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This woman was searching for her dog (Percy) at Short Hills Park.

I really hope she found him.

It’s a circle! It’s a cross! It’s…!

Juuuuuuust a window in the side of the Short Hills station. I thought it was kind of interesting.

Short Hills station

The original Short Hills train station was built in 1880.

Original Short Hills station, c.1906

 

It was deeded to the Lackawanna Railroad twelve years later, in 1892 (although Millburn owns it nowadays).

As far as I can tell, the original station was replaced by the current station around 1908.

Current Short Hills station, c.1910

It’s also home to the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society!

And here’s a final couple of photos for context, because why the heck not:

For information on parking and schedules, check out NJTransit’s website.

 

References:

Lampe, O.W. (1999, 2000). Images of America: Millburn. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, SC. ISBN 0738504130.

St. Rose of Lima

The St. Rose of Lima Parish was established in Springfield, NJ in 1852. They all moved to Short Hills, a subset of Millburn, when this church was built in 1909-1912. But back in those days, it was a brick Romanesque church.

Only in 1955 did they renovate it to its current colonial look.

And it’s been that way ever since, I guess.

Modern information about the church can be found on their website [link].

…and if you’re curious about the namesake, apparently St. Rose of Lima was the first Catholic saint of the Americas (as she was born in Lima, Peru). I had this vision of lima beans running through my head, but no, apparently not.

 

References:

Lampe, O.W. (1999, 2000). Images of America: Millburn. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, SC. ISBN 0738504130.

St. Rose of Lima, Short Hills. (2008-2011). “History.” http://www.stroseshorthills.org/History.html.

Bloodhound

Just for context, there was another bloodhound on the other side of the car sticking ITS head out the window, too. It was pretty adorable.

Mall at Milburn 2 (Short Hills Mall)

Another view of the Short Hills Mall (formally known as “The Mall at Short Hills.”)

Stores include but are not limited to:
Gucci, Louis Vuitton (as featured yesterday), Dior, Chanel, Dolce & Gabanna, Burberry, Fendi, Michael Kors, Tiffany’s, Cartier, and Bulgari.

Boy, did I feel like a fish out of water when I visited. But I guess some people are into all that.

M is for the Mall in Milburn

…also known as the Short Hills Mall. (Short Hills is a subsection of Milburn.) It’s very posh, and it’s a 5-minute drive from New Providence.

…okay, maybe 10 minutes.