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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Newark Printing Company, #23 Orange St, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 August 2022 Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   factory, fire escape, newark printing company
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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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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #189-185

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 August 2022 Belmont, South Orange Avenue

Frame house #185 was Dieffenbach home moved from corner South Orange Ave.

Tagged   bay window, house, man walking, street parked cars
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Morris Canal looking NW of Passaic River from U.S. Highway 1 Bridge, Old Plank Road on left

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 November 2024 .

Tagged   bridge, morris canal
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Fred Kilgus Lumber

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 August 2022 Central Avenue, Fairmount

South 7th St near Central looking W from South 6th

April 16, 1962

#40 South 7th St, Kilgus House

March 23, 1962

Tagged   Abandoned Buildings, factory, lumber shed, parked cars
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SW corner Market & Union St; #404-402-400 Market looking S

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 August 2022 Ironbound, Market Street

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Saint Vincent’s Academy at West Market looking W

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 August 2022 Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   academy, church, saint vincent's
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Rear of Parsonage House of Prayer, Broad St

  By Myles Zhang December 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, Lower Broadway

Tagged   bare trees, church, fence
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