Haarith Alston-Taalib writes:
“Yes, my twin cousin lived on 12th Ave. between Wallace and Newton Streets; she lived across from the hospital on the 12th Ave. side. I’m going to find out if she has any pictures of 12th Ave. and the hospital. Both of us played in that triangular shape park there on 12th Ave. at Wallace Street. Whenever I’m in Newark and I ride by that area, I can remember the building in the lower photo, all that greenery and the neon sign there at the corner; that was the view out our kitchen window. Thank you, this was a dream come true, I never thought I’d see images like these again from my early childhood.”
Shown here is the view of the neon sign and fire hydrant outside of Haarith Alston-Taalib’s kitchen window. The neon sign says “Newark Gardens Convalescent Home”:
