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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

Old Mansion Featured on Jersey Journal

Streetview here.

This old mansion at Summit Avenue and Manhattan Avenue was featured today on nj.com. I always pass by this house in the Heights area JC when I go to work in Union City, but I had no idea that it is century old already and it has a historical significance.
Read the JJ to learn [...]

SpeakNJ.com: Interview with Richard LaRovere

I have always wanted to see and talk to Mr. Richard LaRovere, a prominent Jersey City local artist. I’m pretty sure you have seen some of his fantastic arts and sketches like the St. Aedan Church.
Good news is, Yvonne of SpeakNJ.com posted a Youtube video featuring Mr. LaRovere. So if you’re interested in knowing [...]

JCFridays is on June 06, 2008

[ June 6, 2008; ]

What is JCFridays?

Two weeks from now, Jersey City will be celebrating JCFridays.

If you still don’t know it yet, JCFridays is a quarterly and city-wide event here in Jersey City, held on the first Friday at the start of every season. JCFridays is an exhibition of culture and arts in JC filled with fun and educational [...]

Mayor Healy’s Block Party For Ward E – Cancelled

[ May 28, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] UPDATE (May 27, 2008) : I just called the office, they said the block party at Hamilton Park is cancelled. It is rescheduled for tomorrow, May 28, 2008, Wednesday (same time).

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Original Entry: May 20, 2008

Blame it on the rain. Mayor Healy’s Block Party For Ward E at Hamilton Park tonight at 530PM has been cancelled [...]

Mayor Healy’s Neighborhood Block Parties

[ May 8, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. May 13, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. May 15, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. May 20, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. May 22, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Scanned artwork from JC Reporter newspaper

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UPDATE (05/20/2008) : Block Party for Ward E at Hamilton Park has been cancelled due to weather.

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UPDATE (05/08/2008 4PM) : Block Party for Ward B at Lincoln Park has been cancelled due to weather.

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May 08, 2008 10:15AM

Looks like it’s going to be a festive month for JC residents. Mayor Jerramiah [...]