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Photos - US Army Participates in Opening of Lincoln Tunnel Two photos of US Army soldiers participating in the 1937 opening of the Lincoln Tunnel (according to the handwritten captions on the back of the pictures, it was 1936). These items are in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
Photo - Lincoln Tunnel Toll Plaza Undated black and white photo of the Weehawken Toll Plaza of the Lincoln Tunnel. It was likely taken in 1937, prior to the December opening, since the area is still under construction. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission -
Map - Course of Depressed and Marginal Highways of New Tunnel Published in the Hudson Dispatch of Friday, April 23, 1937, this map shows the layout of the approaches to the new Lincoln Tunnel. Caption: The above diagram shows how the depressed highway of the Weehawken-Midtown Tunnel will cut through Union City and Weehawken. From the tunnel mouth in Weehawken the highway forms a loop around Boulevard East and swings up to begin its course across Union City at Pleasant av. The three sections forming the black area indicate the depressed highway and marginal surface highways. Where they pass New York av. at 32nd st., a plaza will be built, and continuing to the Hudson Boulevard, further developments will be made. The depressed highway will go under the Boulevard and remain depressed until it reaches Route 1 in North Bergen. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
Lincoln Tunnel Loop Open To Traffic Today Newspaper clipping from the Hudson Dispatch of Saturday, October 15, 1938 (the date on the clipping was cut off, but I was able to determine the date through checking when it fell on a Saturday after 1937 and before 1940). This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission -
Mayor Meister and NYC Mayor Laguardia Inspect the Lincoln Tunnel Weehawken Mayor Meister and NYC Mayor Laguardia meet on October 15, 1937 in the Lincoln Tunnel for an inspection. This photo is from the Edward Kirk scrap book, which is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
Sandhogs in the Lincoln Tunnel - 2/19/1935 This black and white photograph is captioned as follows: 'Sand Hogs' bore through Hudson River Midtown Tunnel from Jersey Side. Weehawken, NJ 2/19/35 Photo shows general view as shield is moved forward from the Jersey side during the boring of the new Midtown Tunnel beneath the Hudson River. World Wide Photos From the collection of Lauren Sherman. -
Newspaper Clipping - Demolition in the Valley This identified newspaper clipping shows the demolition of houses in the Valley section of town in preparation for the building of the approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
News Clipping - Lincoln Tunnel Groundbreaking May 1934 photograph from unidentified newspaper. Present with spades and picks at the groundbreaking were Senator W. Warren Barbour, Lieut-Gov. M. William Bray, New York and Gov. A. Harry Moore, New Jersey, Frank Ferguson, Port Authority Vice Chairman, Mayor John G. Meister, Weehawken, Monsignor Robert Byer and Mayor Lewis Eastmead, Union City. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
Bus Entering the Lincoln Tunnel Black and white photograph of a bus on its way from Weehawken to New York City. Based on the style of bus and the surrounding cars, this photo (taken by Charles Schneider) appears to come from the 1940s. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
Before the Lincoln Tunnel This drawing by Grant Wright shows the playground just below the town hall at 400 Park Avenue in what was called the Valley area of Weehawken before construction began on the Lincoln Tunnel. Far left is old Boulevard East, at right is Park Avenue with trolley lines. The drawing is dated 1935, and was published in an unknown paper. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
Photograph - Lincoln Tunnel Opening Festivities Black and white photo, dated 1937. Caption: GIGANTIC TUNNEL IS OPENED, NEW YORK CITY -- Manhattan Island is lined again with the mainland, this time by the magnificent $85,000,000 Lincoln Tunnel crossing under the Hudson to Jersey from mid-town New York. Brilliant ceremonies mark the opening of one tube of the tremendous project. -
Program - Lincoln Tunnel Dedication - Dec 21 1937 This document is a program of activities surrounding the dedication of the Lincoln Tunnel, which took place in Weehawken and that other town on the other side of the Hudson on December 21, 1937. -
Photograph - 3rd Tube - Lincoln Tunnel Photograph of the third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel under construction.This photograph won first prize in the Industrial Clas of the Graflex Photo Contest. It was taken by Tim Sheehan of 17-07 Parmlee Avenue of Fairlawn, NJ. -
Historic American Engineering Record - Lincoln Tunnel The Historic American Engineering Record, maintained by the Library of Congress, documents achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as the Pueblo of Acoma, houses, windmills, one-room schools, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This set of aerial photographs, taken in October 1991, documents the Lincoln Tunnel and its surroundings. -
Helix and NYC Skyline Color postcard view of the Helix approach to the Lincoln Tunnel with some 1950s looking traffic. From the collection of Steve Dorio. -
National Geographic - Weehawken Here We Come This black and white photo appeared on the 'Flashback' page of the February 1997 issue of National Geographic magazine with the following caption: Weehawken, Here We Come Taking the newest route to New Jersey, cannon-carrying Army trucks rumbled through the Lincoln Tunnel in midtown Manhattan during opening ceremonies in December 1937. In the tunnel's first year of operation, 1,790,647 motorists paid 50 cents each way to take the 8,000-foot (2,400-meter) shortcut under the Hudson River. Today some 20 million vehicles make the trip each year, the toll has quadrupled and all cannons are expressly forbidden. The most explosive things in the tunnel now are traffic-ignited tempers. We'd prefer people leave those at home, said one Port Authority official. This photograph was never published in the magazine. Thanks to Marie Alberian of the Historical Commission for finding this wonderful photo. -
Commemorative Cachet - Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Commemorative stamped postal cover from the dedication of the Lincoln Tunnel in 1937. From the collection of Steve Dorio. -
Living New Deal: The Lincoln Tunnel A photo gallery focusing on the construction of the Lincoln Tunnel. The New Deal Network is a web site devoted to the public works and arts programs of the New Deal programs which President Roosevelt instituted to get us out of the Depression. -
NYCRoads.Com - The Lincoln Tunnel History and statistics about our favorite underwater crossing. -
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Lincoln Tunnel The official home page of the Lincoln Tunnel, built to provide New Yorkers with access to Weehawken. -
Lincoln Tunnel Promotional Brochure This undated brochure, with Mayor Meister promoting the progressive nature and amenities of the township, was published to entice those looking to relocate in New Jersey to choose Weehawken. -
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Program Program of the dedication of the Lincoln Tunnel, dated December 21, 1937. Two tubes are visible on Deco-style cover graphic, but only one was operational in 1937. The second tube opened in 1945. -
Film - Conquest of the Hudson The Port of New York Authority presents: Conquest of the Hudson - The Story of the Lincoln Tunnel. This 19 minute film, produced by Castle Films is undated, but looks like it was made shortly after the tunnel opened. A special thanks to Craig Berteele for providing this video! -
Elks Pin - Lincoln Tunnel Lapel pin from Weehawken's own Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 1456, featuring the Lincoln Tunnel.