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The Ironbound is a mix of different home styles, from regular apartments, to single-family houses on small lots, to two family homes. The neighborhood's commercial heart is Ferry Street.

Portuguese immigrants began arriving in the 1920s, joining the Poles, Italians, and Irish who were already there. The large influx of Portuguese occurred in the 1960s, and has continued to this day, with gradually more Brazilians settling in. Even today, there are over twenty Portuguese social clubs. Ballantine's Brewery was located in the neighborhood, but closed in the 1970s.