Ridgewood
Ridgewood, New Jersey, might still be known as Godwinville had it not been for the efforts of Cornelia Dayton, the wife of a real estate developer, who continually lobbied for the name change until the post office recognized it in 1865. By 1876, the community received township status. Street scenes portray Ridgewood’s evolution from dirt to cobblestone to asphalt-paved roads, and the change
from a railroad grade crossing at Ridgewood Avenue to an underpass at Franklin Avenue. Sections on the historic buildings and homes are arranged so one can take a tour from one to the next, aided by in-text maps. Other sections depict the nineteenth-century mansions, community life of bygone eras, and the “lost” buildings due to fire or “progress.”
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Ridgewood
Ridgewood, New Jersey, might still be known as Godwinville had it not been for the efforts of Cornelia Dayton, the wife of a real estate developer, who continually lobbied for the name change until the post office recognized it in 1865. By 1876, the community received township status. Street scenes portray Ridgewood’s evolution from dirt to cobblestone to asphalt-paved roads, and the change
from a railroad grade crossing at Ridgewood Avenue to an underpass at Franklin Avenue. Sections on the historic buildings and homes are arranged so one can take a tour from one to the next, aided by in-text maps. Other sections depict the nineteenth-century mansions, community life of bygone eras, and the “lost” buildings due to fire or “progress.”
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Ridgewood

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Ridgewood

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Overview

Ridgewood, New Jersey, might still be known as Godwinville had it not been for the efforts of Cornelia Dayton, the wife of a real estate developer, who continually lobbied for the name change until the post office recognized it in 1865. By 1876, the community received township status. Street scenes portray Ridgewood’s evolution from dirt to cobblestone to asphalt-paved roads, and the change
from a railroad grade crossing at Ridgewood Avenue to an underpass at Franklin Avenue. Sections on the historic buildings and homes are arranged so one can take a tour from one to the next, aided by in-text maps. Other sections depict the nineteenth-century mansions, community life of bygone eras, and the “lost” buildings due to fire or “progress.”

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439627020
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 08/23/1999
Series: Images of America Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 790,862
File size: 69 MB
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About the Author

Residents of Ridgewood, authors Vincent Parrillo, Beth Parrillo, and Arthur Wrubel have compiled photographs, mostly from the collections of the Ridgewood Historical Society, Ridgewood Library, Ridgewood News, and the postcard collection of Victor Figlar. Ridgewood celebrates the history of this community through carefully preserved images of the past.
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