Sunday, December 28, 2014

Neighbor to Neighbor Holiday Greetings--1915

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William E. M. and Pearl Hackleman first moved into their beautiful home at 5438 Lowell Avenue in 1908.  Mr. Hackleman had earned his fortune...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

North Irvington Garden District Roared With the 1920s

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By the time this aerial photographer flew over northern Irvington in 1925, the neighborhood was already 55 years old. Calvin Coolidge was Pr...
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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Plane Crashed Into Irvington Home in the Summer of 1953!

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Eighteen-year-old visitor, Allen Fechtig, stepped outside of the Koten family home at 750 North Bolton Avenue on a warm summer day on June 2...
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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Little Flower in the 1950s

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The Little Flower neighborhood sits north and west of Irvington.  It has been a stable area since the first people started building small bu...
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Monday, December 8, 2014

A Brand New Car Along Oak Avenue--1936

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Frank and Helen Olson proudly stood next to their new 1936 Plymouth sedan parked in the driveway of their home at 5966 Oak Avenue.  Mr. Olso...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Kingsbury Home on Layman Avenue

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James L. Kingsbury and his wife Minnie likely moved into 348 North Layman Avenue in the late nineteenth century.  Mr. Kingsbury's father...
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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Hearing Set for Developer Who Demolished Part of Historic Commercial Building

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A row of brick Tudor-Revival storefronts have been partially destroyed by a developer who wants to put in a gas station and convenience stor...