Elevated Road, Steps and Incline to the Heights, Hoboken, New Jersey

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From Hoboken to the Heights

Hoboken lies along the Hudson river. Behind the city rise the Palisades with Jersey City and West Hoboken at the top. Various methods were devised to move people and goods from Hoboken to Jersey City Heights including inclines, steps and wagon lifts. West Hoboken no longer exists. It is now part of Union City.


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Die Drahtseil hochbahn in Hoboken [Elevated wire cable in Hoboken]

Not dated

The Hoboken Elevated line ran on a long trestle from Hudson Place in Hoboken to Jersey City Heights.


"L" Trestle, Wagon Elevator & Mountain House, Jersey City Heights, N.J.

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Post marked 1908. The Wagon Elevation was also know as the "Incline'"

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The elevated train was in service until August 7, 1949.

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Hillside Road from Hoboken to West Hoboken, N.J.

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100 steps from Hoboken to Jersey City Heights

The original Franklin Street steps were built in 1873 of wood. They were closed in the 1920 and removed entirely in the 1990s. They went from Franklin street in Jersey City to near 1st street in Hoboken.

In August 2013 Lenny Franco wrote that the 100 steps had been restored and were finished on August 29, 2013.

1896: May 4, Scherfenstine's bicycle store in Bayonne was robbed and five "wheels" were stolen. The Jersey City police learned that four men with wheels had gone down the Franklin Street steps towards Hoboken. The police arrested the four men as they were about to leave on the Hoboken ferry for Barclay street in New York City. Scherfenstine identified the bikes as the ones that had been stolen from his store. (the Sun, New York)

1896: A bale of hay caught fire in a feed and hay store near the foot of the Franklin street steps. Afraid that the two story farme building, which housed the feed store, would go up in flames an unnamed someone ran up the steps to send out the fire alarm. Fortunately, only the bale of hay burned.(The Sun, New York)

1900: November 12 - August Kikhert 0f 230 Jefferson street, Hoboken was found dead near the foot of the Franklin street steps. He had suffered multiple bruses all over his body. It was believed he had fallen down the stairs, been knocked unconscious and died from exposure.

1907: The Altmer Iron Works of Hoboken was awarded a $1,870 contract to repair the Franklin Steps connecting the Heights with lower Jersey City and Hoboken. (Annual Report of the City Comptroller, Jersey City)


Connecting Hoboken Pages

CHURCHES HOBOKEN MAIN PAGE HUDSON STREET
NEWARK STREET OTHER STREETS PARKS
JUNE 30, 1900 FIRE PHOTOS OF THE FIRE THE PIERS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS TRAIN STATION STEVENS INSTITUTE
TUNNEL WASHINGTON STREET

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