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Posted by Joe on Sat May 20 18:55:54 2017 I am no expert on Bergen County transportation history, so much of this thread will be told through links to the NY Times. I will summarize each link. Your amplifications and corrections are appreciated.--- The George Washington Bridge was dedicated on October 24, 1931, and opened to traffic the following day, Sunday, October 25th. The New York Times on 10.21.1931 reported that the Hackensack Motor Coach Company had received a franchise from the Fort Lee Common Council to begin operation on Sunday morning from Fort Lee across the bridge, with a fare of 5 cents. Link --- Mom and her mother were living on West 169th Street near Audubon Avenue at the time. Mom was in her first year of teaching Grade 4B in Inwood. She told us how she with go with friends on walks across the bridge, but they would turn around before paying the ten-cent pedestrian toll at the New Jersey end. Maybe the other walkway had the pedestrian toll collected at the New York end. -- Joe |
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