This Day in History: 1926-06-23

With the passage of legislation in Trenton and Albany assuring the building of the trans-Hudson Bridge at 178th St., Bergen County was reported to be experiencing a real estate boom. Prices were reported to be rising in all sections of the county. Improvements in the rapid transit system, which in those days meant trolley lines, and in bus systems in what was described as “the likelihood of the further development of the vehicular tunnel system” all pointed to a greater attraction toward northwestern New Jersey of some of the population of overcrowded Manhattan. The location of the proposed bridge was such, according to a press release from the Bergen County Realtors Association, made Bergen especially attractive to “the vast army of dweller” in “the Harlem Section” of New York. “Bergen County is richly blessed with an attractive landscape, well-kept roads, inviting homes, splendid views, and up-to-date transportation accommodations”, said the article. Bergen County, “was never so much on the map as it is today” stated an article in the Jersey Journal. (Bristow)