Doc Izzo Update!
1/7/2011 Update: Received a nice reader mail from Anthony Izzo – son of the original “Doc Izzo,” who ran the appliance store at the corner of 7th and Washington. A little more history of...
Tagged: retro
Retro Hoboken Fire Trucks
6/5/2010: Imagine riding one of these in the snow? I’m sure some of you caught the recent Memorial Day Parade in Hoboken. One of the props set up near the stage in front of...
Retro Hoboken graffiti or nice mural?
3/4/2010: Hoboken vandalism was actually legible! A Hoboken411 reader sent in this shot of a piece of Hoboken graffiti back in the 1970’s. Doesn’t resemble anything like we see these days, unless of course...
Brandt School photos from the 50’s
2/16/2010: As a late addition to the recent “Hoboken through the years” series of posts earlier this month, Hoboken411 reader Robert sent in a couple of class photos from the Joseph F. Brandt School...
Retro Videos: Free Government Money
12/15/2009: Couldn’t resist today’s entry – just too funny! Get ripped off – NOT FREE! Matthew Lesko’s “Guide to Free!” was a classic, he ran around in a wacky suit pointing at his book...
Retro Video: Non-Prime Time Commercials
12/11/2009: [Continuing the Retro Videos & Commercials Week here on Hoboken411.com…] Off-hour commercials were cheaper! Last in this week’s series of Retro Videos, are these super-low budget commercials that usually appeared on local channels...
Retro Video: Crazy Eddie!
12/10/2009: [Continuing the Retro Videos & Commercials Week here on Hoboken411.com…] Insanely Illegal Business Practices The epitome of shady businesses – Crazy Eddie ended up being just a front to skim millions of dollars...
Retro Video: Old Department Stores
12/9/2009: [Continuing the Retro Videos & Commercials Week here on Hoboken411.com…] Department Store Dinosaurs! Growing up as kids – many of us remember the giant department stores that used to exist in our region....
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