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BACK IN TIME: The Camp Colony Under The Palisades
PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK, N.J.—We go back 80 years to Aug. 6, 1939, for this photograph taken at the Ross Dock Camp Colony that existed on the Palisades in the shadow […]
Articles by Kristin Beuscher
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BACK IN TIME: Cooling Down in Park Ridge, 1920s Style
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Long before the days of backyard swimming pools and air conditioning, boys chill out at the Electric Pond spillway in Park Ridge in this 1920s photo. Note the […]
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BACK IN TIME: LaRoche Avenue Named For Once-Prominent Land Owner
HARRINGTON PARK, N.J.—The photographer looks up LaRoche Avenue toward the railroad station in the image above, snapped in Harrington Park in the early 20th century. LaRoche Avenue was still a […]
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BACK IN TIME: Englewood’s Highwood Railroad Station
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The viewer steps back more than a century in Englewood with these photos, showing dual angles of the Highwood railroad station. On May 26, 1859, the first train on […]
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BACK IN TIME: Englewood Opens Lincoln School in 1869
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Can you imagine these poor kids having to wear long-sleeved dresses and shirts, with stockings and pants, in the summertime heat? Little ones are outdoors for a summer session […]
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BACK IN TIME: Horse Stolen from Englewood was Found in Closter
NORTHERN VALLEY AREA, N.J.—In 2019 it’s common to see police reports about stolen cars. Go back 110 years, however, and it was horse thievery that had Northern Valley residents worried. […]
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BACK IN TIME: The Day Babe Ruth Golfed in Haworth
HAWORTH, N.J.—In 1938, baseball legend Babe Ruth spent a morning on the links at White Beeches Golf Club in Haworth—and lost like a champ, according to one of his golf […]
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BACK IN TIME: A Look Back at Township’s First Firehouse
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—As officials in the Township of Washington mull an overhaul of the firehouse that would see it combined with an ambulance corps headquarters [“Hearing on $6M (or […]
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BACK IN TIME: Closter Modernizes With Street Signs and House Numbers
CLOSTER, N.J.—Imagine driving into a new town and trying to find your way to a friend’s house without the use of street signs or house numbers. That’s what anyone visiting […]
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BACK IN TIME: Englewood Cliffs’ First Police Vehicle Had Two Wheels
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.—Has anyone ever made a bicycle look more tough? Englewood Cliffs Police Marshal William “Big Bill” Markham is next to his official mode of transportation in this photo […]