The majority of Dr. Berg’s photos document the 2.5 square mile area of Newark bounded by Interstate 280 to the north, Bergen Street to the west, Clinton Avenue to the south, and the Passaic River / Route 21 to the east. In the period 1950 to 2020, over 90% of all homes were cleared in this area home to almost 100,000 people in the 1940s. Roseville lost to build Interstate 78 and Weequahic lost to build Interstate 280 were also documented. Only a few of his photos document other neighborhoods. See map:
For more old photos of other Newark neighborhoods, visit the Digital Collections of the Newark Public Library online or contact library staff to visit in person.
Also visit the partner project Newark Metamorphosis that presents an interactive map of 350 postcard comparisons of Newark in 1916 vs. 2016.
