Sunday, December 14, 2025

Beautiful Irvington School Burned in 1898

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      In the wee hours of the morning sometime around 3:30AM on December 16, 1898, the "Owl" train pulled into Irvington. Al Atkin...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Ellenberger Ice Skating Rink Opened in 1961

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      On November 19, 1961, excited eastside residents laced up their skates and hopped onto the very first outdoor public skating rink in I...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Irvington Had a Passenger Depot For 48 Years

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      When Jacob Julian and Sylvester Johnson founded the new town of Irvington in 1870, they envisioned a passenger depot along the Panhand...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Downey Avenue Christian Church Founded 150 Years Ago

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      On September 19, 1875, 40 people gathered for the very first formal religious service conducted in the new town of Irvington. With jus...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Irvington Plaza Held Grand Opening in 1955

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     On May 11, 1955, local east-side residents flooded into the newly-built Irvington Plaza. Built on 22 acres of land just east of Irvingt...
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Sunday, November 9, 2025

Clapp Family Operated an Irvington Grocery Store For 50 Years

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     For nearly fifty years, Irvington residents shopped at the Clapp Brothers (also known as the Clapp Food Market) Grocery at 6044 East Wa...
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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Emerson Avenue Home For Sale--1946

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       The Little Flower neighborhood sits to the north and west of Irvington. Many of the homes in the area date to the 1920s including the...