Customer Reviews

Jersey City 1940-1960: The Dan Mcnulty Collection (Jersey City, New Jersey, 1940-1960)

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I WAS LOOKING FOR A BOOK OF PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN JERSEY CITY. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY STREET I WALKED AS A CHILD, THE SCHOOLS I ATTENDED, AND THE PLACES I SHOPPED, WERE THERE. IT IS THE CLOSEST THING I HAVE TO A PHOTO ALBUM OF THE CITY IN WHICH I LIVED. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME, THIS BOOK DELIVERS THAT FEELING. I WISH MR.FRENCH WOULD DO ANOTHER AND ANOTHER AND THEN ANOTHER. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY WELL THOUGHT OUT WHEN THE PICTURES WERE ARRANGED AND GROUPED. YOU WILL FIND HE HAS IDENTIFIED THE PHOTO'S VERY WELL USING FEW WORDS.

I thought it was an absolutely wonderful book that you can reread many times and never get bored. I found so many familiar places in the book and it brought back so many wonderful memories.

This book is full of beautiful photos to remind those who are old enough how nice Jersey City used to be. I guess we can all thank genius Frank Hague for preserving the atmosphere and history of Jersey City...

MY PARENTS WERE BORN AND RAISED IN JERSEY CITY AND JUST LOVED THE BOOK. SO MANY NICE PICTURES AND MEMORIES FOR THEM. THEY ORDERED MORE AS GIFTS FOR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.

Anyone with roots in Jersey City should read this book. Having both side of family from there, was nice to read with free commentators..