B+W photo of trolley car on elevated trestle from Hoboken to Jersey City Heights, April 24, 1949.
Entry/Object ID
2008.012.0203
Description
Black-and-white photo of a trolley car on elevated trestle from Hoboken to Jersey City Heights, April 24, 1949. 3-1/2" high x 5" wide print. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has typewritten print or negative file number and caption information as below.
Typewritten on back: X49-196. N.J. Public Service [Public Service of New Jersey] trestle from Hoboken to Palisades. Soon to be abandoned. Photo 4/24/49. 125 feet high.
The view is looking northwest from below the elevated or 'L' trestle. The foreground street is probably First Street with the large building in the background on Paterson Plank Road.
The trolleys or streetcars that used this line on the south end of Hoboken ran to and from a terminal at Hudson Place next to the Lackawanna Terminal. They also had connections to street level routes in Hoboken.
Acquisition
Accession
2008.012
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1949 - 1949
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1949-1949
Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: Photographs may have been taken by a William or Bill Slade.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-11-18
