I would really liked to have seen the city of Trenton before all the construction of the Stacy Trent and Hildebrecht hotels, the Kelsey building and other downtown Trenton "high rises." The area of West State Street beyond Willow and Calhoun streets was especially endowed with some of the most treasured historic buildings. All were demolished in the name of progress. Above is one of those landmarks that made way for Henry Kelsey's building, which has also become a local landmark. The Groobman Tailor ad from the "BUSINESSES-TRENTON" folder lends a bit of historic significance to the graphic. As you can see by the ad and the date, Groobman had moved from the corner in later years. 
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
1922: BEFORE THE "KELSEY BUILDING"
I would really liked to have seen the city of Trenton before all the construction of the Stacy Trent and Hildebrecht hotels, the Kelsey building and other downtown Trenton "high rises." The area of West State Street beyond Willow and Calhoun streets was especially endowed with some of the most treasured historic buildings. All were demolished in the name of progress. Above is one of those landmarks that made way for Henry Kelsey's building, which has also become a local landmark. The Groobman Tailor ad from the "BUSINESSES-TRENTON" folder lends a bit of historic significance to the graphic. As you can see by the ad and the date, Groobman had moved from the corner in later years. 
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SJBill said...
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Hello, Tom,
Just looked into the Kelsey Building history and location.
Kelsey is only 1 block off of Broad Street. Its address is 101 W. State St., on the odd side of the street. It was built in 1911.
228 - 232 W. State should be further away from Broad St., and across the street from the Museum complex (corner of Green Place. Removal of these structures may have made way for townhouses such as the one owned by Mary Roebling.
Nice neighborhood, except for the politicians across the street. ;-) -
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Tom Glover said...
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YOU ARE CORRECT, BILL. THERE ARE NO ADS FOR THE GROOBMAN TAILOR SHOP AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO ABOVE. tHE ONLY AD I COULD FIND WAS ANNOUNCING HIS MOVE FROM ONE BUILDING IN THE 200 BLOCK. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE CAPTION IN THE PHOTO, HE WAS ON THE CORNER OF W.STATE AND WILLOW.
TOM GLOVER -
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Hello, Tom,
Just looked into the Kelsey Building history and location.
Kelsey is only 1 block off of Broad Street. Its address is 101 W. State St., on the odd side of the street. It was built in 1911.
228 - 232 W. State should be further away from Broad St., and across the street from the Museum complex (corner of Green Place. Removal of these structures may have made way for townhouses such as the one owned by Mary Roebling.
Nice neighborhood, except for the politicians across the street. ;-)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
YOU ARE CORRECT, BILL. THERE ARE NO ADS FOR THE GROOBMAN TAILOR SHOP AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO ABOVE. tHE ONLY AD I COULD FIND WAS ANNOUNCING HIS MOVE FROM ONE BUILDING IN THE 200 BLOCK. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE CAPTION IN THE PHOTO, HE WAS ON THE CORNER OF W.STATE AND WILLOW. I HAVE ADDED A LINE EXPLAINING WHY THE AD DOESN'T MATCH THE INFO IN THE PHOTO.
TOM GLOVER
Thursday, April 12, 2012