Westfield

Mom & Pop Hardware Stores are Disappearing Across Jersey

We love the history and stories associated with great American icons—the mom-and-pop hardware store is one of our favorites. We…

1 year ago

Wearing Lost Jersey Motorsports Icons is Fun History

Click here to visit our Jersey Lost Motorsports collection. Mr Local History loves history with a social twist. In fact,…

1 year ago

The Lost Westfield Airport In Union County

Just like the racetrack that was on the southern end of Westfield in the 1930s, another lost icon, the Westfield…

1 year ago

Retrospective: Auto Racing on Jersey’s Westfield-Clark Border

Jersey Lost Racetrack Series For a short period, racecar drivers from all over the tri-state area gathered just off Raritan…

1 year ago

#911neverforget in the Somerset Hills

On the clear crisp morning at 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, the first plane hit the North Tower, and…

1 year ago

Westfield Penny Postcards

Walk down memory lane as we journey back to a time when Westfield was a much younger community. "Penny postcards"…

1 year ago

Vote for Westfield’s Most Historic Icons

Time to see what Westfielders feel are the most historic icons in town. Is it The Westfield train station, Rialto…

1 year ago

Loved Businesses Lost In Westfield – The H-GOAT GAME

How about a game? A fun game. A game that mixes history and memories and will take you back to…

1 year ago

Egypt Hill, Brown’s Pond and The Great Loves of My Childhood in Westfield, New Jersey

The Westfield (NJ) Historical Society presented 'My Recollections of Westfield, ' or, as I transcribed it, Frank Betz's recollections of his childhood…

1 year ago

Westfield’s Largest Lost Business List Ever Assembled

MLH launched a new "Wear Lost Local History" Collection—we now have a dedicated Westfield Area collection and even a Route 22 one!…

1 year ago

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