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Americans Discover Vacation: Overcoming Our Heritage
Since a good percentage of the American public with some disposable income in the 19th century was pretty Waspy, the whole idea of vacation took hold rather slowly here. Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, History, Travel
Tagged 19th century, history, national parks, Ocean Grove, protestant ethic, resorts, tourism, travel, vacation, Yellowstone
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On a Street Once Lined with Striking Silk Workers
On a quiet residential street in Haledon, N.J., one house stands out from its neighbors. It is taller, more stately, and much older. And it is a national landmark because of its role in the history of the American labor … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged American labor Museum, Botto House, Haledon, history, IWW, labor, Paterson, Silk City, strikes, work, workers
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A Baseball Fan Memoir Chapter 2 – Coming of Age
As the 1960’s started I was a 10-year old in 5th grade. At the end of the decade I was in my freshman year of college. In 1960, the New York Mets existed only as a business plan on the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Sports
Tagged 60's, baseball, history, MLB, New York Mets, sports, stadiums, World's Fair
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A Baseball Fan Memoir Chapter 1 – Childhood Heroes
The first seven years of my life coincided with the heyday of New York baseball. The Dodgers were in Brooklyn, the Giants in Upper Manhattan and across the river the Yankees were in the Bronx. All three won a World … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Sports
Tagged 50's, baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field, history, MLB, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Polo Grounds, sports, Yankee Stadium
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Take Exit 0 for America’s Oldest Seaside Resort
Cape May As numerous comedians have pointed out, in New Jersey we often refer to where we live by our exit number (I’m 151). The Garden State Parkway runs the length of the state and if you hit Exit 0, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged beach, beaches, Cape May, Congress Hall, history, Jersey shore, Lighthouse, New Jersey, travel
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What Was So Cool About the 50’s?
For a child it was an age of freedom. I’m sure there were predators and pedophiles and kidnappers then too, but we didn’t know anything about them. We felt safe and acted like we were safe. That meant that as … Continue reading
This is Hinchliffe
In 1932 a 10,000-seat Art Deco stadium made of concrete opened on a hill overlooking the Great Falls. Eighty some odd years later a volunteer crew of 500 teenagers from Paterson’s high schools used 500 gallons of white paint donated … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Hinchliffe Stadium, history, Paterson, sports, stadiums
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Of Bullets, Germs and ‘Numbing Pomposity’
Most Americans, even if you exclude those who don’t read at all, don’t read American history. It’s a result of their upbringing. They were subjected to enforced exposure to some of the dullest, ugliest, least imaginative textbooks in existence. James … Continue reading
Growing Up in the 50’s: My First Concert
My first concert was at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. The Steel Pier was an entertainment complex, with various shows, including an aquatic show of some type at the end of the pier. At one time I think that … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Up in the 50s, History
Tagged 50's, Atlantic City, Bill Haley and the Comets, history, music, Steel Pier
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