Sept. 1, 1958: Ray DeBrown Music Capital opened on Van Houten Ave. That’s Ray at the left of the photo. Jan. 1, 1959: Joseph A. Nee is named Clifton Police Chief. Jan. 12, 1959: The new Athenia Post Office at Mount Prospect and Van Houten Ave’s. is dedicated. Feb. 22, 1959: Dedication of Allwood Community Church addition. March 15, 1959: A ribbon cutting ceremony is held at Marta Hall, the Educational addition to First Presbyterian Church. It is officially dedicated on April 29, 1959. April 11, 1959: Saveway Cleaners is opened to the public at Clifton Ave. and Allwood Rd. April 22, 1959: A Bank of Passaic & Clifton branch office in the Route 46 Shopping Plaza opens. May 1, 1959: The Delawanna US Post Office at 266 Main Ave. opens. June 2, 1959: Henry Holt & Co., publishers, occupy a new 52,000 square foot Allwood Rd. warehouse. 86
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June 4, 1959: Aheka Council, Boy Scouts of America hold a Camporee at Nash Park on the Passaic River. June 9, 1959: One-man police patrol cars are made permanent and expanded from daylight to 24 hours.
Aug. 1959: The Union Building & Contracting Co. is extensively quarried trap rock from Garret Mountain. Blasting has reduced Clifton’s cliffs (above) and sprayed nearby homes with rocks.
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