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Ridgewood
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ISBN-13:
9780738501895
Veröffentl:
1999
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.1999
Seiten:
128
Autor:
Vincent Parrillo
Gewicht:
318 g
Format:
237x119x10 mm
Serie:
Images of America
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Residents of Ridgewood, authors Vincent Parrillo, Beth Parrillo, and Arthur Wrubel have compiled photographs, mostly from the collections of the Ridgewood Historical Society, Ridgewood Library, Ridgewood News, and the postcard collection of Victor Figlar. Ridgewood celebrates the history of this community through carefully preserved images of the past.
Ridgewood, New Jersey, might still be known as Godwinville had it not been for the efforts of Cornelia Dayton, the wife of a real estate developer, who continually lobbied for the name change until the post office recognized it in 1865. By 1876, the community received township status. Street scenes portray Ridgewoodas evolution from dirt to cobblestone to asphalt-paved roads, and the change from a railroad grade crossing at Ridgewood Avenue to an underpass at Franklin Avenue. Sections on the historic buildings and homes are arranged so one can take a tour from one to the next, aided by in-text maps. Other sections depict the nineteenth-century mansions, community life of bygone eras, and the alosta buildings due to fire or aprogress.a