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Hackensack History / Re: 1970's (?) Downtown Image
« on: February 19, 2015, 12:50:25 PM »
Quote from: irons35 on April 18, 2013, 11:40:01 AM
the old Bank on the corner of Fair and Essex was not an old building.  when they tore it down we were allowed to use it for drill. only looked old on the outside, was a conventional wood frame structure on the inside.


In the late 40's and early 50's, St. Marks Lutheran Church was at the SE corner of Fair and Essex. I lived at 34-36 Essex Street from 1946 to 1964. St. Marks moved to a new church up in the Fairmont area.

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Hackensack History / Re: 1970's (?) Downtown Image
« on: February 18, 2015, 12:09:54 PM »
I was born in the Brinkerhoff House, 1946. The property was owned by my grandfather, Angelo Toriello, who owned Toriello Construction Co. The yard stored heavy construction equipment. The address back then was 34 Essex St. My grandfather passed in 1966. We moved out of the house in 1964. Graduated from HHS and moved to then East Paterson. Not sure when it was sold as I plan to go to the searching vault at the courthouse and research the chain of ownership. Subsequent visits by me to Hackensack showed the house renovated and the tenants were attorneys.

The building was originally used as a residence. James B. Bratt, one of the founders of the Bergen County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, lived there from 1912 to 1919. The photos of the house are located in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. The house was built during the Civil War, c. 1862. The car wash next door was owned by the Sanzari's. The current owner of the land is Court Plaza Associates, LLP. (1997) A Sanzari was one of the executives. (Since passed) I believe they purchased the land from the City of Hackensack.

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/nj1027/

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