New Jersey Picture Thread (New Brunswick, East Brunswick: bus, gardens, bars)

[Ned L]

Allenhurst


Navesink River


Sandy Hook Bay

[kalim2008]

Originally Posted by tommyc_37

Growing up in Cranford, the river was kind of a way of life. I remember canoeing. Fishing. As adolescents we would build little dams and wade into the river, catch crayfish, frogs, etc. What a great place to grow up. The quintessential American suburb for sure!

And the footbridges, there are a lot. I remember in Junior High, every day crossing the footbridge near Hillside Ave School. The "bad kids" would smoke Marlboros under the bridge. I actually wasn't too much of a bad kid until I reached high school Last time I walked that footbridge, years ago, there was still a big heart with "I Love Tommy C" (except they wrote my full name) written in whiteout in bubbly letters on the wood of the bridge. I never figured out who wrote that...

Ah, good times growing up.

I did not grow up there so I wouldn't know, but thanks for the tips about making sure my kid doesn't do stuff like smoking under the bridge!

Hey, which footbridge is that? They just replaced or repaired the one that goes from Baldwin Ct to High St, so your "I Love" marks may not have survived

Here's the new one (couldn't get close to it because of repair work)...looks like it's now all-metal like the one in Crane Parkway.

http://www.blueboard.com/temp/2009_4_DSC02138.jpg

[njmike]

Originally Posted by Ned L

Allenhurst


Navesink River


Sandy Hook Bay

Navesink and Sandy Hook were closer to where I grew up so I spent a lot of time in both places. Great pics.

[kalim2008]

Originally Posted by SilkCity0416

Here are some of mine.
Paterson, NJ on a snowy day:

You know, we've never seen the Falls in that city...it looks AWESOME...gotta visit that....

I remember living in West Orange for a while and never going to the Edison Museum until we were ready leave....

[njmike]

Originally Posted by kalim2008

I did not grow up there so I wouldn't know, but thanks for the tips about making sure my kid doesn't do stuff like smoking under the bridge!

Hey, which footbridge is that? They just replaced or repaired the one that goes from Baldwin Ct to High St, so your "I Love" marks may not have survived

Here's the new one (couldn't get close to it because of repair work)...looks like it's now all-metal like the one in Crane Parkway.

http://www.blueboard.com/temp/2009_4_DSC02138.jpg

The footbridges look familiar. There's a park with a footbridge near Mendall Ave.

[kalim2008]

Originally Posted by njmike

The footbridges look familiar. There's a park with a footbridge near Mendall Ave.

You're talking about the Crane Parkway Footbridge..it's also all-metal now, and unfortunately, it looks like everytime a footbridge is replaced, they replace the wooden ones with this generic steel/metal structure:

I'm sure the things are now much stronger and will last much longer, but the wooden ones seem to have more character....

[njmike]

Originally Posted by kalim2008

You're talking about the Crane Parkway Footbridge..it's also all-metal now, and unfortunately, it looks like everytime a footbridge is replaced, they replace the wooden ones with this generic steel/metal structure:

I'm sure the things are now much stronger and will last much longer, but the wooden ones seem to have more character....

It's ashame that "character" can't be built into the metal/steel structures.

[tommyc_37]

Originally Posted by kalim2008

I did not grow up there so I wouldn't know, but thanks for the tips about making sure my kid doesn't do stuff like smoking under the bridge!

Hey, which footbridge is that? They just replaced or repaired the one that goes from Baldwin Ct to High St, so your "I Love" marks may not have survived

Here's the new one (couldn't get close to it because of repair work)...looks like it's now all-metal like the one in Crane Parkway.

http://www.blueboard.com/temp/2009_4_DSC02138.jpg

OH NO! That sucks. Plus, what did they do, clear cut a lot of those woods around there? It used to be more wooded. I hate change...

[tommyc_37]

Originally Posted by Ned L

Allenhurst


Navesink River


Sandy Hook Bay

LOL, what are those from, 1982?

[kalim2008]

Originally Posted by tommyc_37

OH NO! That sucks. Plus, what did they do, clear cut a lot of those woods around there? It used to be more wooded. I hate change...

Well, that may be the wrong bridge, but afaik the only three nearby footbridges to Hillside are high street and crane parkway, and BOTH are now metal. The Mohawk Drive footbridge below is also nearby, close to that big pond near GSP 136...that one is still wood, and it's got moss growing on the wood lol...

Also, this was taken earlier this year, so the lack of leaves around may make you think trees have been cut?




Big Bend Pond at dusk....