Prohibition Days – Part 1 of 3 The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, aka the Prohibition Amendment, took effect in 1920. It banned manufacturing, selling, transporting, importing and exporting, delivering, or possessing “intoxicating” liquors. The Volstead Act was passed…
Kenilworth 100 years ago – Part 3 The only school was the McKinley School on the Boulevard at N. 18th St. and it was bursting at its seams with 400 pupils. The 18 high schoolers attended Roselle Park H. S.…
KENILWORTH’S OLDEST BOY SUCCUMBS AT AGE 100 Eugene Coppola oldest native son remembered Kenilworth icon Eugene Victor Coppola passed away quietly at home of natural causes on Friday, December 19, 2020. Born at home at 21 N. 20th St. on March…
Kenilworth 100 years ago – Part 2 The borough had four ponds. Station Pond was off the Boulevard behind what is now Access Self Storage. Hiller’s Pond was just west of St. Theresa’s School. Jackson Pond, about 10 acres, was…
