wee, wild & wooly weehawken, nj

[mrnyc]

weehawken, nj

less than a square mile, one of america’s densest cities, with wildly divergent neighborhoods due to the palisades cliffs + being cut up by the lincoln tunnel, this is weehawken, nj…with a ‘lil bit ’o union city & north hoboken thrown in.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weehawken,_New_Jersey

*also thx to:
http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/


take a ferry ride over


as seen from manhattan below w42nd st & the weehawken ferry ride








lincoln tunnel vent nj side








gutenburg, nj -- only 4 blocks wide and america’s population density king, is to the north,
but none of these just over the hudson nj cities are any density sloutch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttenberg,_New_Jersey








hudson-bergen port imperial light rail station
& steps up the palisades cliffs (not as bad as it looks)
http://www.njtransit.com/ti/ti_servl...TicketsTo&DP=0






nice new terminal
http://www.nywaterway.com/PortImperi...nTerminal.aspx


flashback -- the 1914 ferry terminal was surrounded by industry and had a trolley loop


santacon! + those steps
http://nycsantacon.com/




new construction between the ferry terminal & light rail station








up in town






rare in weehawken -- something new on the old blocks


technically this side of the street is union city
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_City,_New_Jersey
















iconic weehawken water tower (1883)
http://rogershepherd.com/WIW/solution11/wwt.html
note the architect also designed the jefferson market courthouse library in greenwich village






not too much has changed since 1908




































lincoln tunnel (1937)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Tunnel




underneath the tunnel approach




the helix -- 1965






west jersey bridge aka the bridge that never was -- circa 1930


and this one is the victory bridge proposal -- circa 1920






















a cornice and a…giraffe?!














an excellent satellite dish salesperson!












24th st reservoir


you cannot get near it, its like triple fenced off


no one will mind a union city detour to see st. michael’s will they (1869)?
it closed in 1981 and is a korean hudson presbyterian church now


…i opened up my eyes and saw the sign…sorry!








you can see these spires from manhattan


historic view from 1881

















financial


jc




troy oh boy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWCZMw-PNF8
















views from mountain rd
























the deck is a park + more steps


fka union city doric park, the deck is now a 9/11 firefighters memorial park --
great views, but kinda scary being up on posts -- it has a pool, playground, etc.




the old weehawken waterfront neighborhood below the palisades is called the shades


here is a view of the busy waterfront in 19 and ought 7 --
and zoinks check out midtown manhattan -- it‘s all um, quite different today!!


now looking south over hoboken below with the manhattan financial
district on the left and jersey city on the right in the distance










sheesh -- some parking space!


shippen street is the east coast version of sf’s lombard street





























i hope you enjoyed the…tHe…THE…!


path train home

[Expat]

Indeed, I did enjoy this thread. Thanks for showing places I haven't seen.

[STLgasm]

Dare I say some of those residential blocks resemble Great Lakes/Midwestern cities! Very cool city.

[glowrock]

Weehawken's an interesting little place, no doubt about it. And of course it's got the best damned views of the Manhattan skyline of anywhere!

Aaron (Glowrock)

[OhioGuy]

Looks like an interesting place to be out & about exploring.

[arkitekte]

Very nice thread. Those views are awesome.

[Dac150]

Thanks for the tour - the only time I spent there was for an interview at that office complex by the waterside . . . seems like a nice place aside from that pocket.

[tdawg]

My very first night in NYC, New Year's Eve 1999—I woke up the next morning in an apartment in Weehawken surrounded by 10 other revelers asleep on the floor. I'll never forget that and I'll never remember how I got there. Great little town.

[shivtim]

Wow, nice tour of a very interesting place.

[stepper77]

Nice views, both of NYC and Weehawken. Thanks!

[Kingofthehill]

i know it is in joisey and all, but i will never understand how a place can have such prime views of manhattan, and be criminally undervalued and undeveloped.

[Thundertubs]

Excellent tour. There are some fascinating nooks and crannies up that way, and some very dramatic topography.

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

i will never understand how a place can have such prime views of manhattan, and be criminally undervalued and undeveloped.

Undervalued and underdeveloped? The real estate prices and population density (among the highest in the nation on both counts) say otherwise. Just because Manhattanites hold their nose up at a place doesn't mean that's the final word on it. Weehawken and the surrounding area is a very popular part of New Jersey to live in.

[Kingofthehill]

Originally Posted by Thundertubs

Undervalued and underdeveloped? The real estate prices and population density (among the highest in the nation on both counts) say otherwise. Just because Manhattanites hold their nose up at a place doesn't mean that's the final word on it. Weehawken and the surrounding area is a very popular part of New Jersey to live in.

I know you always want to defend and portray NJ as a victimized, underdog state, but I didn't mean for it to sound like a diss; I just find the lack of mid/high-rise development curious. In particular, that one waterfront townhome development in lieu of something more substantial- what is the story on it?

[montréaliste]

A lot of charm behind them there palisades. Also, I guess its a good thing the US Airways pilot didnt have that bridge in the way when he surfed on the Hudson a coupla years back.

[ShadowMaster]

A very good set! I did mention before that I believe Hudson county should be a borough of NYC.

The views are amazing.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

I just find the lack of mid/high-rise development curious. In particular, that one waterfront townhome development in lieu of something more substantial- what is the story on it?

Weehawken is infamous for being anti-highrise and anti-high density. The NIMBYs have been particularly tough on the waterfront sites.

Hopefully, things are changing somewhat, since there are some bigger midrise apartment projects planned for the city.

[mrnyc]

^ yeah you bet and that is an understatement - no highrises allowed on the palisades and no viewblocking in weehawken. for example, note the 60s era troy apt building is in union city - it would never have been allowed in weehawken - ha!

although things may be loosening up below as the waterfront changes from industrial to light office and residential use -- tho it will never be jersey city highrises. the waterfront parkland is certainly nice. agree that strip of new suburban styled apts along the waterfront is quite odd looking, but it may have been a tough/thin strip to develop and was kinda a gamble anyway as that was industrial land until recently.

some news -- i found out the construction between the ferry station and the light rail station is for a parking garage. more may be planned, not sure. unfortunately there is no money to finish the ped bridge over river rd, which had to be built right away before the light rail came through even though they didnt have enough $, they really need to finish that asap as its useless now.

[toyota74]

Must be mad living in a city and having Manhatten as a backdrop.

[pants]

Originally Posted by Kingofthehill

but I didn't mean for it to sound like a diss

Then you shouldn't have said "i know it is in joisey and all."

It's Jersey, by the way.


OP, awesome pics. I've always wondered what's under that big old Lincoln Tunnel helix.