The Ironbound: An Illustrated History of Newark's Down Neck -- Edward a. Jardim, Paperback Claire Van Der Boom Track: 19 - No Love

Track: 19 - No Love in the Room

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Author: Alex Jennings

Published: 03/20/2020

The Ironbound: An Illustrated History of Newark's Down Neck -- Edward a. Jardim, Paperback Claire Van Der Boom Track: 19 - No LoveThe Ironbound district of Newark, New Jersey, has been known by many names over the years Down Neck, the East Ward, the Meadows. There was even a time in the early days when locals called it Texas, owing to its remote setting in the marshes around the mouth of the Passaic River. Then everything changed. Newark boomed with industrial growth, and the Ironbound grew right along with it. The Morris Canal was completed in 1832, followed in short order by