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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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Teck’s Mural — The Finished Work
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
Growing Up in the 50’s: Ode to the Y
I was probably about six the first time I was sent to a summer day camp. I was enrolled in a place called Camp Belle in Totowa. It was at an open piece of land where there was a pretty … 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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Growing Up in the 50’s: Christmas Time in Paterson
One of the things that I most looked forward to as a child when Christmas time approached was a night of shopping with my Aunt Ann. My aunt was a wonderful woman who did more nice things for me than I … Continue reading
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