UNION CITY NEW JERSEY |
West Hoboken and the town of Union (also called Union Hill)
merged in 1925
to form Union City.
The Azarian family lived in Union City in the 1930s. John Blanck and his family lived in Union City in the 1930s.
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Union Hill and West Hoboken Not posted | |
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck, November 2010, Posted 1907
Festival Hall Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, N. J.
The Schuetzen Park was a recreational destination for Germans from all over the Tri-state area. See Hoboken |
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck Not posted The Fritz Reuter Altenheim is a retirement community since 1897. It was named for the German Novelist, Fritz Reuter (1810-1874) |
Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck, November 2010, Posted 1907
Alice Azarian graduated from Emerson High School in 1933. See
Alice Azarian
John Blanck graduated from Emerson High School in 1934, according to his service papers.See John Blanck
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck Posted - mark blurred On the corner is the W L Rosenkranz Drug Store. Walter L Rosenkranz (Edith: Twin Theatres Pharmacy) H Woodcliff, N J were listed in the 1929 directory for Union City. Capitol Theatre and the RKO State Theatre, built in 1922, were located at 4700 Bergenline ave in Union City.
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Summit Ave, West Hoboken | |
Clinton Avenue and West Hoboken Town Park, West
Hoboken, N. J. Not posted | |
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Palisades Avenue, West Hoboken, N.J. West Hoboken became Union City. Post marked 1910 | |
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St Michael's Monastary, West Hoboken, N.J. West Hoboken became Union City. Post marked without year | |
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West Hoboken Park, West
Hoboken, N. J. Posted 1912 | |
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Fountain in Town Park, West
Hoboken, N. J. Posted 1908 | |
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck Posted 1912 |
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Postcard collection Maggie Land Blanck Posted 1909 |
Photo courtesy of Rick Schumacher, November 2010
Rich wrote:" My grandfather, Philip Schumacher was mayor of Union Hill for I believe 1 term somewhere in the 1914-1917 era. His brother-in-law, Christian P. Bravand was a member of the fire department and went through the ranks to become chief in 1912. Philip Schumacher's father and mother were married by Rev. Leopold Mohn." | |
Azarians | |
John Blanck | |
Hoboken | |
August Bentkamp was a Germany from Bielefeld, Westfalia
who immigrated to West Hoboken in 1902 and later became a millionaire artificial flower manufacturer.
For more information on August Bentkamp go to
Bentkamp
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