Where In Verona Is It? Week 35

Date:

March 21, 2011

OK, we were guilty of a bit of trickery last week. We picked a business that isn’t in business any more, the Brunner auto dealership, and might only have been identifiable to those of you who have lived in Verona for a while, like winner Mike Schumell. Our reasons for doing so will become more apparent when we unveil our plans for a new story series soon. (Can you stand the suspense?)

In the meantime, Fred Goode has a new round of photos for week 35 of the Where In Verona contest. Put your best guess in the Comments field below, with your real name and real e-mail address. As the sun grows stronger, you’ll need one of our highly fashionable MyVeronaNJ baseball caps to shield your eyes.

UPDATE: We’ve added a ~~second~~ ~~third~~ fourth photo.

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57 COMMENTS

Maureen McCann March 21, 2011 At 8:25 am

The boat dropped off at the police station
beth March 21, 2011 At 8:26 am

I’ll go with last week’s wrong answer and see if it’s right this week…Essex Public Works (I believe you told me it is in NJ at 900 Bloomfield)
Virginia Citrano March 21, 2011 At 8:51 am

No to Beth and Maureen, but I think we need to hear more about how a boat wound up at the police station. Details, anyone?
kathleen March 21, 2011 At 10:27 am

Everett Field
Virginia Citrano March 21, 2011 At 10:36 am

Nope.
len waterman March 21, 2011 At 11:17 am

West essex building supply
Virginia Citrano March 21, 2011 At 11:20 am

A logical guess, but wrong.
Maureen McCann March 21, 2011 At 12:28 pm

A couple of my son’s friends found the boat floating in the brook behind FN Brown and carried it to the police station. It was a few days after the heavy rain we got.
Kathleen March 22, 2011 At 7:41 am

Verona Aluminum
beth March 22, 2011 At 8:29 am

HB Whitebhorne
Virginia Citrano March 22, 2011 At 8:50 am

No and no.
kathleen March 22, 2011 At 10:27 am

VHS baseball field
Virginia Citrano March 22, 2011 At 10:30 am

That’s strike 2 for today.
andrew March 22, 2011 At 1:57 pm

The plaza on Bloomfield Ave where 7-11 is one of the tenants.
Virginia Citrano March 22, 2011 At 2:29 pm

And ….. no.
Julie Shilling March 22, 2011 At 10:34 pm

Verona Park Boat House?
Julie Shilling March 22, 2011 At 10:41 pm

No wait…Isn’t that a picture of “Ace Tech Inc” on Bloomfield Ave and Park ave?
Virginia Citrano March 23, 2011 At 6:12 am

Wrong on both counts. I’m loading the third picture now.
jeff s March 23, 2011 At 7:07 am

very general guess – Hilltop construction site
Virginia Citrano March 23, 2011 At 8:15 am

This contest is about specifics.
beth March 23, 2011 At 8:51 am

Specific? Ok…I’ll guess Fairview Ave, left hand side (as you’re heading towards Cedar Grove) just past the Verona Pool, but before you get into Cedar Grove. If Google would provide an address # I’d give it to you…

Of course I’m probably completely wrong…
Virginia Citrano March 23, 2011 At 8:56 am

Yes, you are.
lenny March 23, 2011 At 9:07 am

marvec 271 grove ave
Virginia Citrano March 23, 2011 At 9:34 am

Now there’s a business I didn’t even know about. It’s not the photo, though.
kathleen March 23, 2011 At 9:47 am

Construction off of White Rock Road
Virginia Citrano March 23, 2011 At 10:19 am

I tried to type just “Nope” but our Comments software won’t let me type the same thing twice. Hence the long answer.
kathleen March 24, 2011 At 11:16 am

Hillcrest Senior Center
Virginia Citrano March 24, 2011 At 11:28 am

Unfortunately not a senior moment. Wow, Fred might get another winning week…
kathleen March 24, 2011 At 3:38 pm

The old RR tracks (bike path/jogging path) that end at Overbrook.
Virginia Citrano March 24, 2011 At 4:53 pm

Overbrook hasn’t existed since we were kids, my dear. And most of the buildings have been torn down. And the path is called the West Essex Trail. All of which is moot because that’s not where the photo is. Take a good look at all the photos again people, or Fred will win…
kathleen March 24, 2011 At 6:17 pm

Can I buy a clue?
Bev March 24, 2011 At 7:04 pm

Hillcrest Farm?
Virginia Citrano March 24, 2011 At 9:11 pm

No, that was week 1. Though Hillcrest is soon going to look a lot different.
Virginia Citrano March 24, 2011 At 9:12 pm

No, and I don’t even think you could buy Fred a drink to help with the answer.
Julie Shilling March 24, 2011 At 11:52 pm

The Acura Dealer?
jeff s March 25, 2011 At 6:38 am

The water tower off Fairway near the West Orange border?
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 6:55 am

No to both the Shillings.
jeff s March 25, 2011 At 7:35 am

ok then, last guess; the water tower behind Claridge 2
Julie Shilling March 25, 2011 At 8:32 am

The playground at Forrest Ave school?
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 8:59 am

And again, no to both the Shillings. You guys need to have a family conference before you guess again.
Jeff S March 25, 2011 At 9:34 am

This is real “March Madness”! OK Fred, you win. I am done, fried, finished. Have a great weekend all.
fred March 25, 2011 At 10:00 am

Don’t you quit on me Jeff! Think about it. Don’t quit, come on go a little further come on!
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 10:06 am

Wow. A kinder, gentler Fred. We might be in for an easy contest next week. Or not.
Julie Shilling March 25, 2011 At 10:42 am

Yeah I give up too :(
beth March 25, 2011 At 12:15 pm

Back side of tennis courts at Verona Park?
fred March 25, 2011 At 12:27 pm

Wow,it makes it a lot less interesting when people give up. All I can say is you’re close. You had the right subject in a guess you took. Expand your thinking to both sides of town.
kathleen March 25, 2011 At 1:36 pm

Using Fred’s clue – The water tower on fairway ave?
Julie Shilling March 25, 2011 At 1:36 pm

The tennis courts at Verona High School?! *Shrugs*
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 3:19 pm

No to tennis and as for the water tower, we’ve already said no to Jeff Shilling’s guesses about the Fairway and Claridge towers.
kathleen March 25, 2011 At 3:24 pm

Sorry – such a HUGE volume of guesses I missed his fairway water tower guess. Forest Ave Field
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 3:59 pm

I’m creating a keyboard macro for “No”. It should shave hours off my day.
jeff s March 25, 2011 At 5:38 pm

I thought the hilltop water tower was removed years ago. Don’t tell me there is a new one up there? No, this is not a guess because I said I quit and I meant it!
kathleen March 25, 2011 At 5:42 pm

Area around Kips Castle
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 6:56 pm

OK Jeff, if that is not a guess then I am not telling you that there is a water tower on the Hilltop. And since you quit and meant it, then you can’t be the winner.
Julie Shilling March 25, 2011 At 7:06 pm

I’m confused…what’s the answer?
fred March 25, 2011 At 7:36 pm

Yes!
Virginia Citrano March 25, 2011 At 7:58 pm

We’ll interrupt Fred’s cheering long enough to tell you that there is a third water tower in Verona, located on the Hilltop, and that is where the photo was taken. (We’ll have details on why that is important tomorrow.) But since your dad had said earlier in the day that he was giving up, I was ribbing him a little.