I was only 2 years old when this event from the "STREETS-ROADS-HIGHWAYS" folder took place: The city of Trenton was in the early stages of planning the construction of a highway through the city of Trenton where the canal had flowed for years. We have come to know that highway as the "Trenton Freeway." Prior to the actual construction of the freeway, there was a suggestion that the freeway pass across East State Street and the Canal at a railroad crossing. As we all know, the road was tunneled under E. State Street and other cross streets. Notice the railroad crossing gates which were in place during the 1930's.ONCE AGAIN, FROM ONE OF OUR MOST VALUABLE VISITORS, RALPH LUCARELLA, THIS INSIGHTFUL COMMENT ON THE GRAPHIC ABOVE.
Ralph is a senior who is a local treasure with memories that he has of the era of the 30's and upward.
Ralph: Your comments add valuable first person experiences and are very much appreciated.
Ralph is a senior who is a local treasure with memories that he has of the era of the 30's and upward.
Ralph: Your comments add valuable first person experiences and are very much appreciated.
Hi Tom: That's a good shot of the Post Office, where my brother and I worked until 1955 when we left to build the Hamilton Bowling Lanes. I can recall the time the freeway was built and also the canal that ran through there. They were great times for the city and the beginning of big changes in routes through out Trenton. I remember eating breakfast in the dinner across the street from the Post Office for 15 years,
Friday, February 19, 2010