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Picnic Halted As Jealous Man Murders Pal at Turkey Point, 1939

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

(The Afro-American, 8/2/1930) 20-Year-Old Youth is Nearly Decapitated by Friend. What was intended to be a happy event when a number of former high school students gave a bathing party, was turned into tragedy when Robert Turner, 20, 2102 Division … Continue reading →

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Giant Hardshell Crab

Posted on March 13, 2012 by atomictv

Norris Seafood, Sue Grove Road.

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Rockaway Beach Volunteer Fire Department Sign, 1940s

Posted on March 12, 2012 by atomictv
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Jolly Four Park: Essex’s Secret African-American 1930s Nightclub

Posted on February 15, 2012 by atomictv

One of those Essex urban legends that my late mother Jackie Nickel was never able to verify concerned the existence of a secret African-American speakeasy/nightclub/picnic pavilion/swim club off of Back River Neck Road in Essex. There’s the remnants of a … Continue reading →

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