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Journal SquareLong retired, the Colgate Clock in Jersey City sits in a weedy field by the Morris Canal. Life goes on in Lower Manhattan on a dreary winter day as the World Trade Center grows taller. Feb 2012.Lane For U!Delaware Lackawanna train yards in Hoboken on the right before the terminal was built in 1907. The tracks were elevated then on tall piles. Erie railroad yards and Pavonia Avenue on the left. Jersey City. 1883Daily life on the Morris Canal small and large basins with lots of sailboats, coal barges, horses and wagons, factories, trains entering the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. Jersey City. 1883Lower Manhattan and the new World Trade Center as seen through the railroad yards of Hoboken from Observer Highway. A contrast between old technology and the new. Feb 2012

JCM Presents Barbara Bickart’s “We Call It The River…”

Jersey City Museum Presents

If you are interested to know about the transformation of downtown Jersey City, then I suggest you watch the opening screening of “We Call It The River” which is directed by Barbara Bickart.

From the press release:

…The work features the dramatic transformation of downtown Jersey City as seen from the perspective of insiders, born and raised in the city…. it is an exploration of the effects that the rapid gentrification of downtown Jersey City has had on the people who live, work, worship, and have ties in the community…

We Call It The River (Opening Performance)
When : April 19, 2008 Saturday 2PM
Where : Jersey City Museum
Address : 350 Montgomery St. @ Monmouth, JC 07302
Phone : (201) 413-0303 loc. 144 (Rita)
Website : JCM Event
Admission : FREE with refreshments, but seats are limited (seating begins 30 mins before performance)



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