Beggar 100 years ago
27
July
Here’s a picture of a homeless beggar and his dog almost 100 years ago in Hoboken.
A reader sent this link in from this website: http://www.shorpy.com/node/672
He said “The more things change, the more they stay the same. R.I.P. Roxie“
I wonder where this picture was taken? The fence somehow reminds me of somewhere near Elysian Park.
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July 27th 2007 - 08:36:56 |
See what happened to ol’ St Nick that year all the kids stopped believing in Santa Claus?
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July 27th 2007 - 08:38:46 |
Ps. Hmmm a homeless guy and his dog in Hoboken. Alot’s changed over the years.
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July 27th 2007 - 09:19:08 |
Ok – but where was the picture taken?
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July 27th 2007 - 09:34:00 |
Marx, is that you? Ya look good for 89.
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July 27th 2007 - 10:39:06 |
Makes me sad that someone can be so old and still need help. But probably in those days people reached out more.
Yeah, 411 you may be right looks like Elysian, maybe more heavily traveled then!!!!
Well, back to the NYSE – looking at photos here is moer fun!!
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July 27th 2007 - 13:37:49 |
looks like the fencing around the church by church square park.
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July 27th 2007 - 14:14:24 |
Do you mean OLG, or Our Lady of Grace…built in 1878? the very reason there is a Square in that location in the first place? i found a pic of a postcard that refers to the church as St Mary’s Church…which would explain the name of the hospital, but the church history doesn’t mention it. BTW, the pic sure makes the Park look gorgous in 1911!
cgi.ebay.com/St-Marys-Church-Hoboke...W0QQitemZ102250797215QQcmdZViewItem
i ofter wonder how wonderful hoboken was at the turn of the century before WWI/WWII and the shipping industry turned it into a filthy port. yeah, you BNR’s forget that the city has been here for 150yrs…only during a very dark period from the 40’s to the 70’s was it a railroad and shipping hub.
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July 27th 2007 - 16:59:08 |
TrumpT3 wrote:
Reached out more in those days? HA — let me tell you a litte story about the history of Social Security, WIC, Welfare, Medicaid and all other social welfare programs that were not avaliable then,… that are avaliable now.
The difference between this homeless guy and the other homeless guy who loves dogs, is that this guy prob. never fucked up his life over a nickle bag of crack.
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July 28th 2007 - 01:38:43 |
411, the photo appears to have been taken along River street bewteen 2nd & 4th Streets. They site where the photos are located have a better view of the area. A small portion is still up [or was a few months ago]in the area where the Hoboken Hotel is being built. The fence ran that length of River Street in front of the old piers that were used as the Port of Embarkation to send our Doughboys over to France during World War I. They were seized by government agents and Hoboken Police Officers after the United States declared War on Germany.
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July 28th 2007 - 15:54:34 |
Path Train Teddy’s Granddaddy!!!!!!!
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July 28th 2007 - 21:16:24 |
What is up with the increase in the number of homeless people in Hoboken? Its feels like they are growing in number. I see the same homeless people walking Washington Street everyday. I don’t think they are dangerous but at the same time I am sure they make us hardworking residents uncomfortable, to say the least. (As well as decrease the value of our homes.) And where do they come from? What is so appealing about Hoboken to the homeless? Is this a growing problem in our town? Is there anyway to help alleviate it? Something has to be done in my opinion. This town is better than what I am seeing. Obviously Hoboken has made great strides over the past 10 – 15 yeas, but why can’t we clean up the streets?
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July 29th 2007 - 08:07:01 |
rmal75 wrote:
Umm? OK. Too bad this isn’t an SAT question.
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July 29th 2007 - 09:52:52 |
Had a Summer Friday a couple of weeks ago and decided to read a book at Pier A. So I got there at noon expecting the park to be empty but run into numerous people with nick nacks packed into push carts sleeping on the first set of benches near the defunct fountain, as well as the grassy areas. A few of the people there were drinking, a few swearing. But the funniest thing was that that one of the women (in a raspy voice) was telling the guys how to score with women as she passed out flyers.
Lived here for 11 years now, and this was new.
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July 29th 2007 - 10:11:59 |
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