Hoboken, New Jersey,is home to many parks, historical landmarks, and other places of interest.
Landmarks
editAssociation of Exempt Firemen Building
editCarlo's Bakery
editA famous bakery and setting for theTLCreality televisionseriesCake Boss.It is located on Washington Street, across from City Hall.[1]
Castle Point
editCastle Pointis the highest point inHoboken.The name is a corruption of "Castille Point", due to its supposed resemblance to theCastilian coast.To early navigators, the highserpentinecrag jutting over the river reminded them of a miniature Rock of Gibraltar. The land was bought atpublic auctionin 1804 byCol. John Stevens,who built his estate there.[2]After his death, his sonEdwin Augustus Stevenstook responsibility of the estate and in 1853 built a 40-room mansion, the "Stevens Castle", on land adjacent to the point. It was acquired byStevens Institute of Technologyin 1910 and served as an administrative and residential building until 1959. Castle Point is still part of the Stevens campus. It overlooks Sybil's Cave.[3]
Castle Point also includes the surrounding area and streets such as the yellow brick Castle Point Terrace. Castle Point Park and Castle Point Skate Park are at the base of Castle Point, next to theHudson River.[4]
Clam Broth House
editTheClam Broth House(1899–2004), was a landmark Hoboken restaurant that operated for over a century.
The Clam Broth House opened in 1899. The restaurant attracted attention with several giant hand-shaped signs. There were two giant hand-shaped signs, one hanging on the outside of the Clam Broth House that pointed downward towards the entrance, and one on a neighboring building (which is the only sign still there today). In addition, there was a third, smaller hand-shaped sign.[5]
In 2004, the Clam Broth House building was condemned by city officials because of structural failures caused by construction workers, and destroyed. There were cracks and bulges in the building's façade prior to the building's destruction, and the facade also buckled in May 2003, causing it to be shut down.[6][7][8]
The Clam Broth House reopened in 2010, but was bought in 2012 by another restaurant, Biggie's Clam Bar.[9][10]
DeBaun Auditorium
editInEdwin A. Stevens Hallon 5th Street opposite Stevens Park.[11]
Hoboken City Hall
editHoboken Free Public Library
editAt Church Square Park, theHoboken Public Librarycontains a collection of historical photos and publications related to the history and culture of Hoboken. Erected with funds from philanthropistMartha Bayard Stevensin 1896.[12]
Hoboken Historical Museum
editThe Hoboken Historical Museum was founded in 1986 and moved into its current location at 1301 Hudson St. in 2001. It presents displays on the city's history as well as exhibits of local artists' work. Its current location was once theW. & A. Fletcher Companymachine shop, a hub of the city's 19th century shipbuilding and repair industry.[13]
Hoboken Projects
editTheHoboken Projectsare a complex of low-income apartments on the south western side of Hoboken, built in 1949.[14]
Hoboken Terminal
editHoboken Terminal,also known as Lackawanna Station (named for theNative Americantribe that formerly made the area their dwelling), at the city's southeast corner, is a major transportation hub and a national historic landmark was built in 1907.[15]
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
editTheHudson River Waterfront Walkwayis a promenade along theHudson River.[16]
Hudson Tea Building
editThe Hudson Tea Building apartment complex (1500 Washington and 1500 Hudson Streets) is the site of a formerLipton Teaplant. The part of theHudson River Waterfront Walkwaywhich opened in 2004 forms a "C" shape around the west, north and east sides of buildings at the HudsonWeehawken Cove.Although places are farther north and east than the northeastern most point in Hoboken is found here. It is the home of formerNew Jersey GovernorJon Corzine,New York Giants quarterbackEli Manningand was used as a residence by actressMischa Bartonwhen she filmed the 2009 filmAssassination of a High School Presidentin nearbyBayonne.[17]In 2016 Hudson Tea opened a series of new buildings, designed byDeWitt Tishman Architectswith interiors byAndres Escobar(designer).[18]
Miracle statue
editOn July 29, 2005, a claim was made that a miniature statue ofJesusopened one of its eyes on its own. Before July 29, its eyes were shut. The statue is a part of a shrine at the corner of Jackson Street and Third Street that is taken care of by Julio Dones, a partially blind man who says he noticed one of its eyes was open while he was cleaning it. He claims that it is a miracle, while others believe it was a hoax. Some believe that there were already eyes in the statue, and that eyelids were glued on and one of them fell off. Regardless of how it happened, the incident gained publicity quickly. On July 29, 2005, two local news stations,ABCandUPN,came to the shrine to report it live and interview people. It has since been called "The Miracle Statue".[19]
Maxwell's
editMarineview Plaza
editMarineview Plazais a building complex made up of two 25-storyBrutaliststyle buildings, constructed in 1975. These two buildings are the 2nd tallest buildings in Hoboken, New Jersey at 240.5 feet. 1 Marineview Plaza is the northernmost and 2 Marineview Plaza is the southernmost. Both buildings are 432-unit rental apartments with roof-deck swimming pools. The complex is bordered on the west by Hudson Street, on the north by 4th Street, on the east by River Street and on the south by 3rd Street.[20][21][22]
As well as having two 25-story buildings, the Marineview Plaza complex also has a smaller building called 5 Marineview Plaza. It once housed Hoboken's only movie theater, which closed in 2005 and been replaced by a bank.[23]
Stevens Institute of Technology
editThe university is situated overlooking the Hudson.[24]
Sybil's Cave
editSybil's Caveis a cave with a natural water spring, that is now buried at the bottom of the Stevens Institute of Technology hill, near the Castle Point Skate Park on Frank Sinatra Drive. One of Hoboken's best known landmarks, it was first excavated around 1832 by Hoboken's founder, Col. John Stevens III, and adorned with a gothic-style stone arch. Named after theancient Greco-Roman prophetesses,it was originally Hoboken's biggest tourist attraction, for the magnesium-laced water that flows from the spring.[25]
The cave gained national attention in 1841 when the body of a young cigar shop worker,Mary Cecilia Rogers,washed ashore nearby, an incident that inspiredEdgar Allan Poe'sThe Mystery of Marie Rogêt,one of the firsttrue-crimedetective novels. From the mid-to-late-1800s, thousands of glasses were sold daily for a penny each to tourists from New York, who drank the cave's water[26]in the belief that it had therapeutic properties.[27]The cave was closed in 1880 due to health department concerns about water quality, and it was used as a cool storage locker for a nearby eating establishment. That establishment devolved into a seedy waterfront tavern and closed in the 1930s, when the cave was filled in with concrete and dirt.[25][28]
Around the time ofWorld War Ithe cave fell into disuse and was sealed. It was reopened in October 2008 after former Mayor David Roberts worked with the Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken Brownstone company and others on a $106,752 renovation project to unblock the cave and make it accessible to the public.[27]
Today, although the exterior gate to the park is usually open 24 hours a day, thegateto the cave itself is locked, as its water was found to contain too many impurities to be drinkable, and the interior is rocky and slippery. As of December 2018, there are no plans to reopen it.[25]
Weehawken Cove
editWeehawken Coveis a smallcovethat extends westward from theHudson River.The cove straddles the boundary betweenHobokento the south andWeehawkento the north. ExplorerHenry Hudsonanchored his ship there on October 2, 1609.[29]Hisfirst matenoted that Castle Point looked as if it contained silver mines.[30]
United Synagogue of Hoboken
editListed on theNational Register of Historic Places,theUnited Synagogue of Hobokenis among theoldest synagogue buildingsin New Jersey.[31]
Parks
editCastle Point Park
editCastle Point Parkis a public park consisting of a walkway along the Hudson River, offering scenic views of Manhattan. Stretching north along the river from Frank Sinatra Park, it terminates near 10th Street, with Sinatra Drive following along its length. Castle Point Park runs past the bottom of Castle Point, home to the Stevens Institute of Technology. Historic Sybil's Cave is also visible from the park.[citation needed]
Within the park is the Castle Point Skate Park, Hoboken's only designated skateboarding area.[32]It features many ramps: one smallhalf-pipe,one large half-pipe, onequarter pipe,and one 45° ramp, as well as several smaller ramps.[citation needed]
Church Square Park
editChurch Square Parkis bordered between Fourth and Fifth Streets and between Willow Avenue and Garden Street, was originally dedicated as a "Public Square" by John Stevens, the founder of Hoboken, in 1804.[33]
In the eastern part of the park is a statue, sculptured byArturo Dazzi.of the radio pioneerGuglielmo Marconi,with a bas-relief tribute to theFour Chaplains,who sacrificed their lives, going down with their ship, the U.S.S. Dorchester, during World War II. The statue was commissioned and donated by John Minervini and replaced the damaged (in transit) Italian 1939 World's Fair Marconi statue received from the Italian government. Since the original pedestal was too large for the present monument, Mr. Minervini added the four chaplains at the request of Mayor John Grogan.[33]
TheFiremen's Monument, Hobokenis a statue of a fireman, in the western part of the park.[33]
Covering two square blocks, this popular park is often a hub of community activity. With four separate playground areas (including a gated infant playground and a gated toddler playground), a sprinkler area turned on in the summer, basketball courts, ping pong tables, chess tables, a covered gazebo, an astroturf area and plenty of grassy areas.[34]
Columbus Park
editColumbus Parkis a park nearHoboken High Schoolat the corner of 9th Street and Clinton Street originally designed byCharles N. Lowrie,who was a landscape architect for theHudson County Park System,of which the park is a part. There is astatue of Christopher Columbusin the center of the park. There is also a memorial dedicated to John A. Sacci, a beloved Hoboken High School History teacher, who was tragically shot on February 12, 1998.[35]The monument was facilitated by students and to this day, the word "remembrance" is misspelled on the marble monument.[36]
Columbus Park is home to multiple athletic courts, including a multi-use with a half basketball court, three lighted tennis courts, bocce courts, a shuffleboard court, and a hitting wall. There are two playgrounds and a spray park. The playground closest to 9th Street was dedicated in 2002 to the memory of Deborah Lynn Williams, a Hoboken mother killed at theWorld Trade Centerduring theSeptember 11 attacks.[35]
Frank Sinatra Park
editFrank Sinatra Parkis a park near Pier A, offering views of Manhattan. Built in 1998, it honorsFrank Sinatra,who was born in Hoboken. Sinatra Park is shaped in a Roman amphitheater style with an area that faces theformer siteof theWorld Trade Center.TheStatue of Frank Sinatrawas installed in 2021. The Hoboken Division of Cultural Affairs regularly produces events at the park such as their Thursday concerts featuring a variety of New Jersey–based and regional musical acts and "Shakespeare Mondays" present by theHudson Shakespeare Company.Other attractions include asoccerfield.[37]
On August 24, 2004,CNNbroadcast live episodes ofInside PoliticsandCrossfirefrom the park.[38]
Gateway Park
editGateway Parkis an official yet secluded park that was created in 2000 to help make the neighborhood more scenic. The park itself has trees, grass, and a bird feeder.[39]There is an official sign at the park that says "Your Park", although it does not say "Gateway Park" yet. The park, triangle-shaped and about the size of a gas station, is Hoboken's smallest park.[40]
Gateway Park is on the southwest corner of Hoboken, bordered to the south by the train tracks that separate Hoboken fromJersey City.To the east is an abandoned building (the Windsor Wax Company). The park also borders Newark Street and is at the intersection of Newark Street and Jackson Street. On two of the three sides the park is lined with pine trees.[41]
Jackson Street Park
editJackson Street Parklocated at 102 Jackson Street,[42]is a young children's play park built within the shell of the city's old Public Works garage.[43]It was fully renovated in the 2012 with new play equipment, soft surfacing. a water spray for summer use and a rock climbing wall.[44]
Madison Park
editMadison Park(also calledMadison Street Park) is at the corner of 3rd Street and Madison Street. There's a large abstract painting on the building that faces it.[45]The park was overhauled in 2019 and includes brand new park equipment, including two new sections of playground equipment for children of different ages. It also includes an upgraded spray feature, swing set, climbing net, shade structure, additional benches, and bathroom.[46]
Pier A Park
editPier AParkwas originally used as a pier for ships and was recrafted as a park in 1999. It extends from the southern end of Hoboken (just north of theHoboken Terminal) east into theHudson River,with a view of the entireManhattanskyline. At this point, the Hudson River starts to be affected by the tides inNew York Bay.Pier A has a water-jet fountain, bike paths, rows of trees (some of them transplanted in maturity), a big field, a fishing area (with water pumps and cutting boards) and a gazebo at its eastern extremity. It is an example of good civic design, particularly the grass field which is firm and natural-looking though its sod is layered atop concrete. In 2006, the Urban Land Institute named Pier A Park one of the top 10 urban parks in the Nation.[47][48]
Since Pier A is the nearest park to downtown Hoboken. At lunchtime on weekdays, many office workers take the time to stroll on the pier. On hot, summer weekends, the grassy field is swarming with sun worshippers. In warm weather, movies are shown on the pier at night, against the blazing Manhattan skyline rising behind the screen. On one Saturday during the summer, a town fair is held on Pier A, including music, craft shops and rides for the kids. Hoboken also has its Fourth of July celebrations on Pier A.[49][50][51][52]
The park has also been a performance venue. The most notable concerts were theMumford & Sonsconcert of 2012,[53]and the Americanarama Festival in 2013 which featured performances fromBob DylanandMy Morning Jacket.[54]
Many people witnessed theSeptember 11 attacksfrom Pier A because it had good views of theWorld Trade Center.On March 11, 2002, a memorial service was held on Pier A. On September 11, 2002, a section of land was created as a memorial for the September 11 attack victims by planting trees.[55][56][57]In 2017, 56 glass panels, one for each Hoboken resident that perished, was erected by the trees.
ResilienCity Park
editResilienCity Parkis between Madison and Adams Streets, from 12th to 13th Streets. The park was opened to the public in June 2023 on a former industrial site in Northwest Hoboken. The park contains a number of amenities, including a large lawn, athletic fields, a basketball court, and a children's play area. It also contains more than 2 million gallons of stormwater retention, and was funded in part by the Rebuild by Design project in response to flooding caused byHurricane Sandy.It is the largest resiliency park in New Jersey.[58]
Stevens Park & Little League Field
editStevens Park & Little League Fieldis between Hudson Street and Sinatra Drive, from 4th to 5th Streets. Originally Hudson Square, the park was renamed in 1955 in honor of the Stevens family who donated the land.[59][60]
There is also an exposed section ofserpentine rockin the southern portion of the park. In the central section of the park is a dog run.[32]Also, in the western part of the park are two Dahlgren guns (from the USS Portsmouth)[1]facing west towards the St. Peter & Paul Church's cafeteria.[59]
Elysian Park
editElysian Parkis a small park in Hoboken that is the last remnant of theElysian Fields.[61]Located on Hudson Street, between 9th and 11th Street, Elysian Park has two play areas, a basketball court, a sprinkler, a dog run and rest rooms.[62][63]The northern end of prestigious Castle Point Terrace ends at the park. Part of the 1954 filmOn The Waterfrontwas filmed there.[64]
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