Glen Ridge History Quiz 4

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Glen Ridge History Quiz 4

Glen Ridge Public Library, the Glen Ridge Historical Society & the Glen Ridge Recreation Department have joined together to bring you a weekly opportunity to learn some Glen Ridge history while sheltering in place.

This week's quiz will focus on articles from the following Gaslamp newsletters of the Glen Ridge Historical Society:

April, 2018
January, 2018
September, 2018
February, 2019
February, 2013

These articles can be found at bit.ly/36bXJJZ

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Quiz begins after this historic 1918 Spanish influenza poster

Before becoming Nevins-Church Press in 1902, what business operated on this factory site at the northwest corner of Midland Avenue and Adams Place?

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Benson Rolling Mill

Chicle Products Company

Matchless Metal Polish Company

New Jersey Aristotype Company

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Which synagogue now in a neighboring town was founded in the building shown here on Bloomfield Avenue in Glen Ridge?

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Temple Ner Tamid

Temple Beth Shalom

Bnai Keshet

Congregation Shomrei Emunah

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Sherman Avenue School closed in 1943 due to declining enrollment. It was demolished in 1964. What happened to the building in the intervening years?

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A fire in the boiler room ravaged the interior space

The school was leased to Montclair for business offices

Post-war housing was created for returning World War II veterans

First floor classrooms were utilized for off-site storage for municipal records

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Which statement about the Parkway House is NOT true?

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The area where it is located was rezoned in 1962 to permit luxury high-rise apartments, offices, and professional buildings.

The name was chosen because of proximity to Garden State Parkway

Local landscape architect, Ethelbert Furlong, drew up the landscaping plan

Two one-family houses were demolished before construction began

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John A. Brown held numerous Borough roles in the early decades of Glen Ridge. Which of the following positions did he NOT hold?

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Borough Clerk

Dog Warden

Mayor

Purchasing Agent

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