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| The Borough of Audubon . . . Looking Back With Nostalgia . . . and Into the Future With Pride |
Oh, little thrifty Jersey town
Along the Reading Line,
Tho modern and computerized,
The past in you does shine.
One hundred years have come and gone,
Filled with memories so fine - - - -
The one-room school house, the dairy,
The Bon-Bons come to mind.
The town's first one-room school house,
Dated 1892,
Now is a private residence
Which everyone can view.
It still sits on quaint Cherry Street . . .
On West Atlantic Avenue
Between Washington and Pine.
The street is only one block long
And looks toward the tracks
On which trains still traverse the rails - - -
And take our memories back
To days when each train made two stops
While passing through our town:
At Orston and at Audubon,
Those stations of renown.
The seven farms with mansion homes
Have long since disappeared
With one exception, grand indeed,
By everyone revered.
The fame of treasured Mansion House
Still lives throughout the town:
George Vail, an artist, lives there now.
His work is well renown.
Those rutted roads of by-gone days
That criss-crossed Audubon - - -
Creating for the borough
The nickname "Mudabon" - - -
Are now fine concrete ribbons
That carry cars and trucks
And even, down by Haddon Lake,
Some flocks of geese and ducks.
The borough landmark, Schnitzler's Hall,
Has now become a store
And many other well-known sites
Are not there anymore:
The National Bank on Merchant Street
Lies vacant and for sale:
The Post Office now just sells stamps,
It no longer sorts our mail;
The town's 3 movie theatres
Have long since closed their doors,
As have so many businesses - - -
Once vibrant shops and stores.
Where once the little smithy stood
Along the White Horse Pike,
There now are car repair shops,
Gas stations and the like.
WEBER'S COLONIAL DINER
Is a landmark on this Pike:
It's open 24 hours each day,
With a menu patrons like.
In a 1995 newpaper poll
Readers chose this site
"Best Diner in South Jersey":
Many eat there every night!
In May of 1999
You still could have a meal
With everything from soup to dessert
For under $8.00. What a deal!!
During the 20th Century
Many residents fought and died
Fighting for our Freedom:
Their efforts aroused much pride.
Students designed a Memorial Site
To honor all veterans of war
AND the town's 3 Medal of Honor recipients,
From Korea and the 1st World War.
Fond memories of the present day
Include the Greenberg Field,
The very special Memorial Grove,
The USS BENFOLD Shield,
The rebirth seen on Merchant Street,
The Library's new look,
The birth of the FFPLA
And the AUDUBON POETS' book.
by Craig E. Burgess |
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