SOME MORE CLUES from buildings that I suspect were built in the 1930's
NOT STANDING --- the large Bell Telephone building on State Street across from Christ Episcopal
STANDING --- Original bus terminal building on River Street
STANDING ---- bank building on SE corner of State St and Salem
STANDING --- 40 Passaic Street, large apartment on corner of State and passaic
STANDING --- 1st Prebyterian Church, at Union and Passaic. Looks older, but it isn't.
STANDING --- PSE&G industrial building on South Newman Street
STANDING --- oil tank farm, what is now Costco
STANDING --- Edna B. Conklin Home, Essex & Green
Finding when any of these buildings were built will narrow down the date range.
And again, the hospital complex building and expansions, I believe were in the 30s'. I also don't believe that ROute 17 was built until at least the mid-late 30's, and that is also in the photo.
I wonder if the vacant lot for the Senior's building on Kansas Street was a vegetable garden. I was also SHOCKED to see a large rectangular building on Propspect Ave exactly where Quail Heights II is located. I remember when that house was torn down, it was set way back from the street, and almost dead on it's south property line. It had large buildings on both sides of it. The front yard was a big grassy yard, no rectangular building. What on God's earth is that rectangular building ? Where is "prospectgirl" when we need her ? She would know.