In 1924, the Irvington Hotel was demolished to make way for the Drake Building.
IRVINGTON -- This photograph, taken in 1890, shows the Irvington Hotel, which stood at the northwest corner of Springfield and Clinton avenues in Irvington for more than 50 years.
Information available from the Irvington Historical Society shows that the hotel replaced an inn and stagecoach stop that stood on the site since the 1700s.
Cattle auctions were held in sheds at the rear of the Irvington Hotel until 1915.
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Mug Fagin, a part-time Irvington police officer, can be seen sweeping the sidewalk leading to the township's liberty pole. The Clinton Avenue School, built in 1870, can be seen in the distance along with several of the mansions that lined Clinton Avenue.
In 1924, the Irvington Hotel was demolished to make way for the Drake Building, the home of Canadian Furs, a clothing and fur store for women. Today, the site is used as commercial space.
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