I recently acquired a 20 minute reel of 16mm silent color home movies, shot in Maplewood, New Jersey, in the 1950s-60s. In it are typical scenes of a family’s life; Church, Christmas, Halloween, hanging out at the pool, etc. Interspersed with this are scenes around Maplewood that any resident will easily recognize. Cars and clothes [...]
Maplewood, Mid-Century
May 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Architecture
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Columbia’s Auditorium Finally Getting Some TLC?
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Architecture
Marcia Worth at Patch, on Columbia High Schools wonderful auditorium that is in desperate need of restoration:
But like an old home that has been lived in for generations, the auditorium is due for some renovation. The South Orange-Maplewood Education Foundation’s fundraiser “A Night on the Towns,” scheduled for Sunday, May 23, has designated the auditorium as [...]
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A Climb Up Columbia’s Clock Tower
April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Architecture, Diary
This past Saturday I had the rare treat of being given a tour of the clock room and astronomical observatory of Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.
As an alumnus of CHS, the massive clock tower has always been a source of some mystery. Lucky students have the chance to climb it, either for [...]
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The New York Times Gets it Right
March 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous
This Sunday’s New York Times real estate section profiles South Orange, N.J. in the Living In column. The joint school district of South Orange and Maplewood feature some of James Betelle’s finest school designs and continue draw young families today.
In the article, Dave Caldwell, a Maplewood resident, correctly notes Columbia High School as “…an 80-year-old [...]
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Separated at Birth?
December 14th, 2006 · No Comments · Architecture, Miscellaneous
I was zipping through Saturday Night Live the other day on my DVR (it’s the only sane way to watch the show), when a sketch involving a classroom made me jam on the pause button. The establishing shot was a video still of the entrance of a school building. It was a traditional Collegiate Gothic [...]