Submitted by Exponent_0 t3_y3ukmw in jerseycity
dreamanxiety t1_isbe59n wrote
this is the jersey city i grew up in. things were scary at times but had a good time there during the 70s and 80s.
memories....
Visual_Shelter8046 t1_isbg3cl wrote
im sure you got a lot of interesting stories!
dreamanxiety t1_isbhayv wrote
most revolve around hanging out at the V.I.P. diner in journal square after midnight, lol.
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RightCheesecake6 t1_isctcq2 wrote
Do you remember which high rise building was constructed first in the downtown area ? Just asking out of curiosity
dreamanxiety t1_isd17lj wrote
can't say that i do. after newport mall was built things started to go up in that area almost overnight. i'm from the greenville section of jc, though i hung out on first street & grove throughout high school since i had friends living down there.
before the mall was built there were a lot of gangs and drugs downtown; a totally different environment that it is now.
even though i worked at the mall, and have always kind of hated it, it really was the spark that ignited downtown.
generationjonesing t1_isd5j0x wrote
It was the presidential buildings John Adams might have been first.
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