Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

===20th century===
The turn of the 20th century saw the end of the large estates, [[casino]]s, hotels, and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivisions<ref name="NYT1994">Senft, Bret. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/25/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-weehawken-insular-with-magnificent-skyline-view.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Weehawken; Insular With a Magnificent Skyline View"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 25, 1994. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> (such as Highwood Park and Clifton Park) and the construction of many of the private homes in the township.<ref>Astudillo, Carla. [http://www.nj.com/data/2018/03/the_23_towns_with_the_most_historical_homes.html "The 23 N.J. towns with the most old homes, ranked"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], March 2018. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref> This coincided with the influx of the Germans, Austrians, and Swiss, who built them and the breweries and embroidery factories in nearby [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] and [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]]. While remaining essentially residential, Weehawken continued to grow as Hudson County became more industrial and more populated. Shortly after [[World War I]], a significant contingent of [[Syrian]] immigrants from [[Homs]] (a major textile center in its own right) moved into Weehawken to take advantage of the burgeoning textile industry.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}