One of the oldest, last remaining bungalows in Fair Haven was demolished last week.
The house, in its original form at 39 Parker Avenue, was inhabited by the Lockwood family for 82 years, from 1930 until a few months ago. Before that, from 1924 to 1930, Ken Lockwood lived down the street at the corner of Parker and Cedar Avenues. He spent 88 years of his life in Fair Haven, from the time he was 2.
Right after unforseen circumstances forced Ken and Peggy Lockwood to move to an assisted living facility, Ken sat down with Patch on his 90th birthday to reflect on his time in Fair Haven, a certain celebrity he grew up with, and his deep love for the borough, his neighbors and the street where he lived in the home that Lockwoods built.
Take a look at the video above for a glimpse into a true Fair Haven love story.
P.S. maybe we should have just sold the entire borough to New York and we all would made out like bandits and move to rumson where we can restore our heritage as social refugees. haha ok maybe not but think about it, they have a runway now right on river road for them to land there learjets from NY :)
Fair Haven sure has changed since I moved here in the 1970s. Now we have people in Range Rovers double-parking in front of the dry cleaners. It was always a great town, now the market has changed to cater to the well-heeled, so young to be buying a million plus homes. They do not want a house they can work on to make their own, they want it all now. And they aren't the same, they aren't volunteering for the first aid squad or FHFD. They have moved onto my block in numbers and they are pleasant, but prestige driven.