The Oakes Aerial Area

Sometime prior to 1943 when David Oakes' house was torn down. See below

HSOB/R. Rockwell

Our George Schwacha - again.

He's Here too. 

And Here.

And he's Here too.

Another Schwacha this way comes

Bloomfield Artist George Schwacha 

From the 9th Avenue NYC series

Obtained by THE DAG on 11/12/16

See other GS HERE

OR HERE

© DAG

George Schwacha, American (1908 - 1986)

His work is represented nationally in over 30 museums and public collections including the Newark Museum, Montclair Museum, Birmingham Art Museum, the Isaac Delgado Museum in New Orleans, and the Butler Art Institute. Worldwide he is also represented in collections in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Israel, Scotland and Switzerland.George Schwacha of New Jersey is president of the American Artists Professional League and a past president of the Audubon Artists and Art Centre of New Jersey. He belongs to the American Water Color Society, The National Society of Painters in Casein, and the Philadelphia Water Color Club. His painting shave been shown throughout the country at museums such as the Pennsylvania Academy. The Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC and the Birmingham Art Museum, The Butler Art Institute in Youngstown, Ohio the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, as well as in leading New Jersey and New York exhibitions, including the American Society of Arts and Letters. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art and International Directory of Arts.

Chief Brookdale

"Chief Brookdale"

2008 Photo by Bloomfield photographer Jerry Simon 

Brookdale Park, Bloomfield, NJ 

You're paid up through '24

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Bloomfield's George Schwacha

See it real, at the HSOB Museum

Also see other G. Schwacha reference here: 

A new one is under construction.

The old Berkeley Avenue Bridge. Stairway was removed later.

A new bridge is under construction to replace this one.
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More info? See The New Town Crier of May 2011 right here!

Jonesing for beautiful Bloomfield architecture

265 Belleville Avenue (just east of Oakeside), built 1895. Architect: Charles Granville Jones who also designed Oakeside, Bloomfield High School, and Brookside and Fairview Elementary Schools. All of the houses pictured in the photo below were demolished to build the Garden State Parkway. The house on the right was on Walnut Street which intersected Belleville Ave. HSOB

HSOB  - R.Rockwell text

Oakeside today

Dedicated November 1923, Erected 1926

The Joseph Bloomfield Memorial on the "Green."

Picture taken sometime in or after 1926

Visit the Historical Society of Bloomfield Museum to see similar

Pictures: HSOB 

The Independent Press - 1941

"Have I convinced you, dude?"

"Yes!"

Hail a taxi on Washington Street

Not so long ago...

Credit: HSOB

Didn't exactly "give" to the world.

This should go a long way in reducing the next payment. (Although in 2016 dollars it's $11.20)

More "Townssend Co." here.

Credit: C. Debold

No change since '41

The Churches - 1941

Visit the HSOB Museum. The curators can find you information like this. And more. 

View from Washington Street

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The BHS logo

Some Photos by Bloomfield Photographer

Leslie Zirkelbach

It must have been a hobby. Here's his stationery. 

Bloomfield Checks

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Mr. Cadmus Letter

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