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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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#8 James St, Rutgers University School of Nursing is now a skyscraper

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street, James Street Commons

Tagged   building, parking sign, Rutgers, school, school of nursing
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W side Orleans looking S from New St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   corner store, row of buildings, street parked cars, united food store, utility poles
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S side Warren looking SW from W corner Summit is the now campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, fire hydrant, row of buildings, street parked cars, Tau Epsilon Phi
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W side Warren Place looking S from New St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   fire escape, lot, no parking, utility poles
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S side Bleeker looking E from NW corner Plane is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars, utility pole
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Broad St looking N from First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, Lauter Pianos, liquor store, people standing, restaurant, taxi, traffic light, vincove
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S side Warren looking SW from NW corner Orleans, #104-110 Warren, is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick road, old hickory, street light, street parked cars
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#9-11 Arch St W side is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   house, no parking, street parked car, wooden fence
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W side Warren Place looking S from between New & Warren St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   fence, fire escape, utility poles
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S side Central looking W from NE corner Plane St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   auto glass, Colmado Martinez, Cooper, Dan Schaedler & Son, row of businesses, While U Wait
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S side New St looking E from opposite Arch St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   coca cola sign, convenience store, food market, row of buildings, street parked cars
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N side College Place looking W from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   alley way, brick road, no parking, sidewalk, tree
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#7 Dark Lane looking W from South Orange Ave corner Jones St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   AB, corner store, esso gas, street parked cars
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#137 Baldwin is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   abandoned house, brick road, broken window
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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, #209 West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, church steps, fence, pepsi sign
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E side Broome looking N from Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   man walking, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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The Newark Public Baths at E side Charlton looking N from SW corner Montgomery is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

North side Montgomery looking northeast from southwest corner Charlton

East side Montgomery looking east from southwest corner Charlton

East side Charlton looking northwest from southwest corner Montgomery

Tagged   brick road, man walking, sidewalk, street parked cars
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#38 College Place Old YMCA?

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned house, broken window, rubble
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W side West St looking N from SE corner West Kinney is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, sidewalk, street parked cars, traffic light
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E side Barclay looking N from SW corner West Kinney is now a parking lot

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, one way, row of buildings, street parked cars
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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   castrol, fire hydrant, keys sign, men standing, street light, street parked cars
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E side Monmouth looking N from SW corner Clinton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   houses, parking lot, street parked cars, truck
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E side Howard looking N from SW corner Baldwin

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Abandoned Buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility poles
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N side Mercer St looking E from SW corner Broome is now a parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street light, truck, utility pole
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N side Baldwin looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, fire hydrant, row of houses, sidewalk, trees
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West Kinney St lookinging E from Belmont

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   manhole cover, row of buildings, traffic light
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E side Broome St looking N from SW corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, Roger's, utility pole
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N side Mercer St looking E from SW corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   coca cola sign, fire escape, one way, people standing, utility poles
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, quality foods, welcome inn tavern
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E side Broome looking N from SW corner Baldwin

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, people walking, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   cleaners, corner store, delicatessen, fire escape, no parking, one way, people standing, pepsi sign, rex tavern, sealtest ice cream, tulane
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N side Court St looking E from Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   B Cooper furniture, corner store, fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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St. John’s Ukranian Church, #39 Morton, N side

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church steps, cross, sidewalk, ukranian church
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Quitman, Jewish Aged Home

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   street parked cars, trees
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E side Quitman looking N from SW corner Spruce

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   esso, fire escape, street parked cars, traffic light, tree
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   boy with cart, fire escape, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Waverly looking E from SW corner Monmouth

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   3 hour cleaner, children, Pantex, street parked cars
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E side Quitman looking N from SW corner Montgomery

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   parking lot, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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Jones St looking N from Belmont

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   car wash, coca cola sign, Dunlop, esso, gas station, row of businesses, Scmidt's beer, street parked cars
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E side Belmont looking N from SW corner Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, cars, fire hydrant, florist, liquor store, man walking, no left turn
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Mercer is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, Leon furniture, people standing, street parked cars, utility poles
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Barclay

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, row of buldings, street parked cars, trash can, utililty pole
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N side Montgomery looking E from SW corner West St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   awning, fire escape, street parked cars
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S side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   corner store, Dairylea milk, fire escape, no standing here to corner, row of businesses, street parked cars
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E side Quitman looking N from SW corner Waverly

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   no parking, street parked cars, traffic light, utility poles
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#265 Prince

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   house, street parked cars, wooden fence
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E side Jones Street looking SE from NE corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   510, arrow savings, bank, coca cola sign, man standing, street light, traffic light, woman walking
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N side Morton St looking E from SW corner West

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tower of St. John’s Ukrainian Church is in distance.

Tagged   bar, coca cola sign, corner store, quality foods, sidewalk, trees, utility pole
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned store, corner store, row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light, utility pole
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Montgomery is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   44, coca cola sign, Costa's, row of businesses, street parked cars
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