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Garret Mountain's View of Paterson, NJ
Made by ready aim click (On N Off)
This is an outstanding view of the city of Paterson where I grew up went to school and made many memories. The city is filled with history and great people. Below is a little history provided by Wikipedia, if you can take time to read because you will find out that this is truly a historical city. Paterson is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 149,222. Census population projections indicate a population of 146,545 as of 2007, making it New Jersey's third largest city. It is the county seat of Passaic County. Paterson is known as the Silk City for its dominant role in silk production during the later 19th century. Paterson was originally formed as a township from portions of Acquackanonk Township on April 11, 1831, while the area was still part of Essex County. Paterson became part of the newly-created Passaic County on February 7, 1837. Paterson was incorporated as a city on April 14, 1851, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The city was reincorporated on March 14, 1861. In 1791, Alexander Hamilton helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic, to secure economic independence from British manufacturers. Paterson, which was founded by the society, became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America. Paterson was named for William Paterson, Governor of New Jersey, statesman, and signer of the Constitution. French architect, engineer, and city planner Pierre L'Enfant, who developed the plans for Washington, D.C., was the first superintendent for the S.U.M. project. He devised a plan, which would harness the power of the Great Falls through a channel in the rock and an aqueduct. However, the society's directors felt he was taking too long and was over budget. He was replaced by Peter Colt, who used a less-complicated reservoir system to get the water flowing to factories in 1794. Eventually, Colt's system developed some problems and a scheme resembling L'Enfant's original plan was used after 1846. L'Enfant, meanwhile, brought his city plans with him when he designed Washington, and that city's layout resembles the plan he wanted to develop for Paterson. The industries developed in Paterson were powered by the 77-foot high Great Falls, and a system of water raceways that harnessed the power of the falls. The city began growing around the falls and until 1914 the mills were powered by the waterfalls. The district originally included dozens of mill buildings and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile industry and later, the firearms, silk, and railroad locomotive manufacturing industries. In the latter half of the 1800s, silk production became the dominant industry and formed the basis of Paterson's most prosperous period, earning it the nickname Silk City. In 1835, Samuel Colt began producing firearms in Paterson, although within a few years he moved his business to Hartford, Connecticut. Later in the 19th century, Paterson was the site of early experiments with submarines by Irish-American inventor John Holland. Two of Holland's early models — one found at the bottom of the Passaic River — are on display in the Paterson Museum, housed in the former Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works near the Passaic Falls. The city was a mecca for immigrant laborers who worked in its factories as well. Paterson was also the site of historic labor unrest that focused on anti-child labor legislation, and the six-month long Paterson silk strike of 1913 that demanded the eight-hour day and better working conditions, but was defeated by the employers with workers forced to return under pre-strike conditions. Factory workers labored long hours for low wages under dangerous conditions, and lived in crowded tenement buildings around the mills. The factories then moved south where there were no labor unions, and later moved overseas. In 1932, Paterson opened Hinchliffe Stadium, a 9,500-seat stadium named in honor of John V. Hinchliffe, a former Paterson mayor. Hinchliffe originally served as the site for high school and semi-professional athletic events. From 1933–1937, 1939-1945, Hinchliffe was the home of the New York Black Yankees and in 1936 the home of the New York Cubans of the Negro National League. The historic ballpark was also a venue for many professional football games, track and field events, boxing matches and auto and motorcycle racing. The track was used for filming by Abbott and Costello. Hinchliffe is one of few Negro League stadiums left standing in the United States, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1963, Paterson Public Schools acquired the stadium and used it for public school events until 1997, but it is currently in a state of disrepair, while the schools have been taken over by the state SN. During World War II Paterson played an important part in the aircraft engine industry. By the end of WWII, however, there was a decline in urban areas and Paterson was no exception, and since the 1970s the city has suffered high unemployment rates. Once a premier shopping and leisure destination of northern New Jersey, competition from the malls in upscale neighboring towns like Wayne and Paramus have forced the big-chain stores out of Paterson’s downtown. The biggest industries are now small businesses because the factories have moved overseas. However, the city still, as always, attracts many immigrants. Many of these immigrants have revived the city's economy especially through small businesses. The downtown area was struck by massive fires several times, the most recent of which occurred in 1991. In this fire, a near full city block (bordered on the north and south by Main and Washington Street and on the east and west by Ellison Street and College Boulevard, a stretch of Van Houten Street that is dominated by Passaic County Community College) was engulfed in flames due to an electrical fire in the basement of a bar. The area was so badly damaged that most of the burned buildings were demolished, with an outdoor mall standing in their place. The most notable of the buildings to be destroyed was the Meyer Brothers department store, which was one of the few remaining department stores in the city. If you would like to read more visit this site: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterson_NJ


Gangly Gaggle, P5280125
Made by Anita363
These were so cute I couldn't resist, although Canada Geese are a bit of a plague here. There are services that will come by with a border collie & chase them away from your property a few times a week. They never used to be resident, just migrated thru. But now we have nonmigratory populations. Legend has it that they derive from domesticated birds (probably selected for those that had lost their migratory instinct, allowing the owners to keep them around!) that were used as living decoys by market gunners in the 1st half of the 20th century. When that practice was outlawed, the birds were released. But regardless of their origin, manmade habitat changes have made our environment much more Canada-goose-friendly, & much less friendly to the birds that used to live here. Geese graze on lawns. As we've converted forests & wetlands to lawns, geese are in, & ducks & warblers are out.


Serenity Hike
Made by ready aim click (On N Off)
I enjoy being alone sometimes, I also enjoyed hiking in the backwoods of Garret Mountain on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. I walked along some of the trails that are found in the forest area of the park, spotting chipmunks, birds and some deer. I really enjoy the peacefulness of the forest, its a great place to escape, a wonderful place to think clearly. It's amazing that a place like this still exists in the midst of the concrete jungle of Paterson. The city of Paterson sits in a valley below Garret Mountain, so it takes a few minutes to get there by car, bicycle and even foot. There is deer that live here above the city and a few times I have witnessed them walking in my nieghborhood or on a highway entrance in the middle of the night! Its almost unimaginable that a deer can actually be seen walking down a city street of Paterson.


Green Eyes
Made by Anita363
Eastern Carpenter Bee. The large eyes and pale face indicate a male. Goldenrod is a late-summer and fall native wildflower that is hardy and gives showy masses of flowers. (It is unfairly blamed for allergies caused by ragweed, which blooms at the same time but is much less conspicuous. Allergies are usually caused by the massive amounts of airborne pollen produced by wind-pollinated plants, which almost never have large or brightly colored flowers because they don't have any need to attract insects.) Insects of all kinds love the goldenrod flowers. There are dozens of species; this one, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, is supposedly common, but much less abundant around here than Early Goldenrod and Late Goldenrod.


Barbour Pond Falls (08066)
Made by diddlbiker
The mighty Barbour Pond Falls might not be as mighty as the Paterson Falls, but the biblical deluge that we had earlier on Sunday prompted me to race to Garret Mountain that day. And lo! And Behold! There be water! As I was expecting a shot like this I had the 'pod with me. Smallest aperture, slapped on a PL for good measure (should have brought the ND filter. Oh well...) and of you go. A nice, silky picture - appropriate for Silk City.


Rough-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
Made by Anita363
Goldenrod is a late-summer and fall native wildflower that is hardy and gives showy masses of flowers. (It is unfairly blamed for allergies caused by ragweed, which blooms at the same time but is much less conspicuous.) Insects of all kinds love the flowers. There are dozens of species; this one, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, is supposedly common, but much less abundant around here than Early Goldenrod and Late Goldenrod.


Shadows at Lambert Tower (04840)
Made by diddlbiker
Lambert Tower is built in the 19th century by Silk Baron Lambert. His mansion, Lambert Castle, is a few hundred feet lower on Garret Mountain. I learned last week that the County lost a one million dollar grant to restore the tower. Pretty much the only condition to the grant was that work should start within 5 years. Unfortunately that was in 2002 and nothing has ever happened since. Jersey politics at its best.


Taking a break (10071)
Made by diddlbiker
Another (the same?) dragonfly, sitting on the edge of a water lily leaf to rest. Nikon D200 + 70-300VR To be honest, this is more to test Flickr's automatic geotag processing than anything else (something which is by default off, which is why I had to manually set my previously tagged images. Not a bad thing, by the way, to make geotagging an opt-in feature - I'm not complaining about that)


Silky stream (07910)
Made by diddlbiker
A little stream I passed on an early morning walk around Barbors pond (Garret Mountain). Is this creek real, or is it a fake (like so much else on Garret mountain?) - next time I'll follow it upstream to see where it starts (it's a lot of water for such a small hill) Note the irony of using a long shutter speed to create a silky effect - in a park created by a Silk Baron!


Lambert Tower (04125)
Made by diddlbiker
The view tower at Lambert Castle, Garret Mountain, near Patterson, NJ. Maintenance on this tower is overdue; the county just wasted the chance of restoring it using a state grant of $1M - it took them too long to start the work on the tower. How long is too long? The grant stated that work needed to commence within 5 years, and the county amazingly managed to miss the deadline.


Buttercup (09772)
Made by diddlbiker
Learning rapidly why an inverted 50mm lens is a bad macro lens. The focus, it does nothing! The only way you can focus the image is by moving the camera back and forth. Without a focussing rail that's virtually impossible and handholding isn't really an option either. Out of twenty shots this was the only one that wasn't a complete failure (only partial) :(


Snowy Sunset
Made by mik_leach
Garrett Mountain Reservation. With all of the snow we have had this year, I wanted a snow scene for a 'Welcome Slide' for our Powerpoint at church. But I didn't have a chance to take any this winter, so I dug this up from last year. This image is available for use in Christian Church Worship Ministries, all other uses are prohibited without permission.


Lesser Tower
Made by BigPoppaPete
This is my first somewhat successful foray into the world of HDR. 3 bracketed images, two stops apart. The trees were shaking in the wind a bit too much, but I think the overall effect is still better than a single exposure. For anyone interested, this is the smaller building connected to Lambert's Tower, in Garret Mountain Reserve.


Snowy Sunset 2
Made by mik_leach
With all of the snow we have had this year, I wanted a snow scene for a 'Welcome Slide' for our Powerpoint at church. But I didn't have a chance to take any this winter, so I dug this up from last year. This image is available for use in Christian Church Worship Ministries, all other uses are prohibited without permission.


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Made by Anita363
View large . Butterfly came out great. Background, on the other hand, leaves something to be desired. This is probably a candidate for a cutout and background blur at some point, but right now I'm just trying to get through the backlog -- I'm taking pictures a lot faster than I'm getting them processed & posted.


Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Made by tsmzth
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK Pheucticus ludovicianus Garret Mountain (West Paterson borough) These grosbeaks were very frisky - so much so that after about four of them finished chasing each other wildly around the park this one was so completely oblivious it decided to perch right next to me.


Thank you! Please come back again! (10063)
Made by diddlbiker
This pisses me off to no end. Barbour pond might not be the most natural place in the world, fact is that Garret Mountain is a green oasis amidst the urban jungle that is Passaic/Bergen county. People throwing their garbage in a body of water, even if it is a small pond, should be shot on the spot.


Barrels of Death in Garret Mountain Woodland Park,NJ
Made by Clifton Photographer
Here is a nice picture that I got to take in Garret Mountain this past weekend. More than a dozen barrels of who-knows-what just sitting in the woods! What's in them and just how dangerous are they? Who knows! Take a look at my other picture of the barrel that rolled down the hill and leaked out!


White-breasted Nuthatch - Garret Mt West Paterson, NJ - 04/30/08
Made by kdxshiryu
A white-breasted nuthatch pays us a visit at Garret Mountain. After spotting the bird, I jokingly did the nuthatch-esque grunting call only to have the little feller fly over like he was expecting a hand out. He was probably within 3 feet when I took the picture. Photograph taken 04/30/08


In the headlights (08033)
Made by diddlbiker
The deer on Garret mountain are very used to people. You cannot get as close as in Giralda Farms but with some patience and the absence of 12 year old boys who think it's funny to chase deer (little pr##cks) you can get decent shots. This is not one of them - I can do a lot better!