WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN IN OLD KENILWORTH: Kenilworth streets tell America’s history – Part 1 of 2 Have you ever noticed how many of our town’s streets speak to us about our nation’s history?  This is no happenstance. It was…

North 23rd St. – Almost Had Four Names North 23rd St. is a residential street like none other in Kenilworth. When the future town of Kenilworth was laid out in the 1890s and known as New Orange, there were many…

Prohibition Days – The big farmhouse raid – Part 3 of 3 Bootlegging, smuggling, speakeasies, moonshine, and bath tub gin continued to be part of the resistance to Prohibition.  Kenilworth had its share of such activities.  The old Demiecke farmhouse…

Prohibition Days – The New Year’s Eve raid – Part 2 of 3 The Prohibition Amendment to the US Constitution effective in 1920 and the Volstead Act enforcing it, continued to be defied across America and in Kenilworth. One of…