Showing posts with label Hibben Avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hibben Avenue. Show all posts
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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Sunday, March 15, 2020

Early Photos of an Irvington Avenue Home

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Florence and Marcia Doan, who grew up at 47 North Irvington Avenue, frequently played in the lot north of their home. Their father, Wilson D...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Who Lived Here? A Brick House for a Brick Salesman

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In 1923, Jacob Halleck Zinn and Mildred Keeport Zinn moved into their brand new brick bungalow at 5435 Hibben Avenue. The couple had previou...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Aerial Photo Reveals Structures in Western Irvington-c1923

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This stunning aerial photo, taken in the skies over Irvington around 1923, shows vast parts of the neighborhood.  The pilot from Weaver'...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Cycling in Irvington--1920s

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By the mid-1920s, all of the streets and most of the alleys in Irvington were bricked or paved.  Cycling had been a craze in the US since th...
Monday, November 14, 2011

One Year and Still Going Strong! Aerial Photo of Irvington in 1970

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Vintage Irvington reached a milestone this week. One year ago I jumped into the idea of creating a blog dedicated to documenting Irvington...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Hibben Avenue in Irvington

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Hibben Avenue, named for a prominent Irvington family, is one of the "newer" streets in the neighborhood. The avenue is fill...