ðə skwˈɛɹ wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː wɛn ðə sˈɪɾi kəndˈɛmd ænd dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌvðə dʒˈɜːsi dʒˈɜːnəl, ðˈʌs kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ bɹˈɔːd ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð hˈʌdsən bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd wˌɪtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf hɐdbɪn wˈaɪdənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt.
The square was created in 1923 when the city condemned and demolished the offices of the Jersey Journal, thus creating a broad intersection with Hudson Boulevard which itself had been widened in 1908.