11 Responses to ** Where are these things? **

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   debra June 23rd, 2012 |

   I remember these as the 12 o’clock whistle. I believe they are around the train station.

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   escaped68 June 23rd, 2012 |

   They are part of the air raid sirens/public address system from the 50′s early 60′s. They were tested every sat. at noon.and also used to make important announcements to the people such as no school, lost child, calling off duty cops & firemen in for a emergency and warning of bombing raids by the godless red hoard.

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   BRHOB1986 June 23rd, 2012 |

   Its on observer hwy and washington st

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   joey maxim June 23rd, 2012 |

   68 wow your old..prior they were on the poles during ww2..blackouts and air raid wardens yelling close them curtains…

   In response to escaped68 who said:

   They are part of the air raid sirens/public address system from the 50′s early 60′s. They were tested every sat. at noon.and also used to make important announcements to the people such as no school, lost child, calling off duty cops & firemen in for a emergency and warning of bombing raids by the godless red hoard.

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   escaped68 June 23rd, 2012 |

   We had air raid drills and the nuns had us get under our desks, this went on in all schools. my cousin lived in weehawken and all of the students were given army type dog tags.. We were shown movies that instructed us to lie next to the curb with our faces into the curb if we saw a bright flash in the sky. The sirens and public were part of the” early warning” system. This was in the 50′s and that is why that generation is f**k up.

   In response to joey maxim who said:

   68 wow your old..prior they were on the poles during ww2..blackouts and air raid wardens yelling close them curtains…

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   NJDiver June 23rd, 2012 |

   Those are not from the system that was used in the 1950′s & 60′s. Those are LONG gone. The speakers pictures are for the Hudson County emergency notification system. Another by product of the September 11th attacks. They’re only a few years old. I think those are the one’s on Washington Street & Observer Hwy.

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   hoboken411 June 23rd, 2012 |

   Correct answers. Here’s another shot to put it into perspective:

   

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   joey maxim June 24th, 2012 |

   those speakers were on the telephone poles during ww2 aka 40′s…btw they were efficent and better at the time compared to oem,city hall calling in the event of emergency..

   In response to NJDiver who said:

   Those are not from the system that was used in the 1950′s & 60′s. Those are LONG gone. The speakers pictures are for the Hudson County emergency notification system. Another by product of the September 11th attacks. They’re only a few years old. I think those are the one’s on Washington Street & Observer Hwy.

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   escaped68 June 24th, 2012 |

   Somebody out there has got to know, the answers range from WW2 to 9/11. Will someone who really knows help settle this.

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    LobstaGirl June 25th, 2012 |

    Aren’t there the new Public Announcement speakers that informs all the self entitled people to WAKE UP and get a life?

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    paco June 26th, 2012 |

    This is over by dunkin donuts, “fresh donuts” alerts for HPD ! ha ha

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