The Birth of Kendall Park

"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time." --David Allan Coe 

Prior to 1955, the western corner of South Brunswick was sparsely populated with large amounts of farmland and a few homes. The Titus farm was occupied by the Morvacheks and the Hoagland-Clark house was a well cared for farmhouse.

Dirt roads were common and the small family cemeteries Vunk Quick and Aaron Hush were slightly more difficult to find. Three elementary schools were not even thought of yet.

The proposed Kendall Park Estates would have a profound effect on the township of South Brunswick and its 4,000 residents.  With $400 down one could acquire a GI mortgage rate of 4 3/4 percent to purchase the Edgebrook ranch model with 9 rooms (2 full baths) and one-third of an acre of land for $16,000.  

This attracted many veterans of World War II and the Korean War to move to South Brunswick. The estate would hold 1,500 units built on 800 acres of rich South Brunswick farmland. The development known as Kendall Park would spawn a local newspaper, the Kendall Park News, the Kendall Park Shopping Center with a 32 lane bowling alley, roller rink and three elementary schools.

Herb Kendall and his partner David Savage were about to create a population boom in South Brunswick.