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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today

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Author: Myles Zhang

Looking SW at W side Bruce St from 12th Ave, #79-71, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged apartment building, truck

Contemporary photo not available: Looking SW at W side Morris Ave, #201-193

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

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Tagged no parking, snack shop, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Hunterdon, #106-108, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, building, garage, sidewalk

Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #277-257

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans, utility poles

#238 Morris Ave

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged garage, row of buildings, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Rutgers St from South Orange Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged billboard, corner store, man standing, nehi, pepsi sign, sidewalk

Looking SE at E side Newton St, #84-90, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged bay window, porch, row of houses

Looking NW at W Side Hunterdon St, #299-289 built 1904

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged billboard, bontempo, fire escape, irwin watson, row of buildings

Contemporary photo not available: Looking NE at E side Newton St, #122-128

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

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Tagged awning, row of buildings, street parked cars

Looking SW at W side Morris Ave from 13th Ave is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking SW at W side Hunterdon from 13th Ave, #151-139

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged fence, porch, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NW at W side Hunterdon St from 14th Ave, #217-215 etc.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged bare trees, fire escape, men standing, motorcycle, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #231-223, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged commercial building, sidewalk, street parked cars

Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from Hunterdon, #217-205, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged billboard, garden cash and carry, man walking, p.m broan and co, parking lot, wholesale grocers

Contemporary photo not available: E side Newton St, Nurse’s Home, Newark Gardens Convalescent Home

By Myles Zhang March 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

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Tagged newark convalescent home, parking lot, sidewalk, woman walking

Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #189-181

By Myles Zhang January 1967 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Wallace St, #56 (apt)-58-60-62, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang January 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars

Contemporary photo not available: Looking NE at E side Wallace St, #42 (dark)-44-46-48 (white)-50-52

By Myles Zhang January 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

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Tagged fire escape, people standing, row of houses, street parked cars

Look SW at W side Hunterdon #299-289, built 1904

By Myles Zhang January 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars

Looking NW at N side Sussex Ave from South 14th & South 15th St, #34-32-28 1/2-driveway-24-22-20

By Myles Zhang October 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged row of houses, sidewalk, street parked car

Looking NW at N side Sussex Ave from near South 14th, #20-18, is now this location on I-280.

By Myles Zhang October 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged sidewalk, tate and co, wooden fence

Looking NE at N side Sussex Ave from, 1/2 way to South 14th St, #28-30

By Myles Zhang October 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged empty lot, fire escape, row of houses

Looking NE at N side James St, #125-121

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, Newark College of Engineering

Tagged picket fence, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NW at N side James St, #123-111

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged empty lot, man walking, porch, row of houses

Looking NE at N side James St from SW corner Boyden St

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged bar, corner store, james st auto service, pepsi sign, sammy davis jr poster

Looking NE at N side James St, #115-113-111

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged brick fence, porch, row of houses

NW corner Central Ave & Burnet Saint Michael’s Hospital

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Central Avenue, Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged brick fence, church, hospital, quiet hospital zone, sidewalk

Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #452-458

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking SW at W side High St between James & Boyden Place. Fire #237-239

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged 25, american flag, billboard, cade stevenson auto repairs, fire engine, no parking

Looking SW at S side 2nd Ave West from 4th St to North 5th St

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged balcony, empty lot, porch, row of houss

Looking NW at W side North 5th St at corner 4th Ave

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged lumber, morbach, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Hudson St between Sussex & Orange, Pilgrim Baptist Church, #42-50

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, garage, row of houses

Looking E along Hamilton St (CRR viaduct) corner Columbia St is now Mulberry Commons park

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged brick road, graders and packers, m.j carlo, train tracks

254 Elizabeth Ave between Runyon & Concord, site Alms House

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged GE, general electric, j.r watkins, parking lot

#55-53 Grafton Ave

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Upper Broadway

Tagged house, street parked car, trees

Pilgrim Baptist Church #40 Hudson St

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged baptist church

Looking NE at E side North 5th St from Park Ave

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged row of buildings, street parked cars, water tower

Engine #4, also Hook & Ladder #2, at 229 High

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged american flag, cade stevenson auto repairs, fire engine, firehouse

Looking NE at E side Duryea St, #26

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, University Heights

Tagged empty lot, house, steet parked cars

Looking NW at W side 4th Street from Park Ave

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged american, gas station, newark auto parts, row of houses, state inspection

Looking NW at W side Myrtle Ave, #42-46

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged bay window, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking at SE corner West Market & South 12th St, looking E on S side West Market

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged ice truck, row of houses, street parked cars

Rutgers clearance, Bleeker to New, from High to Plane, shows the land cleared of hundreds of 19th-century brownstones to construct the campus of Rutgers University.

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged rutgers clearance

Looking SW at W side Union between Ferry (left) & Market (right). 15-13-yard-9

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Ironbound, Market Street

Tagged fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Hecker St between Sussex & Orange, #24-32

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #428-438

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NW at N side Lafayette from Liberty

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged fire escape, multi level building, street parked cars

Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #442 to corner 3rd Ave West

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged bar, beverage company, fire escape, garage, no parking

Looking SW at W side High St, #251-245

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged 25, billboard, row of buildings, street parked cars

Looking SW at W side Myrtle Ave between Orange & Sussex, #50-52

By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged bay window, house, newark trucking, porch

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All photos were manually referenced to their contemporary locations. Contemporary street views correspond to camera angles of former photos, even though address naming conventions and house numbers may have changed.
If a photo is misplaced, contact mylesz@umich.edu with a link to the photo and description of the error.

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