Category Archives: historic photographs

The Holland Tunnel: Did You Know?

Posted on June 8, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

Did you know that the Holland Tunnel was named after Clifford Milburn Holland, the chief engineer in charge of its design and construction? Holland was a brilliant young engineer who gave his life for the tunnel.  As construction on the … Continue reading →

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Before PATH Became PATH: The Wonder Years

Posted on June 3, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett More than 50 years ago, in 1962, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) acquired the title to rehabilitate the Hudson & Manhattan (H&M) Railroad Tunnel and begin operations.  Ten years later, two bronze plaques were … Continue reading →

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Newark Liberty International: Doolittle Sets Coast-to-Coast Records

Posted on May 5, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett While more famous aviators such as Charles Lindbergh were capturing America’s imagination in the 1920s and ‘30s, General James “Jimmy” Doolittle was flying a little below the radar. But he was a thoroughly accomplished and … Continue reading →

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