Keep clicking on this photo and you will be standing on West State Street in the year 1937. The clarity of focus on this photo is absolutely incredible.
rayfromvillapark said...Hi Tom, Exceptional photo, with extreme clarity. I find a few things interesting, that can be deducted by close examination of this photo. It is the middle of winter, and the 1936 Chevrolet parked to the left, has a grille cover, to keep the cold air from interfering with the warmer air circulating around the engine, while at speed. There are still trolley rails, in the street, even though the trolly's stopped running at the end of 1934. It took a few years to remove them. There is a cop to the far right, operating the go-go, stop-stop, sign by hand. You can see the tips of his shoes just encroaching into the photo. There is even an umbrella for him to stay out of the bad weather.To the left, in the background, just beyond the Weinmann's Hotel and Bar sign, is an esthetically beautiful bank building, that some moron, OK'd to be torn down, for a parking lot and drive-in bank window. This building was a feat of architecture, not found since. Perhaps, another example of this kind of structure, is the bank building still standing at Broad and Hudson Sts. At least I hope it is still there. I don't remember the name of either bank. The Hotel Stacy Trent, was our finest hotel. I had the pleasure of attending a wedding reception there, during the 1950s. Many thoughts from one photo of our hometown! rayfromvillapark
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Hi Tom, Exceptional photo, with extreme clarity. I find a few things interesting, that can be deducted by close examination of this photo. It is the middle of winter, and the 1936 Chevrolet parked to the left, has a grille cover, to keep the cold air from interfering with the warmer air circulating around the engine, while at speed. There are still trolley rails, in the street, even though the trolly's stopped running at the end of 1934. It took a few years to remove them. There is a cop to the far right, operating the go-go, stop-stop, sign by hand. You can see the tips of his shoes just encroaching into the photo. There is even an umbrella for him to stay out of the bad weather.To the left, in the background, just beyond the Weinmann's Hotel and Bar sign, is an esthetically beautiful bank building, that some moron, OK'd to be torn down, for a parking lot and drive-in bank window. This building was a feat of architecture, not found since. Perhaps, another example of this kind of structure, is the bank building still standing at Broad and Hudson Sts. At least I hope it is still there. I don't remember the name of either bank. The Hotel Stacy Trent, was our finest hotel. I had the pleasure of attending a wedding reception there, during the 1950s. Many thoughts from one photo of our hometown! rayfromvillapark
Was Trenton Jr College on the Corner of West State and Willow? Maybe Willow was a little further West.
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