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• Losquadro Coal Corporation

  Black and white photograph of the Losquardo Coal Corporation, which was run by William Losquadro. It was located on Park Avenue behind Dykes Lumber at 19th Street and was in business until the late 1980s. Along with coal and fuel oil delivery, it installed and service oil burners. As coal use diminished, the company began delivering ice during the summer months.
• Hudson Tavern

  Color photograph of the bar of the Hudson Tavern, located at 547 Hudson Avenue. Helen Sinsheimer, Proprietor and Walter Dalbey, Manager.
• Matchbook - Shanghai Reds

  Matchbook from Shanghai Red's, which was located on Pier D-T, at the current site of the Chart House on the Weehawken waterfront. Shanghai Red's opened in 1984, one of the first restaurants on the rehabbed waterfront. Unfortunately, the restaurant went bankrupt in 1993 and was replaced in 1994 by the Chart House, which later suffered a fire and has now also closed. The Time Machine does not believe in curses, but... According to a review of the newly opened Chart House from 1994, "You never went to Shanghai Red's for the food. The salad greens were often brown, the steaks pre-cooked, the desserts desultory. But what a view!" Not a great epitaph, but there you go. Thanks to Susie Felber of the Weehawken Gazette for clearing up errors on this page - no Shanghai Red's may have burned a steak or two, but it never burned down.
• Matchbook - Hillside Grill

  Matchbook from Hillside Grill, which was located at 303 Park Avenue. "Where good fellows get together - Dining and Dancing"
• N.Y. & N.J. Crematory - Union Hill, N.J.

  Hand colored photo postcard of the castle-like crematory, located in North Bergen, NJ. Postmarked November 29, 1914 from Weehawken. Published by the Union News Company, New York.
• Matchbook - Eddies Tavern

  Matchbook from Eddies Tavern, located at 4926 Park Avenue Specializing in every kind of stomach bitters for every kind of stomach!
• Van Cliefs Point View Hotel, Clifton Park, Weehawken, N.J.

  Black and white photo postcard of the roadhouse at the intersection of Boulevard East and Pershing Road. The hotel and restaurant was built in 1895 by Simon Kelly, then Mayor of Weehawken. It was used as headquarters for the Hudson County Democratic Committee during his tenure as mayor. The building has remained a restaurant since its opening in 1895, though it has changed hands and names many times. Postmarked August 13, 1911 from Weehawken. John C. Voigt, Post Card Co., Jersey City, NJ. Printed in Germany.
• Restaurant Cafe - Live Boiled Lobsters My Specialty

  Business card of August Kaiser, proprietor of a restaurant at 307 Park Avenue, which was located just south of the old town hall, and just north of the Shippen Street stairs.