Wednesday, November 28, 2012

School #77 Photos c1949

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School #77 began on September 6, 1932, to help alleviate the crowding in nearby elementary schools.  With the development of neighborhoods n...
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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...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Reunion at New York Street Double c1943

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Orville and Alice Bowman dwelled in their duplex located at 5755 East New York Street for many years. The couple hailed from Ohio and raised...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Grandkids visit the Meek Family

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Homer G. and Ruth Bonner Meek dwelled at 5809 Lowell Avenue for many years. The 1930 Census reveals that their home was valued at $7500. The...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Lowell Avenue Scenes c.1948

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Michael and Susan Bowman loved to visit their grandparents, the Meeks, who lived on Lowell Avenue and the Bowmans, who lived on East New Yor...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Bowman Family of Walnut Street

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Deforrest and Marilois Meek Bowman grew up just a block apart in Irvington and settled down in the neighborhood.  They set up housekeeping a...