Retro Hobokenpix: Union Club
02
December
12/3/2008:
Taking a break from my own Hoboken Photos for the rest of the week - instead will feature a different “retro” photo found from the Life Magazine photo archives! (Thanks to Chris for finding them!)
Retro Hobokenpix 12/2/2008
You might wonder where was this picture taken?
Life Magazine says: “US Steel Board Chairman Benjamin F. Fairless (L) hailing a cab before announcing his retirement to the stockholders.” Photo was taken May of 1955.
Find out where this was - after the jump!
This photo was taken at 6th and Hudson - facing south. Pretty much all buildings seen in this picture are still there.
1. hoboken411 | December 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Sorry I screwed up this post - i forgot to add the picture…
2. nysw201 | December 2nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
To all who like going to the gym and work out, i warn you all stay away from SUPREME FITNESS. The gym is a nasty dump in so many ways and the person who so call works there goes by the name of FRANK is just as nasty. So if anyone likes going to a jail house type gym with a jerk that works there then join SUPREME FITNESS the suckest gym in hoboken.
3. eam144 | December 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 am
This picture is fantastic - would love to see more retro photos!!!
4. 9 | December 3rd, 2008 at 11:02 am
nysw201 wrote:
Way to stay on topic!
A friend of mine used to live in the former Union Club building. The apartments in there are absolutely gorgeous.
5. homeworld | December 3rd, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Too bad you can’t see in that photo what used to be in the Stevens 6th Street Parking lot at that corner.
6. hoboken411 | December 4th, 2008 at 6:26 am
What used to be there?
7. escaped68 | December 4th, 2008 at 6:48 am
The current parking lot might have been a small church.
8. justaview | December 4th, 2008 at 7:05 am
I kind of remember some old shacks being in the back of the lot when I was a young lad.
9. homeworld | December 4th, 2008 at 11:35 am
hoboken411 wrote:
I don’t know! That’s why I wish we could see what was there.
It’s like the grassy knowl in the Zapruder Film. Now we’ll never know now.