Posts Tagged ‘Englewood Cliffs’
A Wilde Story
In 1882, the Palisades got a visit from Oscar Wilde – or did it?
Read MoreAn Oft Repeated Anecdote
The Rockefeller family’s connection with the development of this park is often hailed, yet rarely put into a wider context.
Read MoreA Most Regrettable Occurrence
A public health emergency in 1924 sheds light on the early days of the park.
Read MoreOn the Drive
A bike ride on Henry Hudson Drive is more than just good exercise. It puts you in touch with the story of the Palisades.
Read MoreFrom the Hard Winter
Over one remarkable season in 1934, the Civil Works Administration left an impressive legacy in the park.
Read MoreSix Months After
Update on the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey six months after the park’s waterfront was devastated by Hurricane Sandy in fall 2012.
Read MoreSummer Job
Bob Hartwick shares his memories of being a lifeguard at the Beaches in the park during the Depression.
Read MoreChanging Tides
Dramatic changes in the ecology of the Palisades have occurred in the century since the creation of the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.
Read MoreAnd Wrestled with the Glaciers
In the early 1900s, the painter Van Dearing Perrine spent his winters in an old schoolhouse beneath the Palisades.
Read MoreRemembering America’s Showplace
The Riviera nightclub brought some of the world’s biggest names in show business to the top of the Palisades in Fort Lee.
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