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• Photograph - Shades - West 18th Street and Hackensack Avenue

  Black and white undated photograph of Hackensack Avenue and 18th Street. The house on the left belonged to George Roman, a Civil War veteran, general contractor and real estate investor. His house was the first Weehawken jail, moved from 11th Street in Hoboken to this location. From the collection of Weehawken resident Bobby Reed.
• Photograph - Shades - Hackensack Avenue near 19th Street

  Black and white photo of Hackensack Avenue, which was was the main business block in the Shades. Pictured are several storefronts, including a barbershop with a pole. According to an 1897 business directory, one Charles Carmici owned the shop at 25 Hackensack Avenue. Photograph from the collection of Weehawken resident Bobby Reed.