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Date
1891
Description
An advertisement from the Passaic Steel Company showing a photograph of the Weehawken Passenger Elevators and Viaduct, listing the length and height of the structure. The gigantic elevator was designed by by civil engineer Thomas E. Brown Jr. based on specifications by Edward A. Trapp, engineer of the North Hudson Railway Company. Completed in 1891, the complex opened in 1892, providing easy transportation for New Yorkers wishing to attend the Eldorado Amusement Park or to go by rail to the Guttenberg Racetrack.
Identifier
WTM20240506011
Subject
Giant Passenger Elevator and Viaduct at Weehawken, NJ
