 The central square of Psyri is called "Heroes square" (πλατεία Ηρώων, "plateia Iroon"), because the streets leading to it carry names of heroes of the Greek War of Independence (e.g.Karaiskakis, Miaoulis).In the era of the 'old Athens' (namely, during the last quarter of the 19th century), the nickname "plateia of Heroes" was a derisive reference to koutsavakides (κουτσαβάκηδες), who used it as their hangout.