Broad Street Park Yesteryears

Broad Street Park is one of the oldest sections of the Township of Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey. It is an area consisting of the environs of South Broad Street to the bluffs overlooking Spring Lake and the marshes of John A. Roebling Park. It is a primarily residential neighborhood. The Township's first fire company was organized there and the Township's original police station was located there for many years. Postings from Deutzville and Fairview Park are included.

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Russo's Stutz

Trenton Sunday Times Advertiser, March 13, 1960

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

1917: Liberty Six

Trenton Evening Times, January 21, 1917

J. Gilbert Willey was selling the Liberty Six at South Broad Street and Rowan Avenue by the summer of 1917. The Liberty Motor Car Company produced automobiles in Detroit, Michigan from 1916 to 1924.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

1919: Rake's Overlands

Trenton Evening Times, November 2, 1919

Willys Model 4 Overlands

Mr. Rake must have been proud driving this beautiful automobile down Schiller Avenue. It must have generated a lot of interest from his neighbors. The Willys-Overlands Motor Company was the second largest producer of automobiles in the United States from 1912 to 1918 after Ford Motor Company. The Willys-Overlands factory was located in Toledo, Ohio.