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Sunday Photo Fun - 3/5/23

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Sunday Photo Fun - 3/5/23
Posted by fifedog on Sunday, March 5, 2023 8:33 AM

Rails & Sails along the shores of the Potomac River. Cumberland doesn't conjure images of water recreation, but for quite some time it was where area folks would congregate for fishing, swimming, and boating. 

Here is a century-old postcard from the Neff Novelties Co (actually had a storefront on Baltimore St downtown). I collect these images for color choices when I'm constructing my scenes, and I can usually find them locally at antique stores for a few bucks.

 And if you look through the bridge spans, you'll see two small sailboats t inspiration to my scene.

 

 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Sunday, March 5, 2023 12:40 PM

Beautiful Fife!  Nice work!  

There can be gold in those old postcards, here's a turn of the 20th Century postcard tour of my old stomping grounds in North Jersey which I think everyone may find interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUyd4AbIg_U

 

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Posted by Waynestrains on Sunday, March 5, 2023 4:16 PM

Wayne - In the late 60s I rode that train every day to work - From Park Ridge to Teeterborough where Bendix aircraft instrumentation plant was located.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Sunday, March 5, 2023 5:24 PM

Waynestrains

Wayne - In the late 60s I rode that train every day to work - From Park Ridge to Teeterborough where Bendix aircraft instrumentation plant was located.

Ex Jersey Wayne

 

No kidding!  My father worked for Bendix in Teterboro until he retired in the '90s!  Did you work there yourself?

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Posted by Waynestrains on Sunday, March 5, 2023 7:17 PM

I worked there from 1966 to 1969. I didn't work in production, I worked in service repair where we repaired instruments that failed in the field. Had a lot of government contracts, the war was still going on.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Sunday, March 5, 2023 8:27 PM

Waynestrains
I worked there from 1966 to 1969. I didn't work in production, I worked in service repair where we repaired instruments that failed in the field.

Then you may or may not have run into Dad.  His name is Romeo Antoniazzi and if I remember right he was a quality control inspector but I don't know which department.  He started working there around 1950 or so. 

By the way, if you liked the Pascack Valley Line I'm sure you'll enjoy this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M_gwkZrmmY

Let me know if you recognize anything!  I'll tell you, that "Greetings From Bergen County" collection is fun!

 

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Posted by Waynestrains on Monday, March 6, 2023 1:31 PM

Unfortunate but I'm pretty sure I never met your dad. I've watched these a number of times and as old as I am they were way before my time.Another I like is more current "Walking tour Montvale/Park Ridge", the two towns were as one it always seemed.    Wayne

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, March 6, 2023 5:26 PM

No surprise if you never met Dad, Bendix was a big place after all.  

I grew up in Paramus and I've seen the Paramus postcard video.  I recognize the Arcola Mill Tower (still there) and the Reformed Church also but it's actually in Ridgewood now, but little else. 

Wayne

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