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Long 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 2012Jersey City

Pasha Restaurant and Grill

Do you know what happened to this Moroccan/Halal restaurant on Bergen Avenue? It’s been closed for months now, but there are no notices on the front and the lunch specials banner is still hanging. I asked the owner of the nearest store (an Egyptian store) couple of doors to the left of Pasha, and he [...]

Glimpse of Bergen Square March 29, 2008

For Jersey City residents who seldom go to Journal Square Area, here’s a glimpse of a smaller part of JSQ called Bergen Square during a nice sunny day. The plaza now has benches (it was installed a year ago, not sure of the exact date), where people are chillin’ talking to each other.
The plaza is [...]

Cingular Wireless JSQ Branch – Closed

I walked by and noticed that the steel bars were down, and there was a sign stickied on the store window that says “Store For Rent”. It only means one thing: CINGULAR Journal Square Branch is now closed.

Which Jersey City business establishment do you think will rent this spot? We have local sneakers store [...]

BALLY Total Fitness – Jersey City (near Journal Square)

[UPDATE: November 09, 2008] BALLY Total Fitness: NOW HIRING. Please click HERE for more details…
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Previous UPDATE (June 17, 2008) : Click here for the opening date of the gym
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Original Post : Feb. 28 2008
It’s hard not to notice this construction site whenever you walk or drive by Bergen Avenue from Journal Square, or from any [...]

The Morning Traffic Situation on Summit Avenue

Every morning at 8AM, the traffic is moving slow on Academy street and Summit Avenue. Cause of delay: construction. There is an apartment being built/renovated in Academy Street and the road is blocked past Summit Avenue. From the looks of it, it seems like it will take a considerable amount of time before the construction [...]