Posts Tagged ‘Art Deco’

Video: Local Musician Sings About Demolished Building for the Council

By Shane Smith • Dec 22nd, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog, Politics

At the Dec. 16 City Council meeting, local photographer and songwriter Hugh Hales-Tooke regaled the council with a song he wrote about the demolition of the art-deco landmark at 1 Jersey Avenue. “I am mourning the loss of a building,” he sang.


The New Deal’s Lasting Legacy in Jersey City

By Nancy Benecki • Mar 6th, 2009 • Category: Featured, News

Many commentators have referred to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — aka the federal stimulus package — as President Barack Obama’s “New New Deal.” With a New New Deal in the works, it’s time for a look back at the first New Deal and how it affected Jersey City.