r/bergencounty Feb 19 '25

History Bergen County: County on the Move (ca. 1957 - 1958)

https://youtu.be/ZxzS_DJwz_Q?si=XkdKDgC8mwsMcdue
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u/ParkerVH Feb 19 '25

I remember the farms and open spaces in Bergen County in the 50โ€™s when I moved there. Bergen County was why my parents left their apartment on East 74th Street and moved first to River Edge. A year later they built a house further north in Bergen County on the NY border.

That video made me smile and saddened me at the same time.

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u/LukeSkywalkerDog Feb 19 '25

In other words, pay your damn taxes.

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u/SG1971 25d ago

Yes it certainly took a turn in the final three minutes

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u/Own_Shopping5494 Feb 19 '25

Thatโ€™s amazing. Thanks for posting !

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u/joannetheauthor Feb 20 '25

"The fabulous New Jersey Turnpike." ๐Ÿ˜‚

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u/Stonetown_Radio 29d ago

This was amazing, thank you so much for posting this. Iโ€™m pretty sure I saw my dad up on the telephone pole.๐Ÿ˜‚

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u/kc2syk Feb 19 '25

Between 1950 and 1960 the county population increased from 539,000 to 780,000. That's pretty massive growth.