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Author: Myles Zhang
Looking at NW corner Cabinet St (left) & Fairmount Ave (right) shows storefront burned out, most likely during 1967 uprising
Looking at NE corner 11th Ave (right) & Littleton (left) #34-46
Looking SW at W side Fairmount Ave from West Market St, #43-33, is now the middle of this super block.
*Looking SW at W side Fairmount Ave, #47-41, is now the middle of this super block.
Looking NE at E side Littleton Ave, #32-36
E side Fairmount looking NE, #68-78 is now the middle of this super block.
Looking at NE corner 11th Ave (right) and Littleton (left) is now the middle of this super block.
E side Fairmount looking NE from Cabinet St, #80-90, is now the middle of this super block.
Aerial views from roof of City Hospital show entire neighborhoods cleared for the campus of UMDNJ.
The Belmont neighborhood on June 18, 1961
Looking down southeast from 10th floor Martland
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And the identical view on September 24, 1967
Looking east from roof City Hospital, leveled area Cabinet Street (left) to 12th Avenue (right), Bergen St (foreground) to Morris Avenue (distance)
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The Belmont neighborhood on June 18, 1961
Looking down northeast from 10th floor Martland
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And two identical views on September 24, 1967
Looking northeast from roof City Hospital, leveled area Hunterdon Street (foreground) to Bruce Street (distance, West Market Street (left) to Cabinet Street (right)
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Looking northeast from roof City Hospital, leveled area Bergen Street (foreground) to Morris Avenue (distance), West Market Street (left) to Cabinet Street (right)
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Further demolition in 1967 for UMDNJ
Looking northeast from City Hospital
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Looking down southeast from 10th floor Martland
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Looking down southeast from 10th floor Martland
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Looking west from roof City Hospital, Fairmount Avenue (foreground) between 12th Ave (left) and Cabinet (right)
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Fairmount Ave (foreground), Cabinet Street (lower left), Wiss Factory (center distance), West Market (upper right)