Friday, July 27, 2018

Returning From the Front: A Joyful Christmas Reunion--1945

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With World War II over in 1945, many veterans began to stream back to their families. In Irvington, the Booth family at 280 South Downey Ave...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018

The Marriage of Gene and Jean: A Wedding Celebration on Downey Avenue--1942

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1942 had been a difficult year for the Allied powers during World War II. Many young men and some young women were heading off to various fr...
Sunday, July 15, 2018

The Booths Move to Downey Avenue

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Dr. John H. Booth, a rising star within the Disciples of Christ's Board of Church Extension arrived in Irvington in 1928. He had already...
Monday, July 2, 2018

A Mid-Century Marvel Arrives in Irvington in 1958

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On June 17, 1958, officials from the Board of Church Extension, a division of the Disciples of Christ Church, gathered at 110 South Downey A...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Tragedy at East New York Street and Linwood Avenue--1946

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A crowd gathered at the intersection of East New York Street and Linwood Avenue on May 1, 1946. It was a rainy and sadly a tragic day for Mr...
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Monday, May 28, 2018

The Final Days of the International Harvester/ Navistar Plant

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Irvington has gone through many changes over the years. The neighborhood began as an exclusive enclave, morphed into a college town, and by ...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Police Accident Along South Emerson in 1945

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William and Orpha Lawson were the first family to call the modest bungalow at 156 South Emerson Avenue "home." They had lived in t...