Olden Ironbound

 

Tram car going up Ferry Street towards Kerney, in the 1930s.

30 Ferry Street, in the 1950s.

Ironbound Trust Company at Market & Ferry Streets original project with 3 big windows; the real thing turned out to have 8 windows. It was built in 1909 and opened in 1910. 

Ferry with Union Street, in the 1960s. 

Ferry with Prospect Street in 1971. 

Marilyn Cruz with Prospect Street in the background, in 1942.

144 Ferry Street, next to Adams Street, in the 1940s; Harry Fein Furniture & Corsets.

186 Ferry St. with Van Buren St.; Portuguese Pitta's Bakery. 

199 Ferry Street, corner with Polk Street.

Ferry Street in 1915, with Schlesinger's Shoes on the right & Saint Stephen's, a German church serving the German community. The tram-car crosses Van Buren Street.

St. Stephan's Church, on Ferry Street & Hamburg Place.

East Ferry Street with Wall Street. 

Tram car aka trolley in Eastern Ironbound, just below the Pulaski Skyway, in the 1930s.

Pulaski Skyway, opened in 1932, the 3.5-mile long is a historic, elevated steel truss bridge in New Jersey connecting Newark and Jersey City. Known as an engineering marvel of its time, it cost $20 million to build. It is famously restricted to cars only, banning trucks since 1933 due to narrow, dangerous lanes.

The New Jersey Turnpike, opened between 1951 and 1952, was built in just 25 months to alleviate traffic on state roads. Spanning 118 miles, it was a pioneering modern toll road built for $255 million. It has since grown to 148 miles, famously featuring a "dual-dual" (12-14 lane) setup in its northern section.

Pulaski Skyway passes directly over the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in the Kearny and Newark area. While they cross each other geographically, they do not have a direct interchange; the Turnpike Extension (I-78) is often used to connect the two routes, especially during Skyway closures.

491 East Ferry Street, Kiell Louis, 1916.