Subsequently, with the deterioration of the center of Lima, the Jirón de la Unión lost its aristocratic character and became completely commercialized.

Thus, streets intersecting with the Jirón de la Unión had two separate names, one for their west side and another for the east.

At the start of the republican era, the Jirón de la Unión developed various pubs and restaurants as well as imported goods stores and jewelers.

At this time, citizens of Lima at the most distinguished cultural, political, artistic and social levels could be found in the street's various cafés.

In the 1980s, the Historic Centre of Lima suffered through a period of decadence in which the economic recession and the increase of crime drove away visitors.

At this time, the Jirón was converted into a commercial emporium with a great quantity of abandoned store property and a large number of street sellers.

It was not until the next decade until the reorganization of the historic center took place at the orders of the mayor Alberto Andrade Carmona which allowed the Jirón to reactivate its economy.

Currently, the Jirón de la Unión has returned to being a commercial center; however, it has long lost its aristocratic character.

The mayor, Luis Castañeda Lossio, removed the statue and transferred it to the Lima City Walls Park.

The ninth block borders the eastern side of the Plaza San Martin and passes by the Club Nacional and the Gran Hotel Bolívar.