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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today

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Author: Myles Zhang

Boys playing in front of A Zarro Grocery Store at 105 Mount Prospect Avenue, circa 1945. Provided by Annette Zarra CiFalino of Nutley

By Myles Zhang June 1945 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Italian Catholic Union, corner of D’Auria Street and Summer Avenue, circa 1945. Photo provided by Msgr. Joseph Granato, St. Lucy’s Church Archives

By Myles Zhang June 1945 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Saint Lucy’s Church and adjacent buildings along Sheffield Street just prior to its completion in 1926. Photo provided by Msgr. Joseph Granato, St. Lucy’s Church Archives

By Myles Zhang November 1944 June 2026 Little Italy, Preserved Buildings

Michael Siciliano, proprietor of Vesuvius Restaurant, poses in the restaurant’s Summer Garden facing Saint Lucy’s Church on Sheffield Street.
Photo appeared in Sunday Call, November 5, 1944

Mary “Marino” Zanfini outside Marino’s Market at the corner of High Street and Crane Street in 1942. Photo provided by Mary Zanfini of Belleville

By Myles Zhang June 1942 June 2026 Little Italy, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

House renovation at 14 Factory Street in 1933. Photo provided by Dolores Nicastro of Belleville

By Myles Zhang June 1933 June 2026 Street

14 6th Avenue / 14 Victoria Avenue

By Myles Zhang June 1930 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Aqueduct Alley looking east from Clifton Avenue, circa 1930, is now the middle of this super block.

By Myles Zhang June 1930 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Molinaro’s Lemon Ice store at 67 Eighth Avenue, circa 1929, is now the middle of this superblock.

By Myles Zhang June 1929 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Clifton Avenue Bathhouse, near corner of Seventh Avenue, shortly before it closed

By Myles Zhang June 1929 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Teddy Corbo stands outside his monument shop at 10 Boyden Street, circa 1925. Photo provided by Jean Della Ventura of Verona

By Myles Zhang June 1925 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Tony La Morte poses outside La Morte’s Tavern at 19 Seventh Avenue. Photo provided by Debbie Mascara of Belleville

By Myles Zhang June 1920 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Michael Tuozzolo building at 186 Eighth Avenue, 1917. Photo provided by Rose Marinello of Bloomfield.

By Myles Zhang June 1917 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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184 8th Avenue:

McKinley School on Factory Street, circa 1915

By Myles Zhang June 1915 June 2026 Little Italy, Preserved Buildings

Garside Street, circa 1912, is now the middle of this superblock. Photo may be the work of Jessie Tarbox Beals

By Myles Zhang June 1912 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

Second Police Precinct, southwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Summer Avenue, circa 1910. Photo appears in Newark, The City of Industry, published by the Newark Board of Trade

By Myles Zhang June 1910 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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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.

Samuel Berg's photos are copyrighted by the Newark Public Library and must be credited to the library. Commercial uses require service fees. Contact: http://npl.org/copies/

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