This slightly worn marker stands in front of a beautiful historic home and is worth a stop if…read moreyou're an architecture buff. Note that the home is private property and trespassing is not permitted. The marker reads, "Built in 1871 for Hildebrant Naugle on a suburban lot near the Closer R.R. depot, the frame gable-front-and-wing house is notable for the ornamental scroll work of Gothic design. Naugle was a carpenter and clockmaker who made improvements to his home. He died in 1899 and the residence was occupied by his son Resolvert Naugle, also a carpenter. It was purchased by his son-in-law, William Tate, in 1922 and family ownership ended in 1924." I was able to find more information about the home on the "The West Street and Harrington Avenue Historic District" from July, 2009: "This detailed vernacular Carpenter Gothic style house, built between 1865 and 1876, is a two and one half story, four bay, L-plan structure with an intersecting gable roof with flares just at the edges, decorated bargeboards with a double pendant pattern, and a wrap-around front porch. The house has a random rubble stone foundation, an interior brick chimney, an exterior of aluminum siding, an asphalt shingle roof, replacement 1/1 windows with snap-in muntins and modern storms, one round headed window in each gable peak, and a porch with bracketed and chamfered columns, new jigsawn panel balusters, and wood floorboards. This house retains its original front double doors that are wood inset panels with beveled glass in the upper sections and surmounted by a transom. There is a rear porch with similar elements as those on the front. There is a detached one-car frame garage with vertical board siding and a tri-fold door located on this property to the rear and north side of the house. The property has a Bergen County Historic Sites plaque on a post in its front yard. Despite the alterations, this house maintains a medium level of architectural integrity." "Charles Tanner and William Ferdon sold this property to Hildebrand Naugle in 1871, and it is shown on the Walker Atlas map of 1876 as owned by Hildebrand Naugle. Mr. Naugle was a carpenter, clock maker, and descendent of the Colonial period Naugle family, whose stone house at 119 Hickory Lane is known to be the oldest house in Closter. Naugle's son, Resolvent, also a carpenter, resided here in 1903. William Tate, a grandson of Hildebrand (Debbie Naugle Tate, was Hildebrand's daughter), bought the house in 1922." "Because this house was home to members of the Naugle family, one of Closter's first families and was later acquired by William Tate, an early leader of "Closter City," (see more on Tate at 292 West St.) and because of its level of architectural integrity, this house is considered to be a key contributing resource in the District." It is a residential street so there is room to park and admire this classic and beautiful home. [Review 20309 overall - 168 in New Jersey - 1287 of 2023.]

Quaint little station in Oradell serviced by the Pascack NJ Transit rail line running between…read moreSpring Valley and Hoboken. Weekdays trains come about every 20 min during weekday morning rush hour toward Hoboken and every 30 min for weekday morning and weekday evening commutes toward Spring Valley. Weekends trains run about every other hour during the daytime morning into mid-evening. Total end-to-end ride time is about 1hr 35min. The station itself consists of a couple small rooms with a front foyer facing a single lane for passenger drop off/pick up, and back foyer facing the train tracks where passengers can wait. The station isn't always manned, on a Saturday afternoon it looked empty and practically so, since there aren't many passengers exiting at this stop on weekends. The building is a historic landmark and the little clock in front of the building looks like it's been there for at least 50 years. Overall the building appears pretty well-cared for, older though functional. The bricks paving the sidewalk area around the clock are engraved with names of donors. There quite a bit of grassy lawn surrounding the immediate station, maybe a couple acres in total, they could use a good raking and bagging with the amount of dried leaves littered over the grounds from autumn. They've been quite careful about safety even keeping crosswalk flags in a little can for pedestrians to hold so oncoming traffic can see they are crossing the lane in front of the station (didn't see anyone using them though).

I still love that every seat in every theatre has a great view. That's the benefit of small rooms…read more But recently the rooms have not always been clean. Dirty rooms certainly take away from the movie experience. The concessions are still limited to the usual suspects, and that's OK! Prices are definitely theatre prices but they could be much worse. I would still rather come here than some of the big movie theatre chains.

Best small theatre! We need more places like this. Otherwise you'll only have home tv as an option.read more

We had guest visiting and we always pass by this place so we thought, why not give it a shot!? It…read morewas a cold rainy day so we ran in not knowing what to expect. I think this is an awesome distillery and I can see it being even more fun in warmer weather! This place is know for whiskey and rye. It's cool because they do sampler in a little vile glass which I think is creative. Their cocktails were also super delicious! The service was great! It's seems that they definitely have regular customers that come in. It's not too big of a spot but there was a lot of seating both tables and around the bar.

A nice whiskey distillery with a bar/tasting room and nice outdoor seating by the stream. I love…read morethe beautiful ambiance of the outdoor seating area - its flanked by trees and you can listen to the gurgling sounds of the stream while enjoying your drinks. This distillery is also has grounds you can walk around and explore (not too big though). We took a peek at their aging/storage room with wooden casks while there, as well as their distillery. We were treated to a free, small sample of their whiskey at their bar. Its a nice stop when in upstate NY area.

A Hudson Valley wine tour to celebrate a friend's landmark birthday was perfect! Hudson Valley…read moreBucket list did an outstanding job coordinating the day from transport and an itinerary of beautiful wineries to a magazine photo worthy picnic lunch orchestrated by an on-site host. Our group of 12 were treated like special guests everywhere we went and we were wowed by the friendly, welcoming reception at each stop and the delicious wines we were able to taste. HVBL made planning this event easy and the day memorable

Becky was the best and the day couldn't have been planned any better! Best time ever !read more

Saw "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum". Hysterical!…read more It was my first time there, and I would have to say that the talent would rival Broadway. The lead characters were a hoot with their facial expressions and comedic talent. The music was memorable. When I got home I had to massage my face to get the smile off. We had good seats, but the theater is small and could be a bit claustrophobic if you're not on an aisle or near an exit.

"A Comedy of Tenors," written by award winning Ken Ludwig , is the latest play at the little…read morefirehouse theater in Oradell, NJ. This laugh out loud farce is a sequel to Ludwig's tony award winning "Lend me a Tenor". Creating a farce is often compared to the art of "Wok cooking". It is all about the preparation ! Assembling the right ingredients can result in an uproarious, madcap, experience! The play opens in the year 1936, in a luxurious Paris hotel suite! Henry Saunders, an overwrought impresario from Cleveland, is nervously awaiting the arrival of three world famous tenors, the stars of the biggest concert in Paris history. There are only hours left before the concert is to begin. At this point Saunders and his assistant Max see their dreams unravel! Their Swedish tenor abruptly quits , and now they must find a star quality replacement. The evening continues to disintegrate as we meet Tito an older world famous tenor who is afraid he is losing his charisma and fans to Carlo a young acclaimed tenor . Carlo is secretly romantically involved with Tito's wild & crazy daughter Mimi. Tito's hot tempered and passionate wife Maria constantly bickers with him and drives him crazy! Also in this wild and wacky farce are Beppo, an operatic bellhop, and Rakon, a hot to trot Russian soprano and former one night Stan of Tito. Doors slam, false accusations abound, and tempers and jealousy flare as the concert approaches without a missing tenor. The action and overreactions are hysterically funny and non stop. In the end the concert goes on and love conquers all! Another superb laugh a minute evening combined with audience participation and some charming operatic arias from the tenors... Beautifully staged, wonderful acting and a highly enjoyable evening! Kudos to BCP ,Howard, and the cast and crew!