Locals Offer a Walking History of Montclair

This Saturday, Montclair history buffs will have an opportunity to enjoy the spring weather at the Walking Tour of the Upper Montclair Business District.

The annual tour - developed and co-led by the Friends of Anderson Park and the Montclair Historical Society in conjunction with co-sponsor Bike and Walk Montclair – will chronicle the development of the area from a rural settlement in the 1880s to a burgeoning suburban town in the 1930s.

The 2.5 hour walking tour will start at 10:30 a.m. Organizers are asking for a $5 suggested donation, and will be collecting non-perishable food contributions for Human Needs Food Pantry in collaboration with the St. James Episcopal Church food drive.

For reservations and the tour’s starting location, contact mail@montclairhistorical.org or 973-744-1796. For day-of-event inquiries, call 973-495-9589.

Online registration is also available here.

Photo courtesy of Philip Edward Jaeger

Photo caption: A photograph depicts the former Upper Montclair Masonic Temple at corner of Valley Road and Lorraine Avenue around the 1920s. The building is now occupied by a Williams-Sonoma store.

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