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Was The Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion Saved? | Oradell, New Jersey
Was the Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion Saved? In 2012 I wrote Can The Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion Be Saved? This was about the historic mansion in beautiful Oradell, New Jersey. At the time, Preservation New Jersey had put the mansion on their 2011 Ten Most Endangered Historic Places In NJ list. This building is noted for its shingle-style architecture. Was the building saved? It depends upon your point of view. The building was still standing when I took these photos in July 2022. CareOne took over in 2013: Senior care company takes full ownership of ‘endangered’ historic house in Oradell. There was another potential buyer in 2013, but that fell through. In 2015 the…
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2022 Updates
Moved To WordPress With Some Updates! I have finally moved this blog to WordPress! How does it look? 🙂 I meant to do this a long time ago. After all, I moved my other blog, The Literary Lioness, FIVE years ago. But I didn’t move this one, because I really thought that I wasn’t going to blog on it anymore. However, I really missed this place. When I decided to post on this blog again, I knew it was only a matter of time before I moved it to WordPress. I struggled to move the other blog because I knew absolutely nothing about WordPress and made many mistakes. So I…
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Cherry Blossom Time | Newark, New Jersey
Cherry Blossom Time It’s time! The cherry blossom trees in Branch Brook Park are being celebrated again! Branch Brook Park has gone pink and white! The Cherry Blossom Festival was held for the first time in over 2 years. The Festival was called off the last 2 years due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Branch Brook Park is located in Newark, New Jersey. It is home to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival!  Newark has MORE cherry blossom trees than the famous ones in Washington, DC! Washington DC is only a pretender to the cherry blossom crown in the United States. DC has only about 3,000 cherry trees. Newark has over…
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Clara Barton Schoolhouse | Bordentown, New Jersey
The Clara Barton Schoolhouse Bordentown is a lovely town on the Delaware River which was critical during the Revolutionary War. The Clara Barton Schoolhouse in Bordentown, New Jersey was one of the first public schools in the state. Clara Barton is most famous as a Civil War nurse and as the founder of the American Red Cross. But before all that, she taught school. The original schoolhouse was built in 1839. Clara Barton Was A Teacher Before She Was A Nurse According to the Bordentown Historical Society: When Clara Barton began teaching in 1852, the building was described as “dilapidated” and repairs were undertaken at that time. On the…
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Holsten’s Ice Cream Parlor (famous from The Sopranos) | Bloomfield, New Jersey
Holsten’s Ice Cream Is A New Jersey Legend Holsten’s ice cream parlor has been a legendary meeting spot in Bloomfield, New Jersey for over 75 years. They are famous for their homemade ice cream and candy. They also serve burgers and other classic American food. The parlor still holds old-school charm in its’ interior design. New Jerseyans have known about this legendary place for many years. The Sopranos Made The Ice Cream Parlor World Famous But in 2007, Holsten’s suddenly became world famous. The producers of the HBO classic series, The Sopranos, decided to film the very last scene of the series at Holsten’s. The Tony Soprano Table…
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Bellevue Avenue Branch of the Montclair Public Library | Upper Montclair, New Jersey
The Bellevue Avenue Branch Is A Carnegie Library The Montclair Public Library – Bellevue Avenue Branch in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA is a Carnegie Library. Â A Carnegie Library is a library built with money donated by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. I took photos from the front, back, and interior of the building. Previously on the Montclair Public Library website: The Bellevue Avenue Branch Library officially opened its doors on December 7, 1914, after fifteen years of using a rented room in the real estate office of John Mancini on Bellevue Avenue. This building, partially financed with a $40,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation, endures with…
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American Labor Museum | Haledon, New Jersey
The American Labor Museum New Jersey was the home of many silk mills during the last century. It is now the home of the American Labor Museum. Thousands of people were employed in those silk mills, under deplorable conditions. Long hours doing difficult and back-breaking work was the norm. Pietro and Maria Botto, immigrants from northern Italy, were two of those workers. So war their daughter. In 1913, the workers decided to go on strike. Over 25,000 of them walked out, shutting down the silk industry. They wanted an eight-hour day, among other demands. Pietro and Maria Botto House in Haledon, New Jersey The workers were forbidden to…
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Grovers Mill And The War of the Worlds | West Windsor, New Jersey
Grovers Mill and the War Of The Worlds It was on October 30th, 1938 – Halloween Eve, also known as Mischief Night. Part of the regularly scheduled Mercury Theater of the Air, the radio program aired a modernized play version of H.G. Wells’ classic science-fiction novel, The War of the Worlds. It was delivered as if it was a regular broadcast interrupted by news bulletins. It was interspersed with occasional comments about it being an adaptation of a literary work. Was It Real? Listeners were advised that a large object had fallen on a farm in Grovers Mill, New Jersey, not far from Princeton. Startled listeners heard that 7,000 soldiers…
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Henry Doremus House | Montville, New Jersey
The Doremus House The Henry Doremus House in Montville, New Jersey is a historical house made of Dutch stone. It is located at 490 Main Street (Route 202) in beautiful Montville, New Jersey in Morris County. George Washington Slept Here According to the sign: Circa 1760 Dutch stone house where George Washington and Alexander Hamilton stayed June 25-27, 1780 following the Battle of Springfield. French forces under Gen. Rochambeau rested in the orchard August 27, 1781, en route to Yorktown. Further Reading To see where else Washington slept in New Jersey: Dey Mansion | Wayne, New Jersey, and you can also check out: A Day In The…
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Visiting The Liberty Bell, the town Library, and a cool bookshop! | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey On a lovely and very hot July day in 2019, my husband and I wandered around the cute town of Pompton Lakes. The Liberty Bell and Washington’s Headquarters This town was founded in 1682 and incorporated in 1895. They are proud of their heritage, with even a cute Liberty Bell of their very own. George Washington slept here at least twice. The green sign on the monument says: Here where in March 1782 stood Washington’s Headquarters Federal Rock Council No. 164 Junior D.U.A.M. have placed this relic of the battleship MAINE in memory of their fellow countrymen who lost their lives in Havana Harbor Feby.…
