I have written previously about the difficulties I encountered in researching the history of “Old Princeton” for my book. A combination of mistaken “oral traditions,”
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Lots O’ History – Water Lot 28 (511-521 West water street)
Water Lot 28, today home to the Pastimes and Teak & Soxy shops, is home to historic downtown Princeton’s oldest building, its first brick building
EARLY AUTO GARAGES, IMPLEMENT DEALERS
A previous recent post discussed the early manned drive-in gas stations that replaced roadside or curbside pumps. By the end of the 1920s most local
FIRST GAS STATIONS
Princeton officially entered the age of the automobile in 1902 when the Rev. J.S. Wozny, pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, became the