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An undated black and white photograph (circa 1892) showing a small girl standing on the grounds of the Eldorado in front of a sign reading "To the Castle." From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.

Photograph from the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission (W5.5.97) showing the path from the Mall to the band shell at the Eldorado. A handwritten inscription on the back of the photo reads "Famous Eldorado - Dancing Theater Dinner - The…

Black and white photo captioned "1892 - The band stand was located just west of what is now Boulevard East on Hudson Place; the mall lay between the band stand and Casino where refreshments were served in outdoor gardens." Photograph from the…

These two tickets provided admittance to the Eldorado on Saturday evening, August 25th, 1894. The more expensive of the two sold for seventy five cents while the less expensive could be had for half a dollar. This was the final season of the Eldorado…

Sales brochure designed to entice potential homebuyers to purchase property in the Eldorado Heights section of Weehawken around the turn of the century. This was after the closing of the Eldorado amusement park. I hope that not too many purchasers…

Willie Demontreux found this image on www.railfan.net along with a caption supplied by the site moderator, 'waterlevel:' Port Imperial is now where the New York Central train and ferry yards once stood. In the ticket/boarding area for the current…

Black and white undivided photo postcard mislabeled as the Eldorado Hotel in 1890. It was the Eldorado Casino building and park were not open until June of 1891. Published by E.F. Walter, Hoboken, N.J. Card has a number 4392 on it.  

Black and white photo postcard showing a dapper gentleman posing on the west side of the old railroad cut that brought the North Hudson Railway Company trains through the Palisades from a trestle that attached to a giant passenger elevator on the…

Article from October 31, 1891 issue of Scientific American describing the Roman Ampitheater at the Eldorado in Weehawken.

This booklet contains a number of engravings of The Eldorado Resort and its surrounding environs, including: The trestle work leading to the elevators Front view of the Palisades from the elevators View of river an bay from Castle Point The…