A history of Cresskill,
since 1894
Postcards, papers and photographs of Cresskill from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Cresskill was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 8, 1894, from portions of Palisades Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. A portion of the borough was annexed by Alpine in 1904.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Cresskill’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDepot Park, Cresskill, New Jersey…, 1913–1916: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Cresskill
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Cresskill, decade by decade
CommonsDepot Park, Cresskill, New Jersey circa 19151913–1916 · postcard
CommonsDepot Park1913–1916 · postcard
CommonsHillside Avenue, Cresskill, New Jersey, circa 1913-19161913–1916 · postcard
CommonsPost Office, Cresskill, NJ circa 19131913–1916 · postcard
CommonsPost Office1913–1916 · postcard
CommonsTrading point and post office, Cresskill, New Jersey, circa…1913–1916 · postcard1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Depot Park, Cresskill, New Jersey circa 1915 (1913–1916) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.