DescriptionReference image: Looking west to the plank walks in the northwest marshlands of Hoboken, ca. 1880. As found printed on page [5]: Hoboken New Jersey 1855-1955, Souvenir booklet from Hoboken Centennial. cf. archive catalog 2001.022.0005. Houses can be seen beneath the Palisades (of West Hoboken). J. G. Coster, a land developer took over the marshlands, filled in the meadows in the 1890's and laid out streets on his property. Not credited, but original image is probably from the Historical Picture Collections of the Hoboken Public Library.