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Seen from Hamilton Plaza in the 1950s, New York Central Railroad's Pier K with its distinctive water tower was a longtime fixture on the waterfront. Situated between the banana pier and Union Dry Dock, it served trains, trucks, barges and ships. The…

This advertisement appeared in the Business Directory of North Hudson published in 1905 by the North Hudson Hospital Association which was raising money for the construction of a hospital for the North Hudson community. D.M. Noonan was the proprietor…

Black and white photograph of the general gffice of the Hackensack Water Company in 1895 from the book, The Hackensack Water Company 1869 - 1969 by Adrian Leiby and Nancy Wichman - published in 1969 by the Bergen County Historical Society.

Black and white photographs of Robert Reiner's wedding and Reiner in uniform in Germany. Robert Reiner was born in Nuertingen, Germany and left his home town for the United States around 1900. He established a textile machine company on the corner of…

Black and white undated photo looking north across the waterfront, railroads and ferry terminal towards the Pier 7 Grain Elevator in West New York. The elevator, built in 1905 for the West Shore line of the NYCRR, had a capacity of 2 million bushels…

Paid March 1946 water bill in the amount of $6.02 (for the first quarter of the year) issued to Lena Palmitissi of 4532 Park Avenue by the Hackensack Water Company located at 4100 Park Avenue.

Black and white photo postcard of the roadhouse at the intersection of Boulevard East and Pershing Road. The hotel and restaurant was built in 1895 by Simon Kelly, then Mayor of Weehawken. It was used as headquarters for the Hudson County Democratic…

Undated black and white photo (circa 1915) of the Van Clief Hotel at Pershing Road and Boulevard East. Note the Clifton Hose Co. headquarters in the distance. from the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.

Advertisement from the Weehawken Centennial Souvenir Journal. United Fruit Company congratulates Weehawken on its 100th anniversary. The banana building and pier, with its low, flat profile remained a landmark on the Weehawken waterfront for more…

Two black and white photographs of Van Clief's Hotel, at the intersection of Boulevard East, Pershing Road and 47th Street. Note the trolley heading down Pershing to the West Shore Ferry Terminal and Clifton Hose Co. #3, located in what is now Old…