Flemington, NJ Main Street, Flemington Union Hotel

Flemington, NJ

MY Post Cards of Flemington.
Nov. 2025 I moved these to a
separate page. I added a lot of postcards
and it needed it's own page.

Love Flemington.com
Current Flemington activities

HistoricFlemington.com
(official town site)

Liberty Village, Flemington NJ - Gone 2025

Turntable Junction, Flemington NJ - 2024

Rockerfellow's Dam

Rockerfellow's Dam, Historic Flemington N.J. post cards

Located by River Road and Rockerfellow Rd.
There is now a house on the left side
Click here for a current 2009 image
from the bridge

Click here for another shot showing the huge tree
hanging over the dam from Hurricane Floyd.

Main Street - 1912

Historic Flemington N.J. post cards - Main Street - 1912

Map of Flemington
Looks like 1970s

Map of Flemington
1984

Postcard of the Flemington Fair
on Rt 69. So this is from early 1960s

Flemington Fair, Flemington, NJ 1970s

Flemington - Hunterdon County
Postcard

Flemington, NJ - Hunterdon County postcard

Flemington - Main St. by library Current view - 2018	Flemington steam train - 70's ? Current View - 2018
Flemington Turtable Junction	Flemington Train 1950's
Flemington Court House - 1908 Current View - 2018 This got a face-lift in 2024	HOUSES OF FLEMINGTON - Main St. ENLARGE ENLARGE

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Flemington New Jersey
Flemington Cut Glass (closed - 2002)

Flemington town used to be the place to walk around in the '1970s -'80s. Living in High Bridge since '78, and at a local NJ college before that, you could not move on the sidewalks during the weekends on Main Street back in those days.   Almost every house on the main street was a store selling something. Now, most of main street is residential. A few of the main street houses are restaurants. Just a few of the larger stores remain on main street.

Flemington Cut Glass closed, according to the papers, due to changes in taste for gifts. No longer are vases and glass art objects given as gifts. The Flemington "Turntable Junction" (1965) and "Liberty Village" (1982) are still there. Turntable Junction is trying to hold on since 2000. But basically that area is no longer for tourists. Many vacant stores and the crowd are gone.

With the opening of so many other "outlets" in N.J., the multiple busses that used to travel to Flemington have dwindled. The Liberty Village outlet shops have kept the area alive and more larger stores have recently opened right next door (2006-'08) . Check out http://mainstreetflemington.com (site died in 2015) if you would like to visit. OOOOPPP... that link is now dead.. now try DownTownFlemington.com   OOOOOPs, that link is back up and stating Flemington, NJ has gone mobil.
If you try ExploreFlemington.com That forwards to www.loveflemington.com

One of the few place to catch a short ride on a real steam train, when in operation.

In the hay days of Flemington Cut Glass and Peddler's Village, there were throngs of people there. The outlets, built in 1988, was so popular there were busses from other states coming. Sometime after 2014 thing started to change. We visited there and you can see from the photos, more then half of the stores are empty. The restaurant, that was there is gone. The train still runs on weekends so far. And a vote to tear up Main Street and the Historic Hotel, I'm sure that will brighten up Flemington once again...

Flemington Outlets.. should now be called OUCH-lets. March 2017
(Update Dec. 2021 - it was voted to be turned into housing - no contractors or plans yet)

UPDATE: Feb. 2018 - The property is up for sale.   Only a few store remain.

UPDATE: May 12, 2020 - The Friends of Flemington had a lawsuit against the town to stop the developer (Cust) from redeveloping more then just the Flemington Hotel. The judge said that area can be redeveloped... so many something can finally happen. The design was downsized in height after a new Mayor was elected.

UPDATE: Jan. 2021 - Redevelopment is starting on the Hotel and a couple other properties.

(Update June 2024 - A fence was already placed around the Outlets. Slowly the buildings are being emptied. The parking lots are still open, but empty. The "plan" has changed a few times to less apartments/condos.

Sept. 2025.. nothing left of the Fleming Outltes / Liberty Village. All buildings were torn down. More housing in a "retail" area.

FYI: Things I may say that are in Flemington may be in Raritan Twp., but so does the State of NJ. The Flemington circle is in Raritan Twp. as well as the Flemington DMV and Flemington MV Inspection Center. The new restaurant "The Rock", only their parking lot is in Flemington.

I finally got around to shooting Turntable Junction
in Flemington, NJ
Click here to see August 2015 shots of what's left
(this was on a Thurs. )

As of May 2016 the old "antique" store and several building behind it were demolished.
In July 2016 a new plan for the Union Hotel was announced. That historic building and
three others should be demolished ! More to come.
Update June 2017, the Union Hotel front, was to be saved. Still, all talk.
Update, Jan 2021 - After many years, construction inside the Union Hotel has begun.

Flemington Circle Diner - 1970s
Gone, now a Dunkin'

Historic Flemington N.J. post cards - Flemington Circle Diner

Union Hotel, Flemington - 1920s

Historic Flemington N.J. post cards - Union Hotel, Flemington - 1920s

Flemington - Union Hotel - 1940s

Historic Flemington N.J. post cards - Flemington - Union Hotel - 1940s

Current View - 2018
As of 2025, only part of the front is left

Historic Flemington N.J. post cards - Union Hotel, Flemington, NJ 2018

Flemington Circle diner -1950s

Destroyed by fire in the 90's

Historic Flemington N.J. post cards - Flemington Circle diner -1950s

Flemington Circle changed to ...
wait for it.. a circle by the DOT
Flemington Circle - 2018
Note the two "side roads to Rt 12 and to Rt 202
So if you are coming from south 202, you just stay to the right
If you are on Rt 31 south going to Rt 12, stay to right
Neither go into the circle.

Photos of Turntable Junction area, June 2024

Jack Cust Baseball Academy, Flemington, NJ

Jack Cust Baseball Academy
2007 pin

Yes, the Flemington Circle is still there. (Update May 2015, they are upgrading the circle, to a better circle !) Also they finally put two continuous lanes going north just after the train underpass to the curve by the truck company. It now goes 2 lanes all the way up to truck repair place, then back to 1 lane for 1/4 of a mile... then to the original 2 lanes made in the 1990s. Why that stretch is one lane each way... must be politics !

Update: Oct. 2020 - The DOT provided initial plans to put two lanes from north of the circle where Rt 31 goes back to 1 lane all the way to the circle. The train bridge will be removed and replaced with a wider bridge, but not raised much. A number of years later, it will be raised to the Federal height of 14 ft for bridges. Not sure the logic there. In my 40 years living here I have NEVER seen a train go over that bridge. Actually there is a tree growing on that bridge. All this will be done by 2025 !
(Dec. 2021 - nothing done, no markings or anything. - Nov. 2025 still nothing.)
Can't wait.

Traffic south in the morning is a terrible craw due to the Subaru light, and the light before it. They are not synced. Going north after 3:30 is not that bad after they made mostly two lanes north, taking out a "right turn only" lane. Before, it went to 1 lane, to 2 lanes back to 1 just before Stop and Shop. Traffic was horrible.

Update: Dec. 2019 - The Raritan Twp decided to agree to have a company buy and tear down that gas station on the (Flemington) circle and have a company put up a large electronic billboard ! Yes, something that will not distract drivers when trying to be careful.

PLUS: They are putting a sign on the "Flemington" circle. I will see confused drivers everywhere.
Update: June 2024 - The company that built this sign, as well as others in NJ went bankrupt. So an auction is being held in July 2024. The "stgn" was bought by the company that loaned them the money. It's sill not fixed. A back area is exposed and there is no "digital display" in the large hole in the front. As of Sept. 2025 someone did come and fix the weeds and dead plants growning all over the place. Another sign owed by the former company is still working on Rt 202, north of Flemington.

Rt. 31 from the High Bridge light to Flemington were widened to two lanes in the late 90's. They improved 31 running through Flemington with lanes appear and disappear, a center turning lane was added. The train underpass is still the "blockade" for any 4 lane repair. Flemington Speedway became a Wal-Mart mall and now (2016) a Costco was built. We already have a BJ's, Home Depot, Lowe's and the Flemington Department Store is still great. (Even though it's in Raritan Twp.)
In 2017 they fixed the northbound to 2 lane after the train underpass up to a 1.4 mile to the older 4 lane. That's where it goes back to 1 lane for some 1/4 mile, then back to 2 lanes each way with a concrete divider.

Flemington Turntable Junction flyer - 1972
mailed to homes when requested

Many of these are PDF
so you can zoom the image.

Flemington Fair 1900s - reprint	Flemington - Main St. Raggedy Ann Museum What was one of the many houses turned into stores
Pfenninger's Rustic Inn	Aspen Ice Skating
Pfenninger's Rustic Inn Placemat	Another postcard of Raggedy Ann Museum
Iorio Cut Glass	Flemington Fair - 1920s - Note the stage is still there at Turntable Junction
Village Misses and Deb Shop 148 Main St.	Flemington Public Park Note the same house and bandstand in the photo. That bandstand is still there. Current View - 2018
Main Street Flemington - 1912	Danforth's Restaurant '60s- Cooking the modern way, electrically Check out the old post office box Now a bank

Empire Cut Glass	Flemington Bel-Air Motel
Flemington Broadhead Office	Flemington BPOE
Flemington Blue Ox diner	Flemington Carnival
Flemington Coin Club	Flemington County Building
Flemington Court House 1907	Flemington Courthouse 1934 Trial
Flemington Cut Glass Matchbook	Flemington Cut Glass matchbook

Flemington Mine Street	Log Cabin Pottery Barn Rt 29 and Rt 30
Darts Mill Bridge Over South Branch River	Hunterdon County National Bank (may have changed to Flemington Bank)
Flemington Joann's Motel	Flemington Jo Ann's Motel
Flemington Market	Flemington Nat. Bank $10
Flemington, NJ - Market sign	*

Flemington Pottery Rt 29 and Rt 30	Flemington - Ringos Train
Flemington Roller Rink	Flemington Station 1914
Flemington Soldiers Monument 1931	Flemington Train Water Tank
*	Flemington, NJ Black River train
Flemington Turntable Shops 1973	Hunterdon House 1950s
Hunterdon Medical Center 1950s	Northlandz 1990s
Hunterdon Medical	Hunterdon Medical 1960s
Old Timbers Rt 30	Raggedy Ann Dolls

Spread Eagle Inn	Stockton Inn
Turntable Junction	Turntable Junction Lunch Bell
Union Hotel, Flemington, NJ	Union Hotel Matchbook
Hide and Hair - 1971	Empire Cut Glass
Busch Dairy Farms	Green's Pharmacy
Flemiington match books	Flemington Park - 1905

Flemington Park 1906	Flemington Park - 1914 Snow storm
Perkin's Pancakes At the circle	Flemington Pet Supplys
Flemington Post Office 1949	Flemington Red Rooster
Flemington River	Flemington Ruth Gibbs Godey's Little Lady Dolls
Flemington Shop Rite 1969 Ad	Flemington Soldiers Monument 1960s
Stangl Pottery match book	Flemington Steam Train flyer
Stangl Pottery Flemington, NJ Est. 1805	Flemington Cut Glass 1908 - 1964 Postcard

St. Madgelene's Church	Flemington Union Hotel Sign
Green's Drug Store Ad	Ringo's Tent Restaurant I'll have to assume this was a fair weather location ?
Spread Eagle Inn Post card	WILTON FACTORY OUTLET Main St. Flemington, NJ - 1983
Rattlesnake Southwestern Grill	Turntable Junction 1972 flyer sent to homes when requested
Liberty Village William Titfoot Forge 1976	*
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