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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang July 1967 August 2022 South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   100, apartment building, Bank of commerce, billboard, bus, clarisse apartments, gas station, kar-kwik, lenny's auto center
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Newton St, #168-170 etc.

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 July 2024 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   little joe's, men standing, no loitering school zone
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Looking SE at S Side 13th Ave from Hunterdon St, #244-246 etc., is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 August 2022 .

Tagged   atlas tires, fisk, newark chair and furniture, newcastle engineering and machine, parking in rear, superior garment corp, thrift shop
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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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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 August 2022 Belmont, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   apartment building, clarisse apartments, fire escape, gas station, sidewalk, sunoco
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Norfolk St

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 August 2022 Belmont, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   a & b auto store, awning, bardahl, row of buildings, woman walking
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Looking SE at E side Newton St from South Orange Ave, Newton Street Public School

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 August 2022 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, row of buildings, school, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side Wallace St from South Orange Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 August 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, fire escape, no parking, row of buildings, street parked cars, tavern
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Looking N at N side South Orange Ave from from Norfolk, Emmet Market at #129 South Orange Ave, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 August 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, emmet supermarket, food market, restaurant
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Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Wallace St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 August 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   coca cola sign, jordan baris, luncheonette, one way, people standing, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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