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Category: McCarter Highway

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McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang June 1970 August 2022 McCarter Highway


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Looking NW at N side Walnut St from McCarter Highway, #81-91

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway

Tagged   building, parking lot, street parked cars, trees
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S side Clay St looking SW from McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang June 1962 August 2022 Lower Broadway, McCarter Highway

Tagged   broadloom, linoleum factory outlet, row of businesses, signs
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McCarter Highway looking N from NW corner Centre, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad bridge, Ballantine Brewery in distance

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   billboard, bridge, railroad station
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Buildings along E side McCarter Highway looking NE from Firehouse #1, Centre St

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway

Tagged   a & j canvas production, american commercial equipment, firehouse, newark stamp and die works, railroad tracks, stephan-baron industries
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McCarter Highway looking S from Hudson & Manhattan Railroad bridge

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway

Tagged   billboard, cars, railroad tracks
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Hotel Edison, #771 McCarter Highway & Kirk Place, was Thomas Edison’s Newark lab.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   fire escape, Hotel Edison
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#304-302-300 Market, #304 on corner McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Downtown, Market Street, McCarter Highway

Tagged   bar and grill, barbershop, Neiden's, Piel's beer, pizzeria, Stern's plumbing and heating
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N side Centre St, #21-25, near McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   envelope and tag corp, esso, gas station, man standing, Pavery
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W side McCarter Highway looking SW from NE corner Market. The building for Thomas Edison’s Newark lab is now a parking garage.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Downtown, Gateway Center, Market Street, McCarter Highway

Tagged   bar and grill, billboard, Hotel Edison, Neiden's, pepsi, Pope
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