George Street near Church Street, New Brunswick, N. J.

Black and white photograph postcard of George Street, New Brunswick, by Isaac Vanderveer. Second Reformed Church: the church was completed between 1857 and 1861 on the corner of George and Albany Streets. The church was built on land that was originally the site of small brook fed by the old Barrack Spring. This edifice had several features of the Romanesque Revival style: heavy arched window and door openings as well as massive towers. The building was razed in 1925, only sixty-five years after its construction. Trolley cars: The first horsecar tracks were laid in 1884 and officially opened on Oct. 14, 1886. During that time every structure in town was decorated with colorful bunting to celebrate the occasion and the entire city turned out for the celebration. The tracks commenced on Somerset Street and then ran to Commercial Ave., Sandford Street., Throop Ave., and George St., across Huntington and across to St. Mary's Home. In 1895 the line was electrified and purchased by the Brunswick Traction Company. About 1906, the Public Service Corporation took over and the last cars ran in 1917. The last tracks were removed on Joyce Kilmer (Codwise) Ave. in 1930. The line later became the route of the Grey Bus Line, which ran to South River. (Images of America New Brunswick.