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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