Title

Dismantling Old Roman Mansion, Once Served as Weehawken Jail

Description

Clipping from an unidentified newspaper (probably the Hudson Observer) stamped March 21, 1947 and describing the demolition of 1 Hackensack Avenue in The Shades. This building was Weehawken's first Police HQ and Jail in 1870. The article provides a number of details about Weehawken's early law enforcement and hospitality communities.

Subject

WHC99010

Date

1947

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC99010

Coverage

1 Hackensack Plank Road,Weehawken, NJ [40.7587668,-74.02982919999999]

Tag

Buildings

Business

Police

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.