Vintage Irvington
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Booth Family
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Booth Family
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
Wintry Scenes in Irvington Through the Decades
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One of the advantages of writing this blog for twelve years, is that I have amassed a database of beautiful winter imagery connected t...
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Brown's Hill Was a Popular Sledding Site
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Newspaper publisher Hilton U. Brown and his wife Jennie Hannah Brown purchased five acres of land on the southwest corner of East Washi...
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Friday, July 27, 2018
Returning From the Front: A Joyful Christmas Reunion--1945
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With World War II over in 1945, many veterans began to stream back to their families. In Irvington, the Booth family at 280 South Downey Ave...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018
The Marriage of Gene and Jean: A Wedding Celebration on Downey Avenue--1942
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1942 had been a difficult year for the Allied powers during World War II. Many young men and some young women were heading off to various fr...
Sunday, July 15, 2018
The Booths Move to Downey Avenue
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Dr. John H. Booth, a rising star within the Disciples of Christ's Board of Church Extension arrived in Irvington in 1928. He had already...
Monday, July 2, 2018
A Mid-Century Marvel Arrives in Irvington in 1958
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On June 17, 1958, officials from the Board of Church Extension, a division of the Disciples of Christ Church, gathered at 110 South Downey A...
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