Please DO NOT kill the HEART of Flemington. Yes we have lost so much in entertainment, ex. the Flemington Fair Grounds, a bowling alley, and movie theaters (yes plural). The Union Hotel was the hub of Flemington. Please preserve its' history. The building that holds the police station on Main Street I believe was modeled after Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was shot; were I read in Flemington's history in Flemington's Public Library. The town has so much history please keep it. Save our Flemington history!
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Jimmie K Buck
10 years ago
Please save the Union Hotel. Not just good memories there, but so much history is there. Flemington has already lost too many great places. DON'T be another Flemington Cut Glass.........
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Annette Sebring
10 years ago
I lived in Flemington until 1st grade then moves to Frenchtown but my grandparents are buried there and that's where I always went through my yrs ! I now live in Kentucky but went home for a visit 2yrs ago and could not believe the fairgrounds n racetrack were gone I had all my childhood memories there and so much had changed I almost didn't enjoy it! It is a real shame so please help save this wonderful historic building
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Alexandrea Pavlica
10 years ago
Cant believe someone would really want this to happen---so sad
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Aaron Pickell
10 years ago
Please do not distroy that hotel.I don,t know Jack cust is but he better wake up and and pay attention to all the people that don,t want it distroyed.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
There could be so many things you could renovate the building into while saving the history.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Please don't destroy a huge part of Flemington history.
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Mary Muller
10 years ago
Grew up at the shore a special day for our family visit the hotel for lunch. So important to keep the history of our towns... Save the Union Hotel it counts....
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Anonymous
10 years ago
No Demo
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John Cassullo
10 years ago
I 100% support saving the Union Hotel. It represents the wonderful historical character that is Flemington. It sickens me that others feel that destroying this treasure will make things better.
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Janet Jacobson
10 years ago
Please save the Union Hotel.
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Kathy Fitzgerald
10 years ago
I grew up in the area and went to school at HCHS. My proof that the 'demolition plan' doesn't work is the town I currently live in. 33 years later, after demo of some of the only history left, they're STILL trying to figure out how to make the core downtown area vibrant again. They should have left it alone the first time. Flemington peeps - you would be wise to learn from the mistakes of others and preserve what you have! "Developers with a vision" only see as far as their bank account balance.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Please developers restore the Union Hotel or at least keep the front elevation. As a former New Yorker I enjoy visiting Lambertville, Montclair, New hope and other charming towns because of the history. I AM the younger generation and what is COOL is mixing old and new wit a vibrant downtown. In fact it's not a young generation thing, look at Europe, Canada and other places---authentic, original with some modernity and electric. Honestly a successful town is similar to Red Bank, Westfield where all ages get to enjoy. Redeveloping is important. But building a non generic building that could be found anywhere won't bring visitors. What brings visitors is uniqueness and honestly trains. I'm not even from hunterdon county and am sad for those that live in town. The charm seems to be gone. At this point they may as well build a Walmart in the center of town. Shameful and frankly a lack of vision. Perhaps if you had adopted Flemington Fresh and really build a following the town would be something, to me it's just a bunch of typical buildings. I see why people leave NJ now, old developers with no vision. Hire the historic architects and pattern the old architecture and new with art, food and trains. That's the formula: walkable and community. How sad that there are no theaters all torn down for strip malls? Laughable that's why folks are leaving NJ, strip mall culture is over. Developers needs to travel more and think betterment of community, not simply about the bottom line. I hope this petition helps. Talk to people under 50 that has travelled out of jersey. You'll understand why folks are leaving Jersey, all that was charming is truly gone. Lambertville you have my patronage. Hudson Valley Gorgeous and worth every penny to live there.
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Carol Shiffner
10 years ago
I have been in this hotel many times when it was opened. I love it's history. I go to Flemington to see all the Victoian homes, the old court house and the Union Hotel. If this would change, I would not go to Flemington any more.
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Dorothy Cielo
10 years ago
Please save this hotel and the area around it. Save our town!
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Mindy kolvxynski
10 years ago
Preserve our history.
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Joan Balde
10 years ago
Save the hotel!
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Jessica Woods
10 years ago
Just moved to Flemington from NY to get away from modernized mall like places and to live somewhere with quaint history. Don't destroy it!
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Deb Hultz
10 years ago
Find a way to save this historic building! It is one of the major identities of Flemington!!!
This hotel is an important part of history.
Please DO NOT kill the HEART of Flemington. Yes we have lost so much in entertainment, ex. the Flemington Fair Grounds, a bowling alley, and movie theaters (yes plural). The Union Hotel was the hub of Flemington. Please preserve its' history. The building that holds the police station on Main Street I believe was modeled after Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was shot; were I read in Flemington's history in Flemington's Public Library. The town has so much history please keep it. Save our Flemington history!
Please save the Union Hotel. Not just good memories there, but so much history is there. Flemington has already lost too many great places. DON'T be another Flemington Cut Glass.........
I lived in Flemington until 1st grade then moves to Frenchtown but my grandparents are buried there and that's where I always went through my yrs ! I now live in Kentucky but went home for a visit 2yrs ago and could not believe the fairgrounds n racetrack were gone I had all my childhood memories there and so much had changed I almost didn't enjoy it! It is a real shame so please help save this wonderful historic building
Cant believe someone would really want this to happen---so sad
Please do not distroy that hotel.I don,t know Jack cust is but he better wake up and and pay attention to all the people that don,t want it distroyed.
There could be so many things you could renovate the building into while saving the history.
Please don't destroy a huge part of Flemington history.
Grew up at the shore a special day for our family visit the hotel for lunch. So important to keep the history of our towns... Save the Union Hotel it counts....
No Demo
I 100% support saving the Union Hotel. It represents the wonderful historical character that is Flemington. It sickens me that others feel that destroying this treasure will make things better.
Please save the Union Hotel.
I grew up in the area and went to school at HCHS. My proof that the 'demolition plan' doesn't work is the town I currently live in. 33 years later, after demo of some of the only history left, they're STILL trying to figure out how to make the core downtown area vibrant again. They should have left it alone the first time. Flemington peeps - you would be wise to learn from the mistakes of others and preserve what you have! "Developers with a vision" only see as far as their bank account balance.
Please developers restore the Union Hotel or at least keep the front elevation. As a former New Yorker I enjoy visiting Lambertville, Montclair, New hope and other charming towns because of the history. I AM the younger generation and what is COOL is mixing old and new wit a vibrant downtown. In fact it's not a young generation thing, look at Europe, Canada and other places---authentic, original with some modernity and electric. Honestly a successful town is similar to Red Bank, Westfield where all ages get to enjoy. Redeveloping is important. But building a non generic building that could be found anywhere won't bring visitors. What brings visitors is uniqueness and honestly trains. I'm not even from hunterdon county and am sad for those that live in town. The charm seems to be gone. At this point they may as well build a Walmart in the center of town. Shameful and frankly a lack of vision. Perhaps if you had adopted Flemington Fresh and really build a following the town would be something, to me it's just a bunch of typical buildings. I see why people leave NJ now, old developers with no vision. Hire the historic architects and pattern the old architecture and new with art, food and trains. That's the formula: walkable and community. How sad that there are no theaters all torn down for strip malls? Laughable that's why folks are leaving NJ, strip mall culture is over. Developers needs to travel more and think betterment of community, not simply about the bottom line. I hope this petition helps. Talk to people under 50 that has travelled out of jersey. You'll understand why folks are leaving Jersey, all that was charming is truly gone. Lambertville you have my patronage. Hudson Valley Gorgeous and worth every penny to live there.
I have been in this hotel many times when it was opened. I love it's history. I go to Flemington to see all the Victoian homes, the old court house and the Union Hotel. If this would change, I would not go to Flemington any more.
Please save this hotel and the area around it. Save our town!
Preserve our history.
Save the hotel!
Just moved to Flemington from NY to get away from modernized mall like places and to live somewhere with quaint history. Don't destroy it!
Find a way to save this historic building! It is one of the major identities of Flemington!!!