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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

Weather: Rain All Day? May 16, 2008

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Today is the third Friday with a “rain forecast”. The green shade on the radar map above indicates rain showers, and if forecasts are accurate, it’s going to rain ALL DAY. I’ll take it, as long as it doesn’t pour tomorrow, when Jersey City celebrates the first Everything JC Festival.
Temperature is in [...]

Weather: Clouds and Chances of Shower March 31, 2008

The Beacon on Montgomery under the JC clouds (645am)

If the forecast is dorrect, it will be a cloudy day today in Jersey City with chances of showers, so if you are going out, do not forget to bring your umbrella with you.
Temperature will be in the mid-40′s, but it can go as high as [...]

Weather: Rain in Jersey City? March 28, 2008

The Beacon on Montgomery, taken today at past 8am.

Look outside your window. Then answer this question: Do you think it’s going to rain today?
Weather forecast says (see inset above) it’s going to rain all day like yesterday, but the sun seems to disagree. Temperature is mild again, which can go as high as near 50 [...]

Weather: Rain All Day March 19, 2008

Jersey City residents who are having birthdays today, you might have to celebrate it at the comfort of your own place. It will be wet all day, temperature will be in the mid 40′s to mid-50′s. It will be a soggy, and the 1.5 – 2 inches of steady rain will cause some troubles to [...]

Weather: Cloudy with Possibility of Showers March 18, 2008

How was your St. Patrick’s Day?
If yesterday’s weather was good, today is going to be dull in Jersey City, as clouds will cover the skies. “Gray” as they say it. Temperature is mild – from mid 30′s to mid 40′s. But does not prevent the possibility of showers in the afternoon.
So don’t forget to bring [...]