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Hackensack Discussion / Ticketed on Union St
« on: March 19, 2010, 09:31:04 PM »
Think he'll have reason to holla?

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Hackensack Discussion / Re: A Decade of Middle School Noise - Even When No One's There!
« on: March 19, 2010, 07:05:17 PM »
SUCCESS!!

Not a single bell was heard this week! (and school was in session).

I was hoping that it was the result of something good that someone had done, but was expecting to hear something like "storm damage knocked them out", so I called Fred Martens - the helpful Board of Education member whom I had met 2 months ago - to find out.

He wasn't available, but I got a call back from John Doller, the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds for the BoE. He said he had only recently been presented with the problem and found a way to cut off the external blasts, saying that the only time they will ever be heard outside is if the Middle School is in lockdown for some reason.

Hallelujah!

And it only took a decade.



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Hackensack Discussion / Minor storm damage to First Presbyterian Church's steeple
« on: March 19, 2010, 06:57:30 PM »
I saw workers on the steeple yesterday and this morning I found out what happened.

If you look at the bottom of the picture on the left, you'll see what looks like a sort of picket fence that runs around the four sides of the steeple. Apparently, one side sustained damage during the storm and all or part of it wound up on the ground.

Yesterday, the workers started taking ALL sides out. I walked over to the church this morning and spoke to someone outside, who was supervising for the church, to find out what happened and what is to be done.

There will be a meeting next week to decide whether to leave it as is or replace what was removed. Of course, I expressed hope it would be replaced, but, as the gentleman reminded me, I'm probably the only one who sees and appreciates it being there.

He's right - probably no one will notice any difference.

There were a couple of the "pickets" nearby on the ground. I asked him if the church was keeping them for posterity.  He said, "No - you want one?"

So my ever-expanding collection of neighborhood pieces - which range from 20' below ground to 50' above it - has a new member.

In the picture on the right, the 28" piece with a hundred coats of white paint looks longingly at its old home from its new one.



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Photography...........the way I see it (Moderated by BLeafe) / Re: Great Flood? Go to the Great Falls - Great Show!
« on: March 19, 2010, 12:58:02 AM »
The Record posted a video on their site from the same day that I was there.

We're trying to figure out how to embed this, but in the meantime..............

 http://www.northjersey.com/multimedia/video_player/?firstGallery=1&playVideo=http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/2010/03/16waterpark/waterpark_430.flv



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / 1870 Book: "First Reformed Church of Hackensack N.J."
« on: March 19, 2010, 12:45:34 AM »
http://xrl.us/ChurchOnTheGreenBook


Seller's description:

First Reformed Church of Hackensack, NJ, 1870 by Rev. Theodore B. Romeyn, Pastor of the Church. Published New York Board of Publication, R.C.A. Cover has minor water damage to top third as shown in picture, water damage to same first three pages at front only, remainder of pages clear and bright, previous owner's name inscribed to end paper. Rubbed spine and corners, all pages intact with no rips or tears, spine fully intact, good hinges,  131 pages. 1 lb 1 oz, 6" x 9".



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / 8 Hackensack Commercial Covers 1904-1915
« on: March 19, 2010, 12:42:53 AM »
http://xrl.us/OttoFromTown


Seller's description:

United States postal history. 1904 - 1915. Eight covers postmarked with Hackensack, New Jersey flag cancels.

Commercial covers from the Susquehanna Hotel, Riverside Planing Mill and Coal Company, Hutchinson & Andrus, Hackensack Trust, Hackensac Coal & Lumber.



These are not especially historic or valuable - I just like seeing the simplicity with which these old Hackensack businesses that we're semi-familiar with used to address their envelopes.

Can you imagine being a business and writing this on an envelope today.........

Mr. Otto Mehrkens
Town

...........and it gets right to Otto at 107 Main St, Hackensack?



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Photography...........the way I see it (Moderated by BLeafe) / Great Flood? Go to the Great Falls - Great Show!
« on: March 16, 2010, 05:23:02 PM »
This isn't Hackensack, but it's what a Hackensack photographer wanted to shoot after the deluge we got hit with this past weekend.

The Great Falls in Paterson always puts on a better-than-usual show after a huge storm because it seems like that's where all the water in Passaic County ends up.

I took these stills and video with my cell.


The wide view (but I really wanted to get up on that bridge):




On the way to the bridge: this is about a block before the water goes over the falls. You could feel the unbelievable power of the water.




Almost there..........and got a little colorful bonus:




Can't get much closer............and wouldn't want to. You can see the bridge's shadow across the chasm:




The problem on the bridge is you get soaked - worse, your camera gets soaked. It's not bad with a cell, but I had my grownup camera too and it was almost impossible to keep the lens dry.

I took a pretty cool video from there that was about 2 minutes long, but it was gone when I got home. I think I forgot to save it in the rush to get out of the dense mist.

I did take 3 little videos. The first (19 seconds) is the full view and what you hear mostly is the wind:
<a href="http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=2jagb5i&amp;s=5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=2jagb5i&amp;s=5</a>



This one is about 3 seconds. I pulled the cell down because I thought I had just taken a still and then realized it was video:
<a href="http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=2jbqxpd&amp;s=5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=2jbqxpd&amp;s=5</a>



This one was 2-3 seconds and on the bridge. It looks like it was taken from that longer video that I didn't save and you can hear the power:
<a href="http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=m7unu8&amp;s=5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=m7unu8&amp;s=5</a>



That's it. The show will probably continue tomorrow and Thursday - maybe longer. If you go, the best time to photograph it is in the morning before the falls start to go into shadow. If you go on the bridge (and you should), wear clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting wet. This isn't The Maid of the Mist and no moisture protection will be provided.



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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / 3 signed items from Hackensack's astronaut - Wally Schirra
« on: March 15, 2010, 12:58:00 AM »
3 AUCTIONS - SAME SELLER


1. Signed Wally Schirra (w/JFK) 8x10 Photo

http://xrl.us/SchirraJFKPhoto

Seller's description:

You are looking at a REALLY NICE
black and white, 10 inch by 8 inch photo of
Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Astronaut
WALLY SCHIRRA
with former PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

Astronaut Wally Schirra signed his name on the front of this great photo of Wally Schirra showing President Kennedy around the Cape. Astronaut Wally Schirra used a black marker to signed his name. This is a great signature from Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Astronaut Wally Schirra. and one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's first effort to put humans in space. He was the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. Schirra was the 5th American and the 9th human to ride a rocket into space. This is a really nice Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo signature item for your collection.  This photo is not address to anyone, it comes to the winning bidder “clean”. No marks other than the signature. Those who know me that I don’t believe in COAs, but if I have one - I like to pass them on to the winner bidder and let them decided what to do with the COA. The second scan shows a close up of the signature. The third scan shows the COA (Certificate of Authenticity - from Todd Mueller Autographs). The fourth photo is myself with Wally Schirra in Burbank, California on Saturday, September 4, 2004.

The signed black and white photo is ten times better than the scan.




2. Wally Schirra signed 1992 Space Stamp Block

http://xrl.us/SchirraStampBlock

Seller's description:

You are looking at a REALLY NICE
"mint condition" SIGNED STAMP BLOCK BY (Apollo - Soyuz, Astronaut - Cosmonaut USA stamp )
WALLY SCHIRRA

This stamp block is called Space Accomplishments, United States and was issued in 1992. Both the United States and Russia were involved in the design of this block of four mint stamps; Russia concurrently issued a similar set. The American and Russian designers were Robert T. McCall and Vladimir Beilin, respectively. The four stamps form a continuous design that honors a broad spectrum of space exploration achievements by the two countries. The top-left stamp illustrates a Cosmonaut and the U.S. Space Shuttle. The top-right stamp features an Astronaut, Russian Space Station, and Russian Space Shuttle. The bottom-left stamp shows Sputnik, Vostok, and Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. The bottom-right stamp illustrates Soyuz, Mercury, and Gemini Spacecraft. The actual size of this block of four stamps is 80mm x 51mm (possibly attached sheet selvage is not included in this measurement). This is a great signature of Mercury 7, Gemini 6, and Apollo 7 Astronaut Wally Schirra.




3. Walter Schirra-signed 1983 Schirra Enterprises check

http://xrl.us/SchirraEnterprisesCheck

Seller's description:

You are looking at a REALLY NICE
"mint condition" SIGNED BANK CHECK FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY
WALLY SCHIRRA

This cancel business check from Schirra Enterprises is dated December 10, 1983. The check is made out to AU Appliance Serv. Co. for $64.80. The back of the check has four or five bank stamps showing that the check was paid. The signed business check measures 8.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Please note: on the left side of the front of the check it appears as a bank stamp has been placed there. It hasn’t, with my scanner, the back of the check with the bank stamp kind of shows in the scan.


The last photo is the seller with Wally Schirra in 2004.



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Wilkopedia information on Hackensack
« on: March 14, 2010, 04:50:07 PM »
Quote from: just watching on March 14, 2010, 03:58:46 PM
That can be in Wilkopedia too.

Great.

What is WILCOpedia, Roger?



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Wilkopedia information on Hackensack
« on: March 13, 2010, 06:12:10 PM »
Quote from: just watching on March 13, 2010, 02:00:24 PM
I am requesting that our Editor contact Wilkopedia and give them the correct information.  He's the tech guy, he should be able to get in touch with them.

You DO know what Wikipedia is, right?





ANYONE.............even you!

Have at it!



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Hackensack Discussion / Shackin' Up
« on: March 13, 2010, 01:29:40 PM »
From today's Home section of The Record:

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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / B&W Negative: The Hackensack (Hudson River Ferry)
« on: March 13, 2010, 01:28:16 AM »
http://xrl.us/TheHackensack



Negative is 3" x 4.5". This is probably the 1930s, since the GW Bridge is in the background.

The Hackensack wound up in Martha's Vineyard (see below information from the Vineyard Gazette, which refers to the Hudson River as a "placid stream").



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Hackensack History / Re: Hendrix at George's Club 20 (Hackensack)
« on: March 09, 2010, 04:07:15 PM »
Editor,

Unfortunately, your video of "What'd I Say" has been deleted.

Fortunately, I found another that's supposedly from that same night at George's - a nice stereo version of the Stones' "Satisfaction" (!) After the only visual (a Hendrix picture that's reversed), it's audio only:


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/gENgE7Ue69w&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/gENgE7Ue69w&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;</a>



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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Linden Street Construction
« on: March 08, 2010, 02:27:01 PM »
"Fifth floor! Men's haberdashery, Conklin's corsets, and Chicken Magician memorabilia. Watch the closing doors.......and that building next door that looks like it's about to fall over."

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Online Auctions/Local Images (Moderated by BLeafe) / Conklin Bros. Main St 1894 Catalog (corsets!)
« on: March 08, 2010, 12:34:08 AM »
http://xrl.us/HackCorsets


Last month, I posted an auction that lots of trade cards, pamphlets, etc., from the 1800s, and one of them was a pamphlet for Conklin Bros in Hackensack, titled "Modeled to Fit".

Here it is again - this time being sold in its own auction as a 16-page catalog of women's corsets!


Seller's description:

Up for auction is this wonderful vintage 1894 catalog advertising Dr. Warner's Coraline Corsets for sale by Conklin Bros. Co., Hackensack, NJ. It measures 4 by 3 inches and is 16 unnumbered pages long. The 2nd page in on the front and back is upside down - guess that makes it unique! It pictures all the different styles available for every woman's figure, as well as the garters to go with them. Many of the illustrations are in color - this is a great little booklet! Condition is very good as shown with no creasing or wear; there is some rust at the staple.



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