Bergenline Avenue - History

History

Until the 1880s, the primary commercial area of Union City was Palisade Avenue. An influential citizen named Henry Kohlmeier who lived there objected to the noise created by horse-drawn public coaches, which led to the route being transferred two blocks west to what is now known as Bergenline.

Today Bergenline is the heart of the Cuban-American community in North Hudson, and home to many other Hispanics. It was once an Italian-American strip, but was predominantly Cuban by 1981.

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