CLOSTER, N.J.—In February 1930 Kitty Oliver and Wilbert Clarke wed in their hometown of Closter. The ceremony took place in the AME Zion Church, where the two were parishioners. Potted […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Can you imagine this Piermont Avenue sledding scene taking place in Hillsdale today? Likely not, but more than 113 years ago the borough was a much different place—and not […]
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—It’s difficult to imagine that Palisade Avenue in Englewood ever looked the way it does pictured above. Showing a dirt road and traffic only from horses and carriages, this […]
It’s a snowy day in Closter in this image that was captured more than 110 years ago. Can you guess where the photo was taken? While no street name was […]
TENAFLY, N.J.—It’s a 1930s winter in this scene that looks at the Tenafly Railroad Station. Just look at those old cars! Today the Tenafly station stands as a prized historical […]
It’s Woodcliff Lake today, but back when this photo (above) was snapped more than 110 years ago, it was just Woodcliff. The image comes from a postcard, and the version […]
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—The Charlie Brown’s restaurant in Old Tappan closed up shop this past week after 40 years at its Old Tappan Road location. (RELATED STORY: Charlie Brown’s Closes, citing […]
Englewood was not yet a city, there was only the most rudimentary of police protection, and there wasn’t even a headquarters or jail cell in town. And yet, it’s where […]
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—It’s a snowy day in Washington Township in this photo (above) that shows the Pine Lodge, corner of Pascack and Ridgewood Roads, as it looked 90 years […]
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.—At the beginning of 1908, the Pascack and Northern valleys were experiencing a rash of burglaries. The rather brazen criminals targeted homes, businesses—even the Closter National Bank, where […]
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