ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—This advertisement takes us back a full 115 years to September of 1904, when Varley’s in Englewood was pushing the 15-horsepower Pierce at a price of $2,500. Back in […]
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Step back into the days before digital with this photo snapped in the Westwood High School’s south library in 1946. Take note of the card catalog in the center […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—The first school in Hillsdale, built in 1856, sat on Pascack Road at its intersection with Hillsdale Avenue. In its first year, enrollment at the school was 36 students. […]
TENAFLY, N.J.—Can you imagine a scene like this taking place today? Below, kids are all over Tenafly’s first public school—and no safety nets in sight!—in a photograph taken around 1890. […]
PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK, N.J.—Nestled in the wooded cliffs off the Palisades Interstate Parkway between exits 2 and 3 stands the State Line Cafe, otherwise known as the Lookout Inn. Cozy, […]
HILLSDALE, N.J.—Hillsdale’s railroad station at Broadway and Hillsdale Avenue is a focal point of the community, an important piece of local history, and a landmark that even appears on the […]
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Pictured here, a scene from August of 1931 shows the Downie Bros. Wild Animal Circus as it parades through downtown Englewood. This photo was taken on Palisade Avenue. In […]
Hey, Pascack Valley natives! How many of these shops can you remember? The shopping center at Four Corners in River Vale (Westwood Avenue and Rivervale Road) is shown in this […]
HARRINGTON PARK, N.J.—There’s been a service station at the corner of Schraalenburgh Road and Elm Street in Harrington Park for as long as anybody can remember. In fact, it was […]
EMERSON, N.J.—When Southern Italians settled in Emerson during the early 20th century, many of their old world customs followed. Not the least of these were Catholic traditions, including the veneration […]
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