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tern wrote:
People worry that oaks are going to lift the sidewalks and damage basements and foundations, if they ever manage to grow big.

Robin.

I've seen new trees planted directly on top of gas and sewer lines, and directly under power cables and other utility runs. I have no problem with new trees, just the zero consideration given to their type and placement.

tern wrote:
People worry that oaks are going to lift the sidewalks and damage basements and foundations, if they ever manage to grow big.

Robin.

cocopele wrote:
Sorry that I don't have a picture, but First St. between Brunswick and Coles and also Monmouth between Columbus and Second St. are very pretty tree lined row homed streets. They are especially beautiful from late April through mid May (or whenever the weather decides it is spring) as the Bradford Pears are in bloom. Now the flower petals have fallen and the trees are green. Still pretty, but not as great as those 3-4 weeks. Also, hurricane Sandy and a few bad winters caused the city to trim/prune a lot of those trees since they surrounded wires so they aren't as large as they once were. Actually the same type of pruning in happening along Columbus today between Monmouth and Jersey.

I agree with the poster(s) that mentioned Jersey Ave with the iron gates and stoops. At time reminds me of certain streets in New Orleans

Qiu001 wrote:
Think I have it this time Bergen Hill section Summit and Astor place.

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cocopele wrote:
Sorry that I don't have a picture, but First St. between Brunswick and Coles and also Monmouth between Columbus and Second St. are very pretty tree lined row homed streets. They are especially beautiful from late April through mid May (or whenever the weather decides it is spring) as the Bradford Pears are in bloom. Now the flower petals have fallen and the trees are green. Still pretty, but not as great as those 3-4 weeks. Also, hurricane Sandy and a few bad winters caused the city to trim/prune a lot of those trees since they surrounded wires so they aren't as large as they once were. Actually the same type of pruning in happening along Columbus today between Monmouth and Jersey.

I agree with the poster(s) that mentioned Jersey Ave with the iron gates and stoops. At time reminds me of certain streets in New Orleans

Those pears you admire are pretty for a few weeks, but they're terrible street trees, and JC parks and Forestry knows it. The workers explained to me as they cut down what was left of mine that they grow too spindly with too many branches without careful, constant pruning, and are way too prone to split with damage to home and cars. The pretty cherries are too low and wide, they brush the heads of pedestrians and don't grow high enough to be out of reach of tall trucks which will tear the branches off of any tree lower than 11'. It happened to my late pear and my maple a number of times. I don't know why they won't plant oaks, probably because people would complain about the acorns and squirrels. I've read that oaks support more biodiversity than any other tree.

cocopele wrote:
Sorry that I don't have a picture, but First St. between Brunswick and Coles and also Monmouth between Columbus and Second St. are very pretty tree lined row homed streets. They are especially beautiful from late April through mid May (or whenever the weather decides it is spring) as the Bradford Pears are in bloom. Now the flower petals have fallen and the trees are green. Still pretty, but not as great as those 3-4 weeks. Also, hurricane Sandy and a few bad winters caused the city to trim/prune a lot of those trees since they surrounded wires so they aren't as large as they once were. Actually the same type of pruning in happening along Columbus today between Monmouth and Jersey.

I agree with the poster(s) that mentioned Jersey Ave with the iron gates and stoops. At time reminds me of certain streets in New Orleans

ConstantReader wrote:
Brewster, you're right on! Even a street of so-so houses is transformed with trees. But in Jersey City the impulse always seems to be to pave everything over.

Maybe that would change if people realized that street trees mean higher property values.

dtjcview wrote:
Tough call. For me it's probably Belmont Ave from JFK down to Lincoln Park.

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brewster wrote:
Explain something to me: what all these streets have in common is beautiful homes and tree lined sidewalks. The homes are hard to replicate, but trees just need to be planted. Why did the longtime JC residents let their streetscape go to hell? My old school "Italian village" neighbors said when I planted a tree "yeah, we used to have a tree, but it fell down." But I just got a shrug when I asked "so why didn't you plant a new one?". And I got the same shrug when I asked why not plant one now. They sold and the guy who condoed the house didn't plant one either, though he clearly wanted to get top value from the property.

Just blocks away from those pretty blocks of Jersey or 7th, you've got blocks with few trees, or very young trees planted by newcomers. Especially with the city program trees are cheap, and have got to return HUGE value, but people don't seem universally in favor.

And then the city really screws the pooch planting terrible city trees like the ornamental pears and cherries. I despair.

As for blocks, I've been getting pretty partial to Reservoir between Palisade and Webster. It has the classic JC sublime next to tacky. The house on the left shows people once cared what things looked like, the one on the right proudly declares "NO ONE GIVES A SHIT!!"

wow that's a nice looking crib, the one on the right is awful. I really hate those CH Martin houses. We have a few up here that look silly as hell, stuffed between a few brownstones.

The house on the right was originally the driveway for the house on the left. The guy bought the property and wanted to knock down the beautiful house and build three houses. He had pressure from the neighbors. He compromised with taking away the driveway and large garage and built one home. He renovated the home on the left. He removed the trees and grass that were in the front yard and made a driveway. House is 4 units, one for each floor. The floor plans are U shaped because of the stairwell in the middle.

user1111 wrote:
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brewster wrote:
Explain something to me: what all these streets have in common is beautiful homes and tree lined sidewalks. The homes are hard to replicate, but trees just need to be planted. Why did the longtime JC residents let their streetscape go to hell? My old school "Italian village" neighbors said when I planted a tree "yeah, we used to have a tree, but it fell down." But I just got a shrug when I asked "so why didn't you plant a new one?". And I got the same shrug when I asked why not plant one now. They sold and the guy who condoed the house didn't plant one either, though he clearly wanted to get top value from the property.

Just blocks away from those pretty blocks of Jersey or 7th, you've got blocks with few trees, or very young trees planted by newcomers. Especially with the city program trees are cheap, and have got to return HUGE value, but people don't seem universally in favor.

And then the city really screws the pooch planting terrible city trees like the ornamental pears and cherries. I despair.

As for blocks, I've been getting pretty partial to Reservoir between Palisade and Webster. It has the classic JC sublime next to tacky. The house on the left shows people once cared what things looked like, the one on the right proudly declares "NO ONE GIVES A SHIT!!"

wow that's a nice looking crib, the one on the right is awful. I really hate those CH Martin houses. We have a few up here that look silly as hell, stuffed between a few brownstones.

HeightsBrat wrote:
Sherman Pl. between Summit & Sanford. Tree lined & some lovely old homes.

brewster wrote:
Explain something to me: what all these streets have in common is beautiful homes and tree lined sidewalks. The homes are hard to replicate, but trees just need to be planted. Why did the longtime JC residents let their streetscape go to hell? My old school "Italian village" neighbors said when I planted a tree "yeah, we used to have a tree, but it fell down." But I just got a shrug when I asked "so why didn't you plant a new one?". And I got the same shrug when I asked why not plant one now. They sold and the guy who condoed the house didn't plant one either, though he clearly wanted to get top value from the property.

Just blocks away from those pretty blocks of Jersey or 7th, you've got blocks with few trees, or very young trees planted by newcomers. Especially with the city program trees are cheap, and have got to return HUGE value, but people don't seem universally in favor.

And then the city really screws the pooch planting terrible city trees like the ornamental pears and cherries. I despair.

As for blocks, I've been getting pretty partial to Reservoir between Palisade and Webster. It has the classic JC sublime next to tacky. The house on the left shows people once cared what things looked like, the one on the right proudly declares "NO ONE GIVES A SHIT!!"

fraulein wrote:
Jersey btwn 7th and 8th (the wrought-iron work and building exteriors of the brownstones closest to the park) and 7th St between Jersey and Erie (it's just a beautifully shaded street).

TomEvans wrote:
Fulton Avenue between Bergen and the Boulevard (in bad old evil Greenville).

This is where I grew up.

It hasn't been a part of the rebirth of Jersey City (read "Downtown") but in the 1960s, it was pretty close to heaven. Large old beautiful brick houses, huge old London plane trees, and a new first rate public school.

It was Sinatra's neighborhood when he lived in Jersey City. He lived at Audubon Ave. and the Blvd.

Typical Fulton Ave. house today... (108 years old and not a sign of a crack.)

nemobeatz wrote:
Ha, I have fond memories of this street. When my brother and I were kids my dad would drive us to Liberty State Park via Chapel. He referred to the bridge that led you to Caven Point (a green, rickety, old bridge that was replaced 10 years ago) as the "Goblin bridge" and would scare us every time we crossed it! Cool story bro, I know, just thought I'd share.