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This page is a transcription of a section of a book about the houses of Highwood in Weehawken in the 19th century. Found by Bernie Zempolich.

This auction prospectus put out by the Port of New York Authority in 1945, offering 10 homes that were bought by the Authority before the tunnel construction, assuming that the Kingswood Road area would be part of the construction. Bids were due on…

This postcard shows the end of Hauxhurst avenue near where I495 is today. The mansion to the left is today's public library. Undated - early 1910s.

Colored photo postcard view of First Street, now known as Cooper Place, looking west.

This is a sepia toned photo postcard of an unidentified house, postmarked September 29, 1911 from Weehawken. According to Joel Simon, "the card was sent from Sophie H. Armbruster to another lady who lived on King Avenue. The only reference I have to…

Black and white photo postcard showing the Boulevard East loop, just south of Duer Place. Postmarked April 6, 1909 from Weehawken. Published by John C. Voigt Postcard Co,, Jersey City, NJ Printed in Germany

Colored photo postcard showing Fourth Street (today's 48th Street) from Bulls Ferry Road (today's Park Avenue). This is probably on the Union City side of the street. Note the trolley tracks. Postmarked April 2, 1913 from New Durham.

Black and white photo postcard of the corner of Shippen Street and Palisade Avenue, looking east. Postmarked October 21, 1908 from West Hoboken.

Black and white postcard of the Boulevard showing the intersection of Eldorado Place looking north. Time Machine viewer Roy Marques thinks that this card "seems to be older than 1956. I realize the date on the back of the postcard is from that year,…

This 360 degree panoramic photograph appears to have been taken from the top of the Water Tower. It was taken by August Patzig and was deposited for copyright in the Library of Congress on May 19, 1909. This image is part of the Library of Congress…