Officer James “Austin” Saunders was the first African-American police officer in Plainfield, He was a member of the force from 1891 to 1917.Īs per the Star-Ledger, an article printed in the New York Age on March 8, 1917, notes that Saunders retired after 26 years as “the only colored officer” on the force, and would be paid a pension of $600 a year. Protecting the public and breaking barriers in Plainfield. At the time this photo was taken, there were 10 diners in Plainfield as well as numerous luncheonettes and sandwich shops. of Elizabeth, a classic design accentuating rounded corners and reflective surfaces some of the O’Mahony diners are on the National Register of Historic Places. The Queen City Diner was built in the Streamline Moderne style by the Jerry O’Mahony Diner Co. The diner was built circa 1930, and remained in business in Plainfield through the late 1950s. This 1939 photo is almost certainly of the interior of the Queen City Diner on South Avenue in Plainfield. The home, which was built in 1915, is still privately owned. Rushmore, who was described as "eccentric" in the Courier-News article, maintained a private game room in his basement which featured a two-lane bowling alley, billiards and a full-size arcade skee ball machine. According to a Plainfield Courier-News article written in 1939, Rushmore, involved in a political protest, hung the "Liberty is Dead" banner on his mansion "and began deliberately dismantling the estate, cutting down trees, burning automobiles and uprooting bushes."ĭespite doing considerable damage to the property, the house was ultimately spared total destruction.Īccording to, "This location is also known as the Rushmore-Coffin House because during the reign of Jersey City Mayor Hague in the 1930s and 1940s, a coffin was placed on the roof to protest the mayor's alleged corruption." Rushmore, founder of Rushmore Dynamo Works, made his fortune manufacturing railroad and automotive headlights. This 1939 photo shows the exterior of Samuel Rushmore's estate on Belvidere Avenue in Plainfield. The organization is still in existence and is currently location at 473 Somerset Street. In 1913, the Elks moved to 116 Watchung Avenue. The original meeting location was at Red Men's Hall, in the old Stillman building, at 212 W.
885 ((Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks) was founded in 1867 as 'The Jolly Corks' and then was renamed the 'Order of Elks' in 1868, although the national affiliation was not in existence until 1903. The Elks bar on Watchung Avenue in Plainfield is shown in this photo from 1945.
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