Saturday, April 25, 2015

Julian Avenue During World War II

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In the summer of 1942, American troops fought an intense battle at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean.  That small island struggle turned ou...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Memories of Julian Avenue

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Can you hear the laughter of children?  Can you hear the call of the train? Steve Lawton moved away from Irvington in 1945 when he was thr...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Lawton Family Dwelled Along Julian Avenue

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Burrell and Emma McCord Lawton moved into the brick bungalow at 5915 Julian Avenue in 1939. Mr. Lawton was a rising star for the Hartford In...
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

The Glore Family of Beechwood Avenue

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James and Marjorie Glore moved into 5702 Beechwood Avenue in 1939 and the family would remain in the bungalow until 1986.  Jame Glore gradua...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

Beechwood Avenue Bungalow in 1939 and in 2015

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The modest bungalow at 5702 Beechwood Avenue was completed and ready for occupants by 1925. For the next thirteen years, six families leased...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Saddle Up! Get Your Photo Taken on a Pony! 1947

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Throughout the early to mid-twentieth century, photographers would travel from town to town all across the United States and make money by s...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

Busy Irvington Intersection in 1962 and Today

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Journalist and photographer, Frank Widner, photographed McShane's Parkway Tavern at 501-03 North Emerson Avenue sometime in 1962.  The p...
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