Vintage Irvington

Editorial Note: Much of the information for this post is courtesy of Suzette (Becker) Hagan, whose grandparents used to dwell at 5621 Beechw...

In August of 1936, Edward and Georgia May Lollis purchased two doubles at 5866-68 and 5872-74 Julian Avenue. The couple had moved down the b...

     Four years ago this month, I started down an unknown path.  Could I create a blog that concentrated on collecting historic photos of th...

Julius and Gloria Becker, dashed to their car, a Willys-Overland, to begin their honeymoon.  The couple had just married at Our Lady of Lour...

Julius Becker grew up at 5621 Beechwood Avenue.  On the day of his wedding reception on November 27, 1954, his buddies playfully toyed with ...

It had been a joyful day for the Becker and Pirtle families. At 11:00AM on November 27, 1954, Julius Becker married Gloria Pirtle at Our Lad...

Gloria Pirtle beamed as she ascended the stairs along with her mother, Ona Pirtle, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on East Washington...

Wilmer Horace and Dorothy Nevins Becker moved into 5621 Beechwood Avenue in 1947. They were only the third family to dwell in the home. The ...

Irvington has an amazing diversity of housing stock.  Grand Italianate villas sit near small post-World War II cottages, and then there is 5...