Tag Archives: Paterson

Hinchliffe Redux

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Ken Dowell

After 85 years, a new baseball season begins in Paterson Continue reading →

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Last Call at Libby’s

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Ken Dowell

74-year-old Paterson hot dog joint closes Continue reading →

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Labor Day in Paterson

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Ken Dowell

The Great Falls Festival Continue reading →

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A Day By the Falls

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Paterson’s Great Falls Historic District, some photos and some history Continue reading →

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Paterson Art Walk 2015

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Ken Dowell

21st century art in a 19th century frame Continue reading →

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How the Other Half Lived: Lambert Castle

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Lambert Castle, originally called Belle Vista, was built by Catholina Lambert, owner of one of the mills targeted by the 1913 strikers. Continue reading →

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Descendants of the Silk Strike: Two Book Reviews

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of books by two authors whose grandparents lived through the Paterson Silk Strike. Continue reading →

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On a Street Once Lined with Striking Silk Workers

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Ken Dowell

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 →

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The View From Garrett Mountain

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Ken Dowell

 

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Teck’s Mural — The Finished Work

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Ken Dowell

In my earlier post of photos from the Paterson Art Walk, I had a photo of this mural being spray painted by Teck. Here now is the finished work. It is in Overlook Park. If you are visiting the Great … Continue reading →

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