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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

Abandoned Gas Station?

View from W63rd St.

I saw an empty lot at the corner of 63rd Street and JFK Boulevard, in front of Cityline Plaza in Bayonne. It looks like it was previously occupied by a gas station before it shut down.
The spot is the boundary of Jersey City and Bayonne. Have you seen this place? Any [...]

NJCU Spring 2008 Open House April 26, 2008

For JC college students looking for school open house, there’s one coming this weekend at NJCU. St. Peter’s College just had one last weekend (April 19). Full details below. You can find the detailed schedule on the website.
New Jersey City University (NJCU) Spring 2008 Open House
When : April 26, 2008 Saturday 9AM – 1PM
Address : [...]

Random Photos: From JSQ to Greenville

Because I was on the road mostly in the afternoon, I decided to take pictures using my phone. So I’m going to post those pictures for Friday Random Photos.
Start : JSQ (630PM)
Destination : OLM in Greenville (7pm).
I took JFK Boulevard going there, and then West Side Avenue going back home to JSQ.
Get a [...]

Snyder High School Was Put On Lockdown

Boy, Greenville area of Jersey City is the meat of the news today, as far as JCRegister.com is concerned.
This afternoon, Snyder High School was put on lockdown when one 17-year old student pulled a gun after heated argument with other boys in the school’s hallway.
Students began yelling “Code C”, which means they have to [...]

Greenville Hospital Is Closing

Greenville Hospital. Photo Credit: Dan Beards. Original Photo here.

Another post that should have been from yesterday. The community hospital will be shut down after more than 100 years of service.
On a personal note, I’ve only been inside this small hospital once, when we took a family friend there after he collapsed during our basketball [...]