Hightstown, New Jersey – Moving day and a surprise statue (Continued from Troubles continue for Hightstown, New Jersey) “As finally completed, the town section of Jersey Homesteads contained 200 white, concrete-block homes of from five to seven rooms, located on small homestead plots of approximately one acre.” (The two photos below are of the Model […]
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Great Old photos from other states –Trouble Looms Ahead for New Jersey Homesteaders
Trouble Looms Ahead for Jersey Home-steaders “As soon as Benjamin Brown and Max Blitzer began to try to turn their plans for Jersey Homesteads into a reality, troubles multiplied. First of all, Brown failed to maintain the support of all the original sponsors, particularly those representing labor and charity groups. Brown was also foiled in […]
Great photographs of the streets of New York in 1938 – Can you identify the location?
Do you know the location? Photographer Jack Allison from the Farm Security Administration took these great photographs on the streets of New York in 1938 VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past See best-selling books by Donna R Causey WHERE DO I START? Hints and Tips for Beginning […]
Glen Falls, New York – this story will take you back to a simpler time
The Bakery Chef Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls, NY by Carole Dawson I could sit here for hours and talk about my wonderful growing-up years in Glens Falls. It brings back very happy and nostalgic memories for me. Baker/pastry Chef My grandfather, Charles W. Wilson, was the baker/pastry chef at the Queensbury Hotel all during […]
On July 7, 1930, he made it over the Falls but suffocated afterwards
Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly-formed Great Lakes carved a path through […]
Troubles continue for Hightstown, New Jersey homesteaders
Troubles continue for Hightstown, New Jersey homesteaders (continued from Troubles Loom Ahead for Hightstown, New Jersey Homesteaders) Hightstown, New Jersey again ran into trouble in November of 1935 when “the factory plan was temporarily dropped by the Resettlement Administration, and Blitzer was dismissed. It was rumored that the project would be discontinued or that it […]
Ellis Island was the gateway to America for millions – remarkable photographs and film of their arrival
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time–in fact, it has been estimated that close to 40 percent of all current U.S. […]
Rare! First film [1899] of the Manhattan annual automobile parade!
First Automobile parade in Manhattan The film below is probably the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. It was made by Thomas A. Edison Company. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady […]
Rare film! Amazing early film by Thomas Edison of the New York fish market in 1903
Go back in time with this vintage film and see what life was like at the New York Fish Market in 1903 when producing moving pictures and film was in its infancy. Click here to see the film that may have inspired the iconic photo of Marilyn Monroe. Click here to Join Amazon Kindle Unlimited 30-Day […]
New York City ghetto fish market in 1903 was a very busy place
The New York City ghetto fish market was bustling with activity on this day as the film taken by Thomas Edison company in 1903 reveals. The streets are crowded The view, photographed from an elevated camera position, looks down on a very crowded New York City street market. Rows of pushcarts and street vendors’ vehicles […]