Weehawken Pier Fire

Title: Weehawken Pier Fire
Description: This black and white photograph shows a burning pier on the Weehawken waterfront. It was sent in to the Time Machine by Dennis Cosgrove, who places it as having been taken around 1948. Pretty close - according to the New York Times (Jan 10, 1947, p. 14) , the fire burned for 26 hours on January 8-9, 1947 and destroyed about $3 million in merchandise. The fire was caused by chemicals leaking from a train into some water and igniting.
Subject: WHC88080
Date: 1947
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC88080
Coverage: Pershing Road at Boulevard East,Weehawken, NJ [40.7774849,-74.0137953]
Tag: Fire; Waterfront
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.