Posts Tagged ‘ ironbound ’

bm274 The Ironbound Through My Father’s Eyes

August 19, 2008

Before the Portuguese came to the Ironbound, before the uprisings of 1967, and before the manufacturing industry moved south, my father made a life for himself in Newark.  In another of a series of podcasts that focus on my family, and the history they have lived through, this program...

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Catching Up On Newark Related Issues

Catching Up On Newark Related Issues

May 31, 2006

As many of ye blog readers know, yours truely was born and raised til his teen years in the ironbound section of the city of Newark, New Jersey. I often feel like the least likely candidate to be someone who came from Newark, especially when so many people...

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