Tom C writes:
”As an engineering student at NJIT from 1981 to ’86 I was able to still see some of the beautiful old Newark intact. My parents – who were both natives from the 1920s to late ’50s – spoke sadly about the aftermath of the riots and downfall of the huge hi-rise low-income ’housing projects.’
“Thanks for bringing back some good memories – Newark Museum and the Ballantine House are true gems. Behind NJIT there was a restaurant called the Italian Kitchen. The building dated to the late 1880s, and it was run by an elderly couple who had been there since the 1950s. No menu, just what they wanted to make. Torn down in 1986.”
