Vintage New Jersey

08/06/2024

Irvington, NJ- Springfield Ave looking towards Washington Ave in the 1940s compared to today. This was before the Garden State Parkway was constructed.

06/05/2024

In the 1970s, before they became TV/movie icons, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent (both New Jersey natives) played in a band called “Frank Vincent and the Aristocrats”. Vincent played drums, trumpet, and piano. They really played well off of each other and changed to more of a comedy act. It was described as a mix of Abbott and Costello and Don Rickles.

02/05/2024

Ocean City is America’s Greatest Family Resort. Stay with us and see why! Coming in the Spring of 2025!

29/04/2024

Seaside Heights, NJ- Woman putting up black out curtains at Casino Pier, during WW2. Most of the shore towns had to use blackout curtains in their homes. The entire area was blacked out at night for the duration of the war. German U-Boats would patrol the area.

22/04/2024

12/04/2024

Seaside Heights, NJ- Bamboo Nightclub in 2010 compared to today.

11/04/2024

Jersey City, NJ- The Central Railroad of New Jersey Track 13 in 1953 and today.

10/04/2024

Freehold, NJ- The legendary, Jersey Freeze Ice Cream Shop, in the early 1960s compared to today.

31/03/2024

Vineland, NJ- In the 1890s, Before coming to Vineland, the Milo (Myers) family toured with Buffalo Bill and with Barnum Circus. Mary Ann was known as Madam Milo: Queen of Hair, with her hair measuring over 6ft long. Her twin boys performed in acrobatic shows, where they would hang by their hair, which they didn’t cut until their teen years. Their father, William, was also an acrobat and performed.

30/03/2024

Manasquan, NJ- Main Street and South Street in the 1940s and today.

29/03/2024

Plainfield, NJ- A parade of Elephants down East Front Street, in the early 1900s.

29/03/2024

On March 25, 1664, Popamora, chief of the Lenape Indians of the Navesink region, executed the sale of the neck of land stretching from Sandy Hook and Rocky Point to Keansburg on the west, and to the Navesink Highlands on the east. The tract extended from Raritan Bay on the north to the Navesink rive...

25/03/2024

Ramsey, NJ - In 1977, four local families - the Muti’s, the Conti’s, the Baruffaldi’s, and the Giuliani’s agreed to rename their street “Guinea Gultch”. The block was an extension of Cleveland Street - but that name didn’t seem appropriate, so they gave it another.
“It’s not a put-down on Italians,” says Vincent Muti, a borough policeman. “We’re all proud to be Italians.”, “And we all have a sense of humor,” adds Maryke Baruffaldi.

21/03/2024

Camden, NJ- Broadway and Kaighn Ave in the 1960s compared to today.

19/03/2024

Brielle, NJ- The Route 35 overpass bridge in the 1930s and today.

01/03/2024

Atlantic City, NJ- Park Place Casino Hotel, 1980.
#1980

28/02/2024

26/02/2024

Long Branch, NJ- The boardwalk fire of 1987. Going back over 160 years Long Branch had a pier on the Atlantic coast five in total since 1828. All are ancient history now. It burned due to a gas leak and electrical fire.

23/02/2024

New Jersey Turnpike Map from 1950.

20/02/2024

Lavallette, NJ- Bay Beach Way in 1971 and today.

12/02/2024

Jersey City, NJ- Grove Street and Railroad Ave (now Christopher Columbus Drive) in the 1950s and today.

10/02/2024

Atlantic City, NJ- Pacific Ave and MLK Jr Blvd in 1970 and today.

08/02/2024

Magnolia, NJ- The corner of Warwick Road and Lapierre Ave in the 1930s and today.

05/02/2024

Asbury Park, NJ- The Palace Amusements, shortly before demolition, 2004.

04/02/2024

Chuck Wepner aka “The Bayonne Bleeder”, inspired the movie, Rocky, with Sylvester Stallone. Wepner fell just nineteen seconds short of a full fifteen rounds against world heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, in a 1975 championship fight.