⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking tour of North Arlington, New Jersey

January 8, 2023 - 12:30 PM
38°F / 3°C

Walking around North Arlington, New Jersey via Ridge Road and Belleville Turnpike.

Highlights:
00:00 - Ridge Road, Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church
02:07 - First Presbyterian Church
05:10 - Opus Apartments building
09:50 - Pizza Land, pizzeria featured in the TV series "The Sopranos"
10:30 - Belleville Turnpike
13:44 - Riverview Gardens apartment complex
19:54 - Arlington Diner, an old-fashioned diner featured in the movie "Smile"
20:45 - Bellevile Turnpike Bridge over the Passaic River

From Wikipedia:
North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 15,392, reflecting an increase of 211 (+1.4%) from the 15,181 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,391 (+10.1%) from the 13,790 counted in the 1990 Census.

North Arlington was formed by a referendum passed on March 9, 1896, and incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1896, from area taken from Union Township. It was called North Arlington because it was north of the Arlington section of Kearny, which had been named from the Arlington Station on the Erie Railroad.

North Arlington was ranked eighth by Money magazine on its list of "Best Places to Live 2017", which cited the borough's healthy economy, affordable homes and a high quality of life.