The Corner (Charlottesville, Virginia)

[1] While the university is in session, The Corner is especially active at lunchtime, when faculty, staff, and students adjourn there for the midday meal.

Patrons of the Corner's sidewalk cafés can be found spending time over a good book or simply sipping coffee and people watching.

[2] Of the 67 businesses in the district, all but sixteen are locally owned, though there has been an increase in chain stores recently.

A significant commercial district developed to serve the needs of university students and employees, with a railroad stop, a post office, restaurants and shops.

As downtown Charlottesville developed, followed by the corridor of Route 29 North in the mid-1900s, the Corner district came to consist more of small shops and bars, losing its movie theater, post office, train depot, etc.