▁pet ition ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁official ▁the ▁In man ▁Square ▁mon iker . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁After ▁transport ation ▁brought ▁people ▁and ▁commerce ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁stability ▁over to ok ▁In man ▁Square . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁street car , ▁autom obile , ▁and ▁foot ▁traffic ▁sh uff led ▁people ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁square ▁where ▁architect ural ▁instead ▁of ▁transport ation ▁construction ▁was ▁taking ▁place . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁commercial ▁dwell ings ▁po pped ▁up ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁local ▁community : ▁drug st ores , ▁ta ver ns , ▁mark ets , ▁b aker ies , ▁del is , ▁and ▁an ▁ins urance ▁company ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁many ▁stores ▁that ▁called ▁In man ▁Square ▁home . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁street c ars ▁left ▁Cambridge ▁Street ▁around ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁square ▁became ▁" just ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁way " ▁yet ▁remained ▁" around ▁the ▁corner ▁from ▁Harvard , ▁Central , ▁K end all ▁and ▁Le ch m ere ." ▁Even ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁direct ▁rapid ▁trans it , ▁three ▁MB TA ▁bus ▁lines ▁( 6 9 , ▁ 8 3 , ▁ 9 1 ) ▁stop ▁in ▁the ▁square , ▁making ▁it ▁accessible ▁by ▁mass ▁trans it . ▁Post - street car ▁visitors ▁still ▁regularly ▁frequent ▁the ▁area ' s ▁restaurant ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁attra ctions . ▁ ▁The ▁regional ▁restaurant ▁chain ▁Leg al