| Author | Message | ||
     bill671 Citizen Username: Bill671 Post Number: 130 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've always been a local history nut, but while looking at EBay, I came across this: http://cgi.ebay.com/1921-PROSPECT-Farms-JERSEY-Cow-Ad-MAPLEWOOD-NJ_W0QQitemZ7161847641QQcategoryZ37832QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem  | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 9708 Registered: 1-2003  |
What year was this? Any idea of where, exactly, the farm was? I suppose on or near Prospect St. | ||
| gj1 Citizen Username: Gj1 Post Number: 227 Registered: 11-2003 |
The ebay listing states that it's a 1921 ad. | ||
| mjc Citizen Username: Mjc Post Number: 834 Registered: 10-2004 |
love the reference to "fashionable bulls" ?? | ||
| Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 9445 Registered: 5-2001 |
It is interesting that the owner kept an office on Ferry Street in Newark, which I believe is in the business district. This probably indicates he owned other properties and was essentially in the "agribusiness" as opposed to a family farm. Originally Prospect Street ran from Parker Avenue to SO Village and connected with a farm owned by the Tichner family. Look at the historic photos on the main page. In any event Mr. Albright probably sold out to the real estate developers a few years later when Maplewood began to develop as a suburb. |
