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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Old Marshall Street School on SE corner Marshall St & Coe’s Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Downtown

Old public school turned repair shop for Newark Public Schools and then demolished

Tagged   asphalt street, parked cars, repair shop, school, utility pole
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Bleeker St looking E from High is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick street, building, down hill, lamp post, row of cars, row of houses
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N side Court looking NW at corner Arlington from SE corner Coe’s Place

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, row of houses, street light, street parked cars, up hill
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N side Central Ave looking W from 108 Central toward Burnet

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Central Avenue, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   certified home appliance, frigadair, launfry maids, light post, norge, store front, tree
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#47 Marshall St, N side, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, Bob's, cars, garage, house, street sign
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E side High looking SE from NW corner Bank, toward West Market, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown, Essex County College, Market Street

Tagged   building, fire hydrant, parking lot, street light, trash can
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E side High St looking SE from SW corner Mercer, #562-570

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown, High Street

Tagged   asphalt street, phone booth, row of houses, street parked cars
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N side West Kinney looking NW from SE corner Washington St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   drugstore, Katz drugs, liquor store, manhole cover, no left turn, one way, parked cars, row of houses, traffic light, utility pole
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N side Court looking NE at corner Arlington from SW corner Coe’s Place

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   apartment building, road verge, street light, street parked cars, trees
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#410 Washington St on E side with concrete block front addition looking south

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   building, house with concrete addition, parked car, plants
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