Category Archives: Then or now
Parker Hotel
J.Y. Parker first built a Hotel on the northeast side of Eldred’s four corners. By 1900 he had built the Parker House which still stands, southeast of Eldred’s four corners. The photos in my Halfway Brook books are in black … Continue reading
Eldred 1940 and 1954
More from 1941 paper
Revisiting Roebling Bridge III
Revisiting Roebling Bridge II
Revisiting Roebling Bridge I
The Library of Congress (LOC) has many photos of the Roebling Aqueduct turned Bridge. I am fascinated with Roebling’s Aqueduct, obviously, and have collected a few more photos from LOC for this and another post. Unfortunately there are no dates … Continue reading
The Stege Cat House
The February 1938 Sunday Mirror Magazine section mentioned that after Katie Stege’s death, when her personal property was sold at auction, in addition to her 35 Persian cats, there were 48 rabbits, 17 ducks, 4 goats, 22 pigs, 19 sheep, … Continue reading
1930s and 1940s Stamps
1959 Bellom Property
I did not know about the Bellom family when I wrote “Farewell to Eldred.” A special thank you to J. Meyer for sharing his 1959 Bellom Property photo and the following information: It is my understanding that Bertha and Joe … Continue reading