Claus Basse - Business Directory of N Hudson - 1905

Claus Basse - Business Directory of N Hudson - 1905

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This photograph 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. The corner of 19th Street and Willow Avenue was the site of Claus Basse__s hotel and saloon, a very popular hostelry. Basse was active in Weehawken politics and President of the Hudson County Consumers__ Brewing Company of West Hoboken. The brewery ran a successful operation and employed thousands of Union City residents until Prohibition hit in the 1920s.

1905

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Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]