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{{Short description|Populated place in Hudson County, New Jersey, US}}
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The '''West Side''' of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] is a made of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of '''West Side Avenue''',<ref>[http://www.zipmap.net/...Jersey/.../Z_West_Side.htm ZipMap]</ref> one of the city's main shopping streets.<ref name="Jersey City's Districts">[http://www.destinationjerseycity.com/districts.php Jersey City's Districts]</ref><ref>[http://www.jerseycityonline.com/jersey_city_shopping_districts.htm JC Shoppring Districts]</ref> Parallel and west of [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|Kennedy Boulevard]], West Side Avenue carries two [[List of county routes in Hudson County, New Jersey|county route designations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000605__-.pdf|format=PDF|title=Hudson County 605 straight line diagram|publisher=[[Hudson County]] Route 605|accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref>
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The '''West Side''' of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] is an area made up of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of '''West Side Avenue''',<ref>[http://www.zipmap.net/...Jersey/.../Z_West_Side.htm ZipMap]</ref> one of the city's main shopping streets.<ref name="Jersey City's Districts">{{Cite web |url=http://www.destinationjerseycity.com/districts.php |title=Jersey City's Districts |access-date=September 12, 2009 |archive-date=August 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820073921/http://destinationjerseycity.com/districts.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jerseycityonline.com/jersey_city_shopping_districts.htm |title=Jersey City Shopping Districts |access-date=August 24, 2009 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119143636/http://www.jerseycityonline.com/jersey_city_shopping_districts.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Parallel and west of [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|Kennedy Boulevard]], West Side Avenue carries two [[List of county routes in Hudson County, New Jersey|county route designations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000605__-.pdf|title=Hudson County 605 straight line diagram|publisher=[[Hudson County]] Route 605|access-date=2009-08-24|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017170912/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000605__-.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000641__-.pdf|title=Hudson County 641 straight line diagram|publisher=[[Hudson County]] Route 641|access-date=2009-08-24|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017170919/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/09000641__-.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>


West Side Avenue at its northern end begins in the '''[[Marion Section]]''' as a dead end at the [[Port Authority Trans Hudson|PATH trains]], though there is no station there<ref>[http://hudsoncity.net/tubes/new-jc-station.html New PATH Station in Jersey City Marion: PATH Trains Hudson Tubes Hudson & Manhattan RR]</ref> After crossing Broadway and Sip Avenue it passes [[Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City|Holy Name Cemetery]] on the west and nearby [[Saint Peter's College (New Jersey)|Saint Peter's College]] to the east.<ref name="Hagstrom Map Company, Inc">{{Cite book
West Side Avenue at its northern end begins in the [[Marion Section]] as a dead end at the [[Port Authority Trans Hudson|PATH trains]], though there is no station there<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hudsoncity.net/tubes/new-jc-station.html |title=New PATH Station in Jersey City Marion: PATH Trains Hudson Tubes Hudson & Manhattan RR |access-date=September 13, 2009 |archive-date=June 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621122443/http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubes/new-jc-station.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After crossing Broadway and Sip Avenue it passes [[Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City|Holy Name Cemetery]] on the west and nearby [[Saint Peter's University]] to the east.<ref name="Hagstrom Map Company, Inc">{{Cite book| publisher = Hagstrom Map Company, Inc| isbn = 978-0-88097-763-0| title = Hudson County New Jersey Street Map | year = 2008}}</ref> "The Bubble", an [[air-supported structure]] that is part of [[Yanitelli Center]], is visible on the slope of Montgomery Street.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
| publisher = Hagstrom Map Company, Inc
| isbn = 0-88097-763-9
| title = Hudson County New Jersey Street Map
| year = 2008
}}</ref> "The Bubble", an [[air-supported structure]] that is part of [[Yanitelli Center]], is visible on the slope of Montgomery Street.


[[File:Pulaski Skyway fr Lincoln Pk jeh.JPG|thumb|Lincoln Park and [[Pulaski Skyway]]]]
[[File:Pulaski Skyway fr Lincoln Pk jeh.JPG|thumb|Lincoln Park and [[Pulaski Skyway]]]]
'''[[Lincoln Park (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Lincoln Park]]''' is one of the largest county parks in [[Hudson County, New Jersey#Parks|Hudson]]<ref>[http://www.njcu.edu/programs/.../Lincoln_Park.htm Lincoln Park]</ref> and includes recreational facilities (tennis, track, athletic fields, golf range, biking, running) and picnicking areas. Overpasses provide pedestrian access over [[U.S. Route 1-9 Truck (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Truck 1-9]] from the older, more urban eastern section of the park to the more natural west section on the [[Hackensack River]]. The streets ascending from the park contain an eclectic mix architectural styles including [[Victorian America|Victorian]] and [[Edwardian]] mansions, and [[pre-war]] and [[Art Deco]] apartment buildings in the [[Bergen Section, Jersey City|Bergen Section]]. St Aloyius Church is a prominent landmark near the park.<ref>http://staloysiuschurch.net/id4.html</ref>
[[Lincoln Park (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Lincoln Park]] is one of the largest county parks in [[Hudson County, New Jersey#Parks, promenades, and open spaces|Hudson County]]<ref>[http://www.njcu.edu/programs/.../Lincoln_Park.htm Lincoln Park]</ref> and includes recreational facilities (tennis, track, athletic fields, golf range, biking, running) and picnicking areas. Overpasses provide pedestrian access over [[U.S. Route 1-9 Truck (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Truck 1-9]] from the older, more urban eastern section of the park to the more natural west section on the [[Hackensack River]]. The streets ascending from the park contain an eclectic mix of architectural styles including [[Victorian America|Victorian]] and [[Edwardian]] mansions, and [[Pre-war (architecture)|pre-war]] and [[Art Deco]] apartment buildings in the [[Bergen Section, Jersey City|Bergen Section]]. St Aloyius Church is a prominent landmark near the park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://staloysiuschurch.net/id4.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 20, 2010 |archive-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814154525/http://www.staloysiuschurch.net/id4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


[[File:Mallory Square.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mallory Square, a small Filipino neighborhood in Lincoln Park/West Bergen]]
[[File:Mallory Square.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mallory Square, a small [[Filipino American]] neighborhood in the Lincoln Park/West Bergen area of Jersey City's West Side]]
At [[Communipaw|Communipaw Avenue]] the street enters the heart of '''West Bergen'''.<ref name="Jersey City's Districts"/><ref>[https://arcims.redcross.org/website/maps/images/NewJersey/NJ_Hudson_evac.pdf · HC areas map]</ref><ref>[https://arcims.redcross.org/website/maps/images/NewJersey/NJ_Hudson_evac.pdf HC Areas Map]</ref> West Bergen is so called in reference [[Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City|Bergen-Lafayette Section]] and in the 19th century was part of [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (pre-1862)|Bergen Township]] and [[Bergen City, New Jersey|Bergen]]. (The name Bergen is from the original [[Bergen, New Netherland]] centered around [[Bergen Square]]). One of the very few older residential districts of the city west of the avenue radiates from [[Mallory Avenue (Hudson County)|Mallory Avenue]] as it runs south from Lincoln Park.
At [[Communipaw|Communipaw Avenue]] the street enters the heart of [[West Bergen, New Jersey|West Bergen]].<ref name="Jersey City's Districts"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://arcims.redcross.org/website/maps/images/NewJersey/NJ_Hudson_evac.pdf |title=· HC areas map |access-date=September 12, 2009 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727204633/https://arcims.redcross.org/website/maps/images/NewJersey/NJ_Hudson_evac.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://arcims.redcross.org/website/maps/images/NewJersey/NJ_Hudson_evac.pdf |title=HC Areas Map |access-date=September 12, 2009 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727204633/https://arcims.redcross.org/website/maps/images/NewJersey/NJ_Hudson_evac.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> West Bergen is so called in reference [[Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City|Bergen-Lafayette Section]] and in the 19th century was part of [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (pre-1862)|Bergen Township]] and [[Bergen City, New Jersey|Bergen]]. (The name Bergen is from the original [[Bergen, New Netherland]] centered on [[Bergen Square]]). One of the very few older residential districts of the city west of the avenue radiates from [[Mallory Avenue (Hudson County)|Mallory Avenue]] as it runs south from Lincoln Park.


The '''[[West Side Avenue (HBLR station)|West Side Avenue Station]]''' is the terminus for the single branch of the [[Hudson Bergen Light Rail]].<ref>[http://www.mylightrail.com/index.php?option=com_hblr&task=station&Itemid=102&id=23 West Side Avenue Station details]</ref> The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an island platform and two tracks. Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station, a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it a large park and ride lot and bus stations. The former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] right of way formerly continued west across the [[Newark and New York Railroad Bridge]] at [[Newark Bay]] and there are proposals to extend the line to a station close by. The [[Jersey City Board of Education]] is located nearby.
The [[West Side Avenue (HBLR station)|West Side Avenue Station]] is the terminus for the single branch of the [[Hudson Bergen Light Rail]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mylightrail.com/index.php?option=com_hblr&task=station&Itemid=102&id=23 |title=West Side Avenue Station details |access-date=September 12, 2009 |archive-date=August 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806005054/http://www.mylightrail.com/index.php?option=com_hblr&task=station&Itemid=102&id=23 |url-status=live }}</ref> The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an island platform and two tracks. Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station, a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it a large park and ride lot and bus stations. The former [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] right of way formerly continued west across the [[Newark and New York Railroad Bridge]] at [[Newark Bay]] and there are proposals to extend the line to a station close by. The [[Jersey City Board of Education]] is located nearby.
The '''West Campus''' of [[New Jersey City University]] is being developed since 2006 and will more than double the campus's with academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a "University Promenade."<ref>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16236092&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 "Want to cook? Be a nurse? Start a tech firm?"], ''[[Hoboken Reporter]]'', March 5, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.njcu.edu/Programs/jchistory/neighborhood.htm NJCU Neighborhood]</ref><ref>[http://www.njfuture.org/index.cfm?ctn=9t45e1o30v9g&emn=5u92y86g2h42&fuseaction=user.item&ThisItem=753 NJCU West Campus Plan]</ref> Along with [[Bayfront, Jersey City]], another planned community, the West Side will be expanded with residential, retail, and recreational areas.
The '''West Campus''' of [[New Jersey City University]] began development in 2006, and will more than double the campus's with academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a "University Promenade."<ref>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16236092&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 "Want to cook? Be a nurse? Start a tech firm?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221140/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16236092&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 |date=September 27, 2007 }}, ''[[Hoboken Reporter]]'', March 5, 2006</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.njcu.edu/Programs/jchistory/neighborhood.htm |title=NJCU Neighborhood |access-date=September 13, 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724091830/http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/neighborhood.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.njfuture.org/index.cfm?ctn=9t45e1o30v9g&emn=5u92y86g2h42&fuseaction=user.item&ThisItem=753 |title=NJCU West Campus Plan |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215043401/http://www.njfuture.org/index.cfm?ctn=9t45e1o30v9g&emn=5u92y86g2h42&fuseaction=user.item&ThisItem=753 |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with [[Bayfront, Jersey City]], another planned community, the West Side will be expanded with residential, retail, and recreational areas.


West Side Avenue's southern end is the [[Country Village, Jersey City|Country Village]] <ref>[http://www.njcu.edu/.../Pages/.../Country_Village.htm Country Village]</ref> section of [[Greenville, Jersey City|Greenville]] at [[Danforth Avenue (Hudson County)|Danforth Avenue]] close to [[New Jersey Route 440|NJ-440]],<ref name="Hagstrom Map Company, Inc"/> across which is the [[Droyer's Point]] and completed sections of the [[Hackensack RiverWalk]].
West Side Avenue's southern end is the [[Country Village, Jersey City|Country Village]]<ref>[http://www.njcu.edu/.../Pages/.../Country_Village.htm Country Village]</ref> section of [[Greenville, Jersey City|Greenville]] at [[Danforth Avenue (Hudson County)|Danforth Avenue]] close to [[New Jersey Route 440|NJ-440]],<ref name="Hagstrom Map Company, Inc"/> across which is the [[Droyer's Point]] and completed sections of the [[Hackensack RiverWalk]].


[[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (1-99)|New Jersey Transit bus routes #1, #80, #87]] as well as [[A&C Bus Corporation]] serve the district.
Several [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (1-99)|New Jersey Transit bus routes]] serve the district.


==See also==
==See also==

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File:Montgomery and WestSide IBOA Flxible Metro-D 1771.jpg| [[A&C Bus Corporation|Montgomery West Side bus]] travels from Downtown JC
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*[[Hudson County, New Jersey#Parks|Hudson Parks]]
*[[Hudson County, New Jersey#Parks, promenades, and open spaces|Hudson Parks]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
*[[List of neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey]]
*[[List of neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey]]

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The West Side of Jersey City is an area made up of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of West Side Avenue,[1] one of the city's main shopping streets.[2][3] Parallel and west of Kennedy Boulevard, West Side Avenue carries two county route designations.[4][5]

West Side Avenue at its northern end begins in the Marion Section as a dead end at the PATH trains, though there is no station there[6] After crossing Broadway and Sip Avenue it passes Holy Name Cemetery on the west and nearby Saint Peter's University to the east.[7] "The Bubble", an air-supported structure that is part of Yanitelli Center, is visible on the slope of Montgomery Street.[citation needed]

Lincoln Park and Pulaski Skyway

Lincoln Park is one of the largest county parks in Hudson County[8] and includes recreational facilities (tennis, track, athletic fields, golf range, biking, running) and picnicking areas. Overpasses provide pedestrian access over Truck 1-9 from the older, more urban eastern section of the park to the more natural west section on the Hackensack River. The streets ascending from the park contain an eclectic mix of architectural styles including Victorian and Edwardian mansions, and pre-war and Art Deco apartment buildings in the Bergen Section. St Aloyius Church is a prominent landmark near the park.[9]

Mallory Square, a small Filipino American neighborhood in the Lincoln Park/West Bergen area of Jersey City's West Side

At Communipaw Avenue the street enters the heart of West Bergen.[2][10][11] West Bergen is so called in reference Bergen-Lafayette Section and in the 19th century was part of Bergen Township and Bergen. (The name Bergen is from the original Bergen, New Netherland centered on Bergen Square). One of the very few older residential districts of the city west of the avenue radiates from Mallory Avenue as it runs south from Lincoln Park.

The West Side Avenue Station is the terminus for the single branch of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail.[12] The station is on an embankment above the east side of street, and consists of an island platform and two tracks. Bumper blocks are at the west end of the station, a pedestrian bridge and elevator connecting it a large park and ride lot and bus stations. The former Central Railroad of New Jersey right of way formerly continued west across the Newark and New York Railroad Bridge at Newark Bay and there are proposals to extend the line to a station close by. The Jersey City Board of Education is located nearby.

The West Campus of New Jersey City University began development in 2006, and will more than double the campus's with academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a "University Promenade."[13][14][15] Along with Bayfront, Jersey City, another planned community, the West Side will be expanded with residential, retail, and recreational areas.

West Side Avenue's southern end is the Country Village[16] section of Greenville at Danforth Avenue close to NJ-440,[7] across which is the Droyer's Point and completed sections of the Hackensack RiverWalk.

Several New Jersey Transit bus routes serve the district.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ZipMap
  2. ^ a b "Jersey City's Districts". Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  3. ^ "Jersey City Shopping Districts". Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  4. ^ "Hudson County 605 straight line diagram" (PDF). Hudson County Route 605. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Hudson County 641 straight line diagram" (PDF). Hudson County Route 641. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "New PATH Station in Jersey City Marion: PATH Trains Hudson Tubes Hudson & Manhattan RR". Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  7. ^ a b Hudson County New Jersey Street Map. Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. 2008. ISBN 978-0-88097-763-0.
  8. ^ Lincoln Park
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "· HC areas map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  11. ^ "HC Areas Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  12. ^ "West Side Avenue Station details". Archived from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  13. ^ "Want to cook? Be a nurse? Start a tech firm?" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Hoboken Reporter, March 5, 2006
  14. ^ "NJCU Neighborhood". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  15. ^ "NJCU West Campus Plan". Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  16. ^ Country Village

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