JerseyGeneral t1_jeer8ak wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:12 PM

Reply to Caldor at Mill Creek Mall, Secaucus, NJ, 1986 by AxlCobainVedder

I miss Caldor...and Bradlees...and Jamesway.

For the curious about the history of Caldor, I highly recommend this video from Bright Sun Films: https://youtu.be/iQuBBug7dJk

JerseyGeneral t1_jdr1z7p wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Reply to Can someone explain the justification for having "private" beaches? It seems like access to natural attractions should be free. by SnooBooks4898

Easy. Towns want to cash in on their geography and the massive tax bills for their very expensive shore side properties isn't enough.

JerseyGeneral t1_jdnt3sv wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Reply to A Rickel Home Center location in Menlo Park, NJ sometime in the 1990s. Rickel was an early forerunner to Home Depot based in South Plainfield. Bulldozed for a Target. Photo from Flickr user Jeffrey Johnson featured on Facebook page Remembering Retail. by 7nationarmy

We had a Rickel on 18 in East Brunswick that became a Village Hardware and when Home Depot rebranded them it just became a home Depot. It was shut down in 2008 when Home Depot closed several underperforming locations in the wake of the housing market collapse.

JerseyGeneral t1_jdkw5gu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:21 AM

Reply to Need help identifying snake found in backyard by D3ATH_ADDER

That would be a nope rope.

JerseyGeneral t1_j91mg6k wrote on February 18, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Reply to For all the newbies by whaler76

I almost want just a few inches of snow just to be normal. This winter has been crazy.

JerseyGeneral t1_j17680o wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:00 AM

Reply to On 1-9 A Few Weeks Back by nnj714

Well someone just failed their course...