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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Looking ​​from​ corner West Market & South 13th at S side West Market between South 12th & South 13th​,​ #618-622

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

Tagged   flying service, food stores, laundry, no parking, phonebooth, woody's
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Looking SW at W side High St between Boyden Place & Orange, #227-225

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

Tagged   art wire and stamping co, james david distributions, truck, w.h piers iron works
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looking NE at E side Jay St between Orange St & Sussex Ave, #26-30

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

Tagged   abandoned house, for rent
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Looking NE at E side Jay St between Orange St & Sussex Ave, #20-24

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

Tagged   front yard, house, picket fence, porch
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #480-490

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

Tagged   awning, bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Myrtle Ave, #15-13-11-9-7

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare tree, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side High St, etc. #287-285

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 High Street, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SE to SE corner Ferry & McWhorter. The corner travel agency used to be a candy store.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Ironbound, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bus, federal mailing and distribution, for rent, new jersey candy, no parking, stolowski
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Looking NE at E side Liberty from Lafayette

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   mail trucks, mallor and mccabe, Post office
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Looking SE at E side Columbia from Hamilton, #6-8-10 etc.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, william snell
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Looking SE at S side 16th Ave from Bergen St

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   free parking, howard savings, parking lot
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Looking NE at E side Jay St near Sussex Ave, garage-34-36 1/2-38-40

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

Tagged   cellar door, people standing, row of houses
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Looking SW at W side North 5th St & 4th Ave West

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

Tagged   awning, brick road, garage, venetian lounge
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Looking NW at W side North 6th St from SE corner Park Ave

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

Tagged   awning, corner store, food market, man walking, one way, sidewalk
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Looking W at Boyden Place

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

Tagged   brick road, commercial building, man standing, street parked cars
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Fire House, NW corner Springfield Ave & Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   american flag, fire house, one way
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Looking NE at E side Hudson St, #22-24

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

Tagged   diamond bakery, empty lot
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Looking NW at N side Springfield Ave from Hunterdon St to Bergen St in distance

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   american flag, Atlas, corner store, howard savings
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Looking SW at W side 4th St, #500-512

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

Tagged   awning, porch, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side High St, etc. #299-297

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bay window, billboard, coca cola sing, corner store, luncheonette, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking NW at N side Lafayette from Columbia, etc. #85-87-91

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   abandoned building, david frontheim, mallor and mccabe, truck
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Looking E at Commercial St from Pennsylvania Railroad

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Gateway Center, Ironbound, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   brick road, forward, parked cars
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #406-418

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

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SW at S side 16th Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, for sale, free parking, howard savings, jordan baris, parking lot
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Looking NW at 5 corners, West Market – South 10th Gould Ave – Humboldt St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Market Street

Tagged   five corners, school sign
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Looking NE at E side Hecker St between Sussex & Orange 32-38

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

Tagged   bare trees, bicycle, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SE to SE corner Ferry & Union St. The bridge in background was for the New Jersey Central Railroad’s service to Broad Street

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Ironbound

Tagged   billboard, bridge, bus stop, giuliano, international barbershop, international school of driving, men walking, no right turn, row of businesses, traffic light
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Looking SW at W side High St, #265-263-261A-261

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   awning, bare tree, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Myrtle Ave, #32-34-36-38-40, is now this location on I-280.

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

Tagged   bay window, porch, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Hudson St, #20-22

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

Tagged   bay windows, commercial building, multi level house
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Looking NE at E side Myrtle Ave, #27-23-21-19, is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side Myrtle Ave, #8-10-12

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   for sale, fred allen, house, porch
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Looking SW at W side North 6th St, McKinley School & #336

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

Tagged   fence, house, school, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Myrtle Ave, #55-51-49

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

Tagged   for sale, house, porch, ymca
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Looking NE at E side Hecker St, #42-46

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

Tagged   bare trees, garage, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #342-344-346-348

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

Tagged   bare trees, people walking, row of buildings
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Looking NW at N side Springfield Ave & Hunterdon St, towards Bergen, #352-350-348

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Springfield Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   Atlas, bontempo, howard savings, refrigerator and air conditioning
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #468-474

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

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking W at SW corner West Market & South 11th St, #588-596

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

Tagged   barbershop, phonebooth, row of houses
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E side Myrtle Ave, looking SE, #27-23-21, is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280

Tagged   row of houses, yard
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Looking NE at E side Duryea St, #20-22-24

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

Tagged   bare trees, houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side North 5th St, #418

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

Tagged   donut corporation, golden maid, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St near 4th Ave

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

Tagged   awning, brick road, house, venetian lounge
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Looking NW at W side 4th St, #326-332

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

Tagged   row of houses, street parked cars, utility poles
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #392-410

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

Tagged   brick road, row of buildings, street parked cars, wooden fence
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#53 Grafton Ave, barn in rear

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

Tagged   backyard, house, private property
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Looking NE at N side Elm St from Mulberry; corner 5-7-9-11-13

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, men standing, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side 4th St, #490-500

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

Tagged   bare trees, porch, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side High St between Boyden Place & Orange St

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

Tagged   art wire and stamping co, gas station, james david distribution, luxon, sunoco, swift and company
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Looking NE at E side Myrtle Ave, #43-41-39-37-35 is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Interstate 280, Roseville, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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