Linda and all I believe that Jersey City did have a WPA project, much like the one in NY City, in the 1930s. It is my understanding that this should include a photograph of the front of every building in Jersey City at that time. The last time I heard this collection mentioned was some years back, however. At that time, it was held by a city department at City Hall. It was available only to someone who could prove that they were the current owner of the property. The collection was not made available to the public. I have never seen it, nor any photos from the collection. It would be a wonderful resource if it were ever to be made available through a library or archives. In the meantime, the Jersey City Public Library does have a photograph collection that includes a great many Jersey City buildings, both public and private. You can find more information on their collections on the Jersey Room page of their website: http://www.jclibrary.org/service/njroom.php (At least, I hope that's the right link... I can't get the page to load right now.) Regards, Joan Joan M. Lowry mailto:[email protected] -----Original Message----- Subject: Pictures of Jersey City homes from around 1880-1930 Are pictures available of Jersey City homes? Homes would have been on Communipaw, Phillip, Clerk or Pine. I read once that New York City had made copies in the 1930's of all the houses for property tax reasons and they are available for purchase. Do you know of any agency that might have pictures from Jersey City? Thank you, Linda Bradshaw ______________________________

How long ago was that Joan? Things have changed a lot about freedom of information. Maybe Cynthia at the library could make some enquiries for us? Mike -----Original Message----- From: Joan M Lowry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] RE: Pictures of Jersey City homes from around 1880-1930 Importance: High Linda and all I believe that Jersey City did have a WPA project, much like the one in NY City, in the 1930s. It is my understanding that this should include a photograph of the front of every building in Jersey City at that time. The last time I heard this collection mentioned was some years back, however. At that time, it was held by a city department at City Hall. It was available only to someone who could prove that they were the current owner of the property. The collection was not made available to the public. I have never seen it, nor any photos from the collection. It would be a wonderful resource if it were ever to be made available through a library or archives. In the meantime, the Jersey City Public Library does have a photograph collection that includes a great many Jersey City buildings, both public and private. You can find more information on their collections on the Jersey Room page of their website: http://www.jclibrary.org/service/njroom.php (At least, I hope that's the right link... I can't get the page to load right now.) Regards, Joan Joan M. Lowry mailto:[email protected] -----Original Message----- Subject: Pictures of Jersey City homes from around 1880-1930 Are pictures available of Jersey City homes? Homes would have been on Communipaw, Phillip, Clerk or Pine. I read once that New York City had made copies in the 1930's of all the houses for property tax reasons and they are available for purchase. Do you know of any agency that might have pictures from Jersey City? Thank you, Linda Bradshaw ______________________________ ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== Your donations to RootsWeb makes NJHUDSON possible. RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html