1908: Fellowcraft Club at White City

Trenton Evening Times, June 17, 1908

  The White City Mansion, known as  the Casino during the amusement park days, was utilized by various organizations for dinner meetings.  Obviously you had to live in the period to exprience the famous chicken waffles.  Restaurant advertisements of the time described them as chicken done to a turn served with crisp, brown waffles and maple syrup.  Never heard of this dish.  Have you?  Fluffy ruffles refers to dresses and hats with ruffles.  Anonymous judges would walk the park and select the most attractive attire for cash prizes. 

                                                                                   

1962: Fire at Mansion

  Trenton Evening Times, December 12, 1962

 It was a benefit to Broad Street Park that the loss of this historic building was averted.  The mansion's existence has been traced back to 1820.  It was the focal point of the White City Amusement Park.  The mansion, known today as the Abbott Overlook Mansion, is being restored to its former glory.

Abbott Overlook Mansion

This is a recent photograph of the White City Mansion.  It was recently acquired by Suzy and Turner Abbott and will be known as the Abbott Overlook Mansion.  Use the link to the right to access Suzy's blog for more pictures and rehabilitation activity.