Showing posts with label Grand Avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grand Avenue. Show all posts
Monday, July 22, 2024

Nelson and Mila Shimer Lived Along Emerson Avenue for Many Years

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      The Shimer family predates Irvington. Many of the descendants remained in the area for years. Nelson Shimer, who grew up on the family...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

From the Scrapbook of a T.C. Howe High School Student

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          Phyllis Halcomb, the daughter of Oscar and Mary King Halcomb, was very involved at Thomas Carr Howe High School before graduating ...
Friday, November 27, 2020

Irvington at 150: Street Names E-H

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Irvington street names have a complicated history. Many of the avenues have been called by numerous names. In this second part of the series...
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Saturday, December 1, 2012

A Victory Garden in Irvington--1944

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Twenty million Americans planted "Victory Gardens" on their lots, in parks, and on public land throughout World War II.  Food shor...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Film Clip: Charles Dorn's Standard Grocery and a Grand Avenue Scene c1933

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Charles Dorn, a popular Irvington grocer, operated a Standard Grocery Store on the northwest corner of Brookville Road and Grand Avenue. In ...
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Film Clip of Charles Dorn's Standard Grocery and the Nearby Horner House c.1933

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Charles Dorn operated a small Standard Grocery store on the northwest corner of Brookville Road and Grand Avenue. (just east of South Emerso...