Today I ventured over to the Boston Public Library (I’m up in Massachussets this week on vacation), to try and get some odds-and-ends info on Betelle. Having gotten hold of the text of his Time Magazine article a few weeks ago, I wondered if there might have been a photograph to accompany it. After marveling at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Diary'
Bald, Smiling School Builder Betelle
July 28th, 2006 · No Comments · Diary, Miscellaneous
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The Widow Betelle
July 27th, 2006 · No Comments · Biographical, Diary
John emailed me a few days ago with new information he dug up; Marie Betelle’s obituary from the New York Times: August 30, 1959 Mrs. Marie Ann Louise Betelle, widow of James O. Betelle, an architect, died of a brain hemorrhage early yesterday at University Hospital. She was 52 years old. Mrs. Betelle lived at 450 [...]
That’s “B” as in “Betelle”
July 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Diary, Miscellaneous
My partner in detective work recently contacted the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society, knowing that JOB lived in Short Hills for a period. The Betelle cult grows stronger; a member of the Society responded with some great new information, having done considerable detective work:
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New Jersey CHS Archives Visit
June 29th, 2006 · No Comments · Diary
Today I drove into New Jersey. It was grey and rainy, as usual. My first stop was Montrose School, where I took a few pictures. The place is a shambles, it’s criminal. The grass is grown over, the front facade is in disrepair. One of the lanterns is hanging by a single bolt. There are no [...]
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