Remembering the Past
Remembering The Past: President’s Day
SOUTH AMBOY-I'm sure most of you remember when Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, Feb. 12 and George Washington's birthday on Feb. 22 were both a holiday before becoming President's Day. »
Remembering The Past: South Amboy Memories
SOUTH AMBOY-Cleaning out some folders I found more wonderful memories from the late Adam Kierst: "In the early 1930s, we played a lot of sandlot football in the empty lot on Ward Ave. We did not have organized sports during the Depression. »
Remembering The Past: Elizabeth’s Past
ELIZABETH-More great past information from Robert Baptista: " Diane, Stockbroker John Fulton, Jr. built this beautiful home at 528 Morris Avenue, across from Parker Road, in 1896. »
Remembering The Past: Memories From Around Middlesex County
“Here are some odds-and-ends that I hope you'll find interesting: A toy store called Fun Town briefly occupied the space at Mid State Mall that ultimately became Border's. There was also a store in the mall called Plum, which, true to its name, was completely plum-colored inside. »
Remembering The Past: Elizabeth Memories
ELIZABETH-The following memories are from Mrs. Morris: "In the early 1940s we would push our baby carriages (not strollers) up-town to Broad Street. I would take Elizabeth Avenue as there were stores along the way to shop. »
Remembering The Past: Elizabeth Memories
ELIZABETH-More great memories from Ed Levy: "My friend Bill, whose family owned Roger's Clothes of New Jersey, had 22 stores in N.J. in their heydey. The store in Elizabeth was on Broad St, which was right across the street from Woolworth's 5 & 10. I used to get gold fish from Woolworth's which were... »
Remembering The Past: Highland Park Winter Memories
HIGHLAND PARK-Memories of the 1930s and 1940s from a former resident: "I remember sleigh riding down the hill at Foxes Farm, which was across the Raritan River, near the bridge from Edison to New Brunswick." »
Remembering The Past: Merry Christmas
PERTH AMBOY-Back in the day, when Tarloski's Pharmacy was on the corner of State St. and Fayette St., Rose Tarloski Celecki would decorate the store's window. There would be a Christmas tree, gift-wrapped boxes and the gift sets they were selling for Christmas gifts. »
Remembering The Past: Winter And Christmas Memories
METUCHEN-EDISON-Memories from Ellen Liebson Porges: "In the early to mid 1960s we always went sledding at Tommy's Pond in Metuchen and brought along a thermos with hot cocoa. As we got older we went to the hill in front of the hospital at Roosevelt Park in Edison. »
Remembering The Past: Union County Christmas Memories
ELIZABETH-Christmas memories of Levy Brothers from Edward Levy: "I was thinking today about some of those days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The stores were open every night until 9:00 PM or 9:30 PM for shoppers. »
Remembering The Past: Highland Park Christmas Memories
HIGHLAND PARK-Memories from a former resident: "It wasn't until after 1950 that the Highland Park Fire Department used to drive a fire truck down Raritan Ave. with Santa aboard and threw candy to the kids. They also had Christmas parties at the firehouse and gave the children presents. »
Remembering The Past: Woodbridge Winter Memories
WOODBRIDGE-More from Ed Wilson: "There is a subdivision (that I believed is called Hollywood Park) at the northwest end of North and South Park drives. That area was developed in the early 50s by David R. Martin. »
Remembering The Past: Woodbridge Winter Memories
WOODBRIDGE-Winter memories from former Woodbridge resident Ed Wilson: "Winter was, if not magical, always interesting in Woodbridge. We got just enough cold weather that ice skating was possible, just enough snow that sledding was an option, but enough clear days that we could still ride our bikes to school most days. »
Remembering The Past: East Brunswick Memories
EAST BRUNSWICK-After my Oct. 14 column on the Mid State Mall on Route 18, I received the following e-mail from Lori: »
Remembering the Past: Elizabeth Memories
ELIZABETH-Here are more memories from Edward Levy on Levy Brothers: »
Remembering The Past: Elizabeth Memories
ELIZABETH-Edward Levy wrote in after reading my Aug. 5 column with the mention of Levy Bros. to share these memories: "Hi. I read your posting and found it interesting. My father was VP of Levy's and my uncle was the president of the store. »
Remembering The Past: South Amboy History
SOUTH AMBOY-This is from 1921 material: For many years the town of South Amboy comprised of two school districts, each containing one school building, in the township of Sayreville, viz., Park School and Raritan School. One of the original buildings (in 1921) is still in use, however, very much enlarged and modified. »
Remembering The Past: Pines Swim Club Memories
EDISON-Here are some great memories of the Pines Swim Club from Ellen Liebson Porges: »
Remembering The Past: Middlesex Mall And More
SOUTH PLAINFIELD-Awhile back someone had mentioned the Middlesex Mall in one of my columns. Here are some businesses that I found that were once there: Bert's, Caldor, Consumer's, catalog store, Derby Dog, Discovery Zone, Kodak Jewelry Store, Lanape Leather, Marino's Deli, Sam Goody, Singer Sewing, Sound-A-Rama, Stern's, Surprise Store, Taste Bud, a Ticket Master... »
Remembering The Past: More Woodbridge Memories
WOODBRIDGE-More memories from Ed Wilson: "Woodbridge was a wonderful place to grow up. The town was large enough that it had decent stores, was close to Perth Amboy if you preferred that shopping experience, but was small enough that enough people knew us kids and would call our parents if we misbehaved. »
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