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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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    • University Heights
    • Black and Blight
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Author: Myles Zhang

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W side North 7th St looking SW from NE corner Orange St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   awning, corner store, liquor store, street parked cars, women walking
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B’Nai Zion Synagogue #541 West Market corner of Humboldt is now this location on Interstate 280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Market Street

Tagged   multi level building, street parked car, trees, watch children sign
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S side Orange St looking SW from NE corner Norfolk

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   fire escape, luncheonette, Orange sweet shop, post office mailbox, shoe repair, traffic light
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N side Orange looking NE from opposite Bathgate Place

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   billboard, church, ivy covered building, no parking
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S side Orange St looking SE from NW corner North 7th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Roseville, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   laundry, row of businesses, street parked cars, woman walking
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S side Orange looking SE from NW corner 4th St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   hardware and tools, ideal liquor, Jim's ok shoe, pizzeria, woman walking
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Mulberry St looking directly N from Market

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, Market Street

Tagged   Elfenbein's, meat market, row of businesses
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S side Orange St looking SE from NW corner 2nd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   row of businesses, Steve's auto body shop, street parked cars
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S side Orange looking SW from NE corner North 11th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   Benedicts, Berk's, Goldberg, loans, record store, stationary store
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Nesbitt looking NW from Orange St, Colonnade Apartments

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   apartment bulding, Borden's. truck, florist, street parked cars
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S side Orange St looking SE from NW corner Hecker

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   billboard, row of buildings, traffic light, Traffic sign
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#601 West Market, former home of Dr. Granger

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   andrew's, house, luncheonette, porch
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N side Orange St looking NE from SW corner 4th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Roseville, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   awning, bar, coca cola sign, Flynn's cafe, Leo's
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N side West Market looking NW from SE on Morris Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   billboard, man walking, newark federal, parking lot, pepsi sign, quiality meats and food, supermarket, triangle welding
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E side Gray St looking NE from SW corner Orange

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   corner store, dead end, dentist
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#248-250 Mulberry

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   cafe, capitol restaurant, coca cola sign, fire escape, row of businesses
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W side 3rd St looking SW from NE corner Orange St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   children, coca cola sign, corner store, Schenley, street parked cars, trees
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W side Raymond Plaza looking NW from Market

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, Market Street

Tagged   Bank of commerce, billboard, general parcel, imperial, keystone bar and grill, national car rental, national guard
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S side Columbia looking SW from railroad trestle along Hamilton St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Amato machinery, fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk
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N side West Market looking NW from SW corner High St is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Essex County College, High Street, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   coca cola sign, fire escape, liquor store, pepsi sign, restaurant, row of businesses
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#418 Orange St, Dr. Teeter home, is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   bushes, fence, multi level house, steps
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#555 Orange St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   barbershop, costume jewelry, Dairyland ice cream, furniture store, nina's
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#81-79 West Market is now the campus of Essex County College

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Essex County College, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   bargain store, mobile tv, newark fishotorium, used clothing store
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S side Orange St looking SW from NE corner First St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   billboard, no left turn, Pat's food, tavern, traffic light
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N side Orange St looking NW from SE corner Jay

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   grocery store, row of buildings, street parked cars
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S side Orange looking SW from NE corner North 5th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   admiral, american flag, Moore, restaurant
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S side Orange St looking SE from corner Roseville Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   people standing, row of businesses, street parked cars
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S side Edison Place looking SW from between Mulberry & Lawrence

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center

Tagged   Goodyear, man walking, newark hardware and plumbing supplu
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S side Orange looking SW from opposite South 11th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   Belk's, Bellrose, Goldberg, Leonard's, record store, restaurant, stationary store
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W side Nesbitt St looking SW from NE corner Orange St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, University Heights

Tagged   awning, coca cola sign, soda fountain, street parked cars, traffic light
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W side Myrtle Ave looking SW from Orange St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   chinese restaurant, fire escape, man standing, street parked cars, trees
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N side Nelson Place looking NE from opposite #39

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, row of houses, street parked cars
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Junction West Market & Hartford looking E from West Market near Camden

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   club, mini bus, row of businesses, street parked cars, traffic light
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N side West Market looking NW from SE corner Richmond

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   blue ribbom, diner, fire escape, launderwite, pepsi sing, row of businesses, standard
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N side West Market looking NE from SE corner Fairmount

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light, trees
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Liberty Park looking NW from SE corner Littleton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   benches, park, trees
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S side Orange St looking SE from NW corner Jay

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   awning, row of buildings, street parked cars, woman walking
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#402 Orange St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   barbershop, multi level house
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S side Orange looking SE from NW corner North 13th St, The Point

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   liquor store, RCA, Rich's curtains, Sam Garofalo, Willner's
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S side Orange St looking SW from NE corner Nesbitt St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, University Heights

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W side Sherman looking NW from SE corner Poinier

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 South Broad Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fire hydrant, row houses, street parked cars, trees
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Miller Street School

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   bushes, fence, school
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W side Sherman looking NW from SE corner Earl

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 South Broad Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bar, row of houses, row of trees, street parked cars
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E side Bergen looking SE from NW corner Cabinet is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, one way, people walking, row of houses, sidewalk, variety shoppe
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W side Frelinghuysen looking SW from NE corner Miller

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   fence, no left turn, school, street light, traffic light, yard
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#457-55-53-51 Broad St is now the business school at Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   auto parts, Broad cage, I make good, street parked cars
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N side 12th Ave looking NE from SW corner Bergen is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   cars, gas station, gulf, mechanic, traffic light, trees
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S side Vanderpool looking NW from SE corner Frelinghuysen

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, country club, luncheonette, street parked cars, truck
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N side Cabinet looking NE from SW corner Morris is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   corner house, people walking, sidewalk
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E side Bergen looking SE from NW corner West Market is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole
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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.
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