archive_issues/features_porter.html | archive-date = 2011-08-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Porter Square and The Shops at Porter have a recent history of being a center for Boston's Japanese community. In May 2009, Lesley University ousted Kotobukiya, a Japanese grocery store, from The Shops at Porter, after 20 years in business there. Lesley wanted the space to expand its bookstore.<ref>{{cite web | title = Farewell Kotobukiya | url =http://blogs.bostonmagazine.com/chowder/2009/04/29/farewell-kotobukiya/?replytocom=229 | accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/04/little_japan_to_lose_its_center/ "Little Japan" to lose its center]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upo.harvard.edu/library/clippings/04-22-09_05-05-09.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809023350/http://www.upo.harvard.edu/library/clippings/04-22-09_05-05-09.pdf |archive-date=9 August 2012 |format=PDF |title=Digest of News Clippings 04/22/09 to 05/05/09 |access-date=2013-08-23}}</ref>

As of July 2017, The Shops at Porter is home to many Japanese eateries and businesses. Izakaya Ittoku and Shaking Crab are full-size restaurants, and the other eateries are located in a food court-like area with limited seating.

{|
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'''Eateries'''
* Café Mami - [[Yoshoku]] Japanese style Western cuisine
* I Love Sushi - [[sushi]] bar
* ChoCho's - [[Korean cuisine]]
* Yotopia - snacks
* Tampopo - Japanese cuisine
* Yume Ga Arukara - [[udon]]
* Izakaya Ittoku - Japanese kitchen
|
'''Stores'''
* [[Barnes & Noble]] / Lesley University Bookstore

'''Other businesses'''

* [[Webster Bank]]
* Vandernoot Gallery / Lesley University
* Sora Total Health and Beauty - Japanese cosmetics
|}

===Other restaurants===
Other restaurants in the area (as of July 2017) include:
{|
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*Toad - Live music venue<ref>{{cite web | title = Bookings at Toad | url=http://www.toadcambridge.com/booking/ | accessdate = 2011-08-13}}</ref>
*Collette's - French bistro
*Gustazo's - [[Cuban cuisine]] and Music
*Bagelsaurus - Craft bakery
|
*[[Caffè Nero]] - Coffee house
*Pho House - Vietnamese
*Upper Crust Pizzeria
*Newtowne Grille - Local bar and American cuisine
*[[Yume Wo Katare]] - [[Ramen]]
*Sugar & Spice - [[Thai cuisine]]
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120702110841/http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Public/PorterSquareRoadway.cfm Description of Porter Square design project] from Cambridge Arts Council
* [http://www.portersquare.net/ PSNA] Porter Square Neighbors Association

[[Category:Asian-American culture in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Japantowns in the United States]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Squares in Somerville, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Squares in Cambridge, Massachusetts]]