Shirley Covan says, "First things first, second things never." I don't even know what that means. But it seems to fit.
- Hoboken was the site of first brewery in the U.S.
- The zipper was invented at Hoboken's Automatic Hook & Eye Co.
- The first-ever organized game of baseball was played in Hoboken in 1846.
- Soft-serve ice cream was “accidentally” invented in Hoboken.
- The first automated parking garage in the U.S. is in Hoboken.
- The first centrally air-conditioned public space in the U.S. was Hoboken Terminal.
- The first Oreo cookie was sold in Hoboken.
- Hoboken Academy is believed to be the first kindergarten in the U.S.
-The first Blimpies was started by students from Stevens Institute of Technology, with its first "sub base" on Hoboken's Washington Street.
-The Clock Towers located on 300 Adams Street was the first conversion of industrial space to residential use, a practice known today as adaptive reuse.
-The first electrified train was driven by Thomas Edison from Hoboken's DL&W Terminal to Montclair, New Jersey.
-The first yacht club in America was situated in Hoboken
Well there you have it.
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