Sunday, October 30, 2016

The Schweiters Move to Dewey Avenue

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Norbert and Dorothy Schweiters did something unusual in the middle of the Great Depression. They bought a house in Irvington. It probably he...
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Monday, October 17, 2016

Our Lady of Lourdes First Communion--1944

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The young ladies gathered in front of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on East Washington Street for their first communion in the spring ...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

At the Edge of the City--1950

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Residents in southeastern Irvington lived near farms and meadows in the 1940s. The Schweiters family, who dwelled at 6076 Dewey Avenue, coul...
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Friday, October 7, 2016

Pastoral Scene at the Edge of Irvington--1937

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Norbert and Dorothy Schweiters moved into the bungalow at 6076 Dewey Avenue in 1937. Both of them worked for the Kiefer-Stewart Company at t...
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Monday, October 3, 2016

A Tribute to Thomas Richard Palmer 1921-2016

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We have received word of the passing of Richard "Dick" Palmer. I never met Mr. Palmer, but I felt as if I knew him through the pho...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

Who Lived Here? The Whitney Family of Lowell Avenue

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Karl G. and Ella "Gertrude" Potter Whitney moved into 5869 Lowell Avenue in 1920. They were not the first to dwell in the house as...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Historic Building Collapses

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Residents of Irvington awoke to the sad news today that at around 4:30 AM, the former East Side State Bank and now Jack and Jill's Antiq...