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Hoboken, New Jersey, played host to the first organized baseball game in America. It was home to the first American brewery. Dorothea Lange, the photographer behind the most iconic photographs of the Great Depression, was born there. And it was where Frank Sinatra grew up and let out his first mighty wails.

This small town—measuring one square mile and nestled just across the water from New York—is the place where German and Italian immigrants came to build their lives, loading and unloading goods on the docks that line the Hudson River waterfront. Along the way, families set up bakeries and shoe repair shops, delis, and pizzerias. These mom-and-pop establishments kept residents working for generations, even after the bustle along the docks disappeared.

It is with a tinge of sadness that photographer John Delaney has watched all of this change. In recent years, developers have moved in, building sleek condominiums laden with shiny amenities... (continue reading)

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