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I was born and raised in New Jersey but haven't lived there since the Sixties. These are some of what I remember most.

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Wall Art Prints

NJ map for wall art

I remember my Rahway High prom. Here are five Jersey Girls at theirs in 1991. Thanks to Sharon Hameier for the photo. Her beautiful daughter Amy is on the far left. Strapless Dress Formal, Prom Dresses, Formal Dresses, Rahway, Sixties, Amy, Daughter, Left

Strapless Dress Formal

I remember my Rahway High prom. Here are five Jersey Girls at theirs in 1991. Thanks to Sharon Hameier for the photo. Her beautiful daughter Amy is on the far left.

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"I'm From New Jersey," sung by Colonia boy John Gorka. Thanks to Mark Usinger for suggesting this pin. New Jersey, The Crossings, Live Music, Concerts, Studios, Central, Pin

"I'm From New Jersey," sung by Colonia boy John Gorka. Thanks to Mark Usinger for suggesting this pin.

New Jersey in the '50s: click on the book to see a map of the fictitious New Jersey town of Stony River. Penguin Random House, Stony, Penguins, The Book, Canada, River, Remember

Penguin Random House

New Jersey in the '50s: click on the book to see a map of the fictitious New Jersey town of Stony River.

Couldn't go to Atlantic City or Asbury Park without picking up a box of salt water taffy. Salt Water Taffy, Homemade Fudge, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Heritage, Canning, History, Box

Salt Water Taffy

Couldn't go to Atlantic City or Asbury Park without picking up a box of salt water taffy.

My father outside Merck's pilot plant, probably in the 1940s. 1940s, Pilot, The Outsiders, Father, Painting, Pai, Painting Art, Pilots

My father outside Merck's pilot plant, probably in the 1940s.

Tricia Dower

My grandpa's union sponsored a day at this amusement park once a year and I got to go and ride on all sorts of wonderful things. Vintage Advertising Posters, Vintage Advertisements, Vintage Posters, Palisades Park, Southern California Beaches, Santa Monica Beach, Irvington

Vintage Advertising Posters

Vintage Advertisements

Vintage Posters

Southern California Beaches

Santa Monica Beach

My grandpa's union sponsored a day at this amusement park once a year and I got to go and ride on all sorts of wonderful things.

One of Lloyd Garrison's wonderful paintings. This one of St. Mary's Church where the teens went for Friday night dances and Father Hermans patrolled the floor, ensuring boys and girls didn't dance too close. Fine Art Painting Oil, Mural Painting, Artist Painting, Paintings, Print Christmas Card, Christmas Crafts, Barbary Coast, Saint Marys

Fine Art Painting Oil

Artist Painting

Print Christmas Card

Christmas Crafts

One of Lloyd Garrison's wonderful paintings. This one of St. Mary's Church where the teens went for Friday night dances and Father Hermans patrolled the floor, ensuring boys and girls didn't dance too close.

Popular hang out in the Fifties and Sixties. Bar Grill, Linden, Hanging Out, George, Famous, Popular

Popular hang out in the Fifties and Sixties.

Jersey tomatoes: the best! Heirloom Tomato Seeds, Heirloom Tomatoes, Veggie Tales, Festival Posters, Ocean City, Heirlooms, Illustrators

Heirloom Tomato Seeds

Heirloom Tomatoes

Festival Posters

Jersey tomatoes: the best!

I couldn't do this but I loved the roller rink. Went to the one in Union, NJ. Roller Skating Outfits, Roller Skating Rink, Roller Rink, Roller Skaters, Roller Derby, Golden Skate, Boogie Wonderland, Roller Skates Vintage, Vintage Pictures

Roller Skating Outfits

Roller Skating Rink

Boogie Wonderland

Roller Skates Vintage

Vintage Pictures

I couldn't do this but I loved the roller rink. Went to the one in Union, NJ.

We had diners like this when I was a kid. Roast beef on a slice of Wonder bread topped with brown gravy. Scoop of mashed on the side. Yum! Old Buildings, Abandoned Buildings, Abandoned Places, Abandoned Castles, Vintage Diner, Retro Diner, Fifties Diner, Vintage Signs, Abandoned Property

Abandoned Buildings

Abandoned Places

Abandoned Castles

Abandoned Property

We had diners like this when I was a kid. Roast beef on a slice of Wonder bread topped with brown gravy. Scoop of mashed on the side. Yum!

The movies theater where I spent many a Saturday afternoon now gussied up as a performing arts center. I did a book reading there in 2008 and it was "grand." Salsa Dance Classes, Acting Workshops, City Events, Sensory Friendly, Live Theater, Union County, Concert Venue, Performing Arts Center

Salsa Dance Classes

Acting Workshops

Sensory Friendly

Performing Arts Center

The movies theater where I spent many a Saturday afternoon now gussied up as a performing arts center. I did a book reading there in 2008 and it was "grand."

The Wild Mouse. My favorite ride at Seaside Heights when I was young and brave. Seaside Heights, Brave, Mouse, Wild, Riding, Favorite

Seaside Heights

The Wild Mouse. My favorite ride at Seaside Heights when I was young and brave.

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Facebook Cover Photos

Sport Team Logos

Maple Leafs Wallpaper

New Jersey Devils

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Vintage Travel Posters

Wedding Vintage

Rahway River, meandering through Cranford, NJ, making the town known as the "Venice of New Jersey." The most wonderful place to grow up! Wonderful Places, Great Places, Places To See, Beautiful Places, Mid Atlantic States, East Coast Road Trip

Wonderful Places

Beautiful Places

Mid Atlantic States

East Coast Road Trip

Rahway River, meandering through Cranford, NJ, making the town known as the "Venice of New Jersey." The most wonderful place to grow up!

Artist Lloyd Garrison captures so many of my childhood memories of Rahway, NJ. Garrison, Lloyd, Childhood Memories, Scene, Artist, Artists

Childhood Memories

Artist Lloyd Garrison captures so many of my childhood memories of Rahway, NJ.

The lake at Rahway Park. I remember swans and fireworks. River Park, Swans, Fireworks, The Neighbourhood, Lake

The Neighbourhood

The lake at Rahway Park. I remember swans and fireworks.

The White Castle a few blocks from my house. It's gone now, pushed aside by a highway extension. Family Dental Practice, Berenice Abbott, Tenement, Spiritus, Gelatin Silver Print, Black And White Prints, Contemporary Photographers, Ansel Adams

Family Dental Practice

Berenice Abbott

Gelatin Silver Print

Black And White Prints

Contemporary Photographers

The White Castle a few blocks from my house. It's gone now, pushed aside by a highway extension.

Rahway High's sports letter. Sports Jersey, Lettering, Picture, Drawing Letters, Brush Lettering

Drawing Letters

Brush Lettering

Rahway High's sports letter.

The REAL breakfast of champions. What Doris cooks for Carolyn in Stony River. One Pound, Breakfast Of Champions, Real, Book Cover, Rivers

Breakfast Of Champions

The REAL breakfast of champions. What Doris cooks for Carolyn in Stony River.

I loved the smell of Wheatena in the air. Air, Historia

I loved the smell of Wheatena in the air.

Ah, sand in your whatsis. Seaside, Sand, Movies, Movie Posters, Films, Beach, Film Poster

Ah, sand in your whatsis.

On the boardwalk at Seaside Heights. A Rahway High School tradition was to spend the day there after the Junior/Senior Prom. Seaside Heights Nj, Seaside Park, Seaside Village, Seaside Towns, School Jersey, Perth Amboy

Seaside Heights Nj

Seaside Village

On the boardwalk at Seaside Heights. A Rahway High School tradition was to spend the day there after the Junior/Senior Prom.