Hoboken Walking Tour – Hoboken, New Jersey
From the train sheds it is a short walk into the station.
Whereas other stations are functional, this one is attractive to bringing people in like kings and queens.
Warrington Plaza recognizes the planner who helped to start the NJ Transit system with the Hoboken station as the first property.
This bank with Roman Ionic pilasters and parapet with enrichment caught my eye.
A few floors were added to the top of this building in 1989. Once the largest commercial building in Hoboken, the Second National Bank was based here.
Hoboken Land & Improvement Company, 1889 by Charles Fall.
Turning towards the river I found this counter near the head of a trail to be really interesting. It counted pedestrians and cyclists daily and for the year. Real time data like this can be powerful in building infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists.
This incredible view of Manhattan was near the former pier where the movie On the Waterfront was filmed. That pier was removed though a great park is here today.
This boulder marks the point of disembarkation for over eight million US soldiers in World War I. It is also where Woodrow Wilson departed for Europe to attend a peace conference at wars end.