▁a ▁group ▁of ▁financi ers ▁led ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Craig ie ▁began ▁bu ying ▁up ▁land ▁around ▁Le ch m ere ▁Point , ▁home ▁to ▁present - day ▁Cambridge Side ▁Gall eria ▁sho pping ▁m all , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁to ll ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Charles ▁River . ▁After ▁Craig ie ' s ▁bridge ▁was ▁built , ▁he ▁constructed ▁roads ▁from ▁the ▁Le ch m ere ▁area ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁grid work ▁of ▁streets . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁roads ▁was ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Turn pi ke , ▁the ▁present - day ▁Ham pshire ▁Street , ▁which ▁connected ▁Cambridge ▁with ▁Low ell ▁and ▁Boston , ▁bringing ▁regional ▁traffic ▁through ▁the ▁area . ▁Craig ie ▁also ▁laid ▁out ▁Cambridge ▁Street , ▁which ▁would ▁intersect ▁with ▁Ham pshire , ▁producing ▁In man ▁Square ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁horse ▁c arts ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁dwell ings ▁po pping ▁up ▁along ▁their ▁routes . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁full ▁street car ▁service ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Charles ▁River ▁Street ▁Railway , ▁which ▁built ▁its ▁first ▁railway ▁through ▁In man ▁Square ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁an ▁urban ▁center ▁called ▁both ▁" At wood ' s ▁Cor ner " ▁and ▁" In man ▁Square ." ▁This ▁ambigu ity ▁was ▁fixed ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁a