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Glimpse of History: Having a blast at Palisades Park

PALISADES PARK -- Children are shown on a kiddie ride at Palisades Amusement Park in 1955; the park's roller coaster is visible in the background. MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey The 30- acre park operated from 1898 to 1971; after it closed, a high- rise luxury apartment complex was built on the site. If you would like to share a photo that provides a glimpse of history in your community, please call 973-836-4922 or send an email to ghatala@starledger.com. And, check out more glimpses of history in our online galleries on nj.com. Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com . Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala . Find Greg Hatala on Facebook .

Poway's newest low-income housing project opens

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POWAY -- The city's newest affordable-housing development received its first residents over the weekend, after being cleared by the city for occupancy late last week. Escondido- based nonprofit Community HousingWorks teamed up with the city to build Solara Apartments on the southwest corner of Community Road and Hilleary Place, just south of Hilleary Park. The $16.5 million, 3- acre project added 55 apartments to the city's supply of housing for low- and very- low income people . Contractors are still putting finishing touches on the complex's landscaping. Community HousingWorks asset manager Rosemary Stabrawa said Monday, however, that Solara's first residents moved in over the weekend, and more are expected to follow by the end of this week. All the development's tenants should be in their new homes by the end of the month, she said. "Approximately jubilant," Stabrawa said, describing her mood while handing out Solara apartment keys . "It...

River Terrace Apartments

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Quizzes Lists Topics Save The River Terrace Apartments is an apartment building located at 7700 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] River Terrace Apartments was one of the first two garden apartment complexes built in Michigan which used loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Administration , the other being Hillcrest Village in East Lansing. [2] History By the late 19th century , the corridor along East Jefferson Avenue had become a prestigious residential neighborhood . As the automobile age dawned in the twentieth century and Detroit's population boomed, large upscale apartment buildings were constructed along the Avenue. However, this boom in apartment construction collapsed at the start of the Great Depression. However, in 1939, Wesson Seyburn, along with Leonard P. Reaume, of the property management firm of Holden & Reaume, applied for a building permit to construct this apart...