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The Pennsylvania Railroad 19th century
The Pennsylvania Railroad train travels through Newark, at it’s ‘golden age’ the city was served by five railroads lines, the Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Vally, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Erie Railroad, and the Delaware, Lackawanna and…
The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Station
The Hudson and Manhattan railroad station served the rapid-transit trains to NYC. Commonly referred to as the Hudson tubes, the trains provided easy access to midtown Manhattan. The tunnel was completed in 1910, the tubes began operating in 1911 from…
Hahne & Company 19th century
Hahne & Company was the oldest department store in Newark. It began operations in 1858, it began handling general merchandise in the 1870s. The Building pictured was opened on Labor Day 1901. Women who come to Newark with their carriages came to…
The Lefcourt Building in the 19th century
In the image the Raymond-Commerce Building stands left to the old city market. The Art Deco building was designed by Newark architect Frank Grad. To the right, the National Newark and Essex building (744 broad Street building), the tallest structure…