History

To get a glimpse into the lives of Hoboken’s elite around the turn of the century, just follow the yellow brick road.

Spoiler alert: No ghosts were spotted during the events of this article, but it wouldn’t be hard to believe on All Hallows’ Eve!

In 1890, the Kastners bought a plot of land in what was then the German district, and hired a talented, but lost-in-time architect to build them a "beer-baron mansion" with Franz’s initials – FJK – etched over the doorway, a feature that came crashing down earlier this year.

Ahavas Sholom is Newark's longest operating synagogue. But the pandemic nearly robbed them of that honor.

As I walked through Broad Street on my way home with presents and giftwrap in hand, I found myself longing for a memory that now has become a rose-tinted fantasy. The nostalgia of a time and a city that bejeweled itself in Christmas merriment, and streetscapes as alive as a postcard by Currier and Ives.

Once on the verge of demolition, the Butler Brother's warehouse has been adapted into luxury residences. In doing so, Mill Creek chose to restore items found during clean out to use throughout the building. Let's take an inside look at this meticulous process.

Abandoned following a devastating fire in 2007, the Gothic-style church and parsonage at 158-162 Mercer Street has a particularly colorful - and at times, 'silent' - history.

The Monroe Street property where Ol’ Blue Eyes was born could be redeveloped into condominiums under a new plan.

Who owns the historic Lakeview Cemetery in Allentown, New Jersey? The answer is currently unclear, but the borough government could soon take over the property.

East Orange once had a reputation as one of the wealthiest suburbs until it fell on hard times. Now, one of its neighborhoods is attracting young professionals who are rehabbing 19th-century row houses.