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Category: Downtown

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#562 High St, Dr. Edwin Seidman House, is now Arts High School

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, High Street

Tagged   asphalt street, house with chimney, school, street parked cars, three story house, trees
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E side High St looking NE from SW corner Bleeker is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick street, fire hydrant, house building, row of cars, tree
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N side Marshall looking N from SW corner Broad at corner building

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, Formula B-7 sign, Gulf sign, parked cars, S&H green stamps, sidewalk
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E High St looking NE from SW corner New St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, High Street, Rutgers University

Tagged   church, Gonzalez cafe, no right turn, one way, row of cars, street corner, street light
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N side Marshall looking E from SW corner Broad is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   building, no parking sign, parked cars, private property, street light
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SE corner Warren & High St from NW corner is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, Rutgers University, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   building, fire hydrant, parking lot, street light, trash can
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Coe’s Place Public School on E side Coe’s Place

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   american flag, asphalt street, lamp post, public school, school
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E side High looking SE from NW corner Academy, toward Bank, is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Essex County College

Tagged   building, fire hydrant, parking lot, street light, trash can
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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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, 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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, 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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, 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 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, 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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, Bob's, cars, garage, house, street sign
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E side High St looking SE from SW corner Mercer, #562-570

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, 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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, 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 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   building, house with concrete addition, parked car, plants
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E side High St looking SE from #563 High just S of Mercer

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, High Street

Tagged   bay window, cars, chimney, row of houses, street parked cars, tree
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Nevada St looking S from Marshall St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, building, Central Paper, fire escape, street parked cars, street sign, tree
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#584 High St. Cornerstone Baptist Church. Alpha Lodge F & AM Old Fellow’s Temple.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, High Street

Tagged   baptist church, church, metal fence, street parked cars, tree
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N side Marshall looking E from SW corner Halsey toward Broad is now the middle of a parking lot

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick building, corner store, fire hydrant, Ivanhoe's van, one way, sealtest ice cream, street parked cars, street sign
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N side Court looking NE at corner Shipman from opposite side of Court St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Angelo's, auto shop, Hoyt's sign, row of cars, street parked cars, tree
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E side High St looking S from front of Central High School is now the campus of Rutgers University and the Newark College of Engineering

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, High Street, Newark College of Engineering, Rutgers University

Tagged   fire hydrant, high school, row of cars, school, shape in america, sign, street light, students
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E side High St looking direct E from SW corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Downtown, High Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   asphalt street, Bentley furniture, furniture store, manhole cover, parked car, store front, tree, warehouse sale sign
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E side Washington looking NE to Court from SW corner Marshall. First Precinct Police Station in center.

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, police, row of buildings, street parked cars
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E side Washington looking NE to Hill from SW corner Court

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Coffee time sign, diner, fire escape, Ross liquors, U.S laundry, woman crossing street
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E side Washington looking NE to Central from SW corner Bleeker was demolished by Edison Parking

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   no parking sign, Shoppers parking sign, traffic, woman standing
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E side Washington looking NE to Bleeker from SW corner New

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   Allison System, manhole cover, Odell's, One way sign, street light, street parked cars, traffic light
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SE corner Washington & Central looking E from NW cor. was demolished by Edison Parking

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   holland tunnel sign, no parking sign, One way sign, row of buildings, Salvation Army, traffic light
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Old house 410 Washington St looking SE from Marshall was demolished for urban renewal towers.

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, bar, manhole cover, street parked cars
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E side Washington looking NE to William from SW corner Hill

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   auto glass, fire escape, No right turn sign, parking sign, Ross liquors, street parked cars
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W side Arlington, more houses, just S of William

  By Myles Zhang June 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   billboard, brick road, Knickerbocker, row of buildings
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W side Broad St looking SW from NE corner Franklin

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   billboard, camillo, corner store, douglas hotel, fire hydrant, gale, haye's savings, rca victor, soto
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W side Broad St looking NW from SE corner Franklin

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   driving school, field's, hoffman's, newark photo studio, no right turn, photo studio, powell's, rialto, row of businesses, Taft
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Brick Building NW corner McCarter Highway & Cherry St

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   brick road, esso, fire escape, gas station, multi level building
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W side Broad between Lackawanna Place & Orange St, looking SW

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   billboards, coca cola sign, no parking, restaurant, row of businesses
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Old house NW corner Franklin looking W from opposite side Mulberry

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, chop suey, ding-ho, grocery store
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#207-205 Mulberry, just N of Franklin

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   bar-restaurant, gus napholz, perret jeweler
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Old frame house W side Arlington just S of William

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, empty lot, fire escape, old house
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W side Broad looking SW from NE corner Green look to Hill

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   bar, jewelery store, london luggage, rialto, row of businesses, toyland, variety store
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W side Broad between Lackawanna Place & Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad is now a parking lot NJ Transit employees

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   awning, bar, billboards, coffee shoppe, foster, hickman packing co, liquor store, row of businesses
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W side Broad looking NW from SE corner Lafayette toward Branford shows Prudential’s headquarters under construction in distance.

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   Abelson's, bus stop, canadian fur, corner store, row of businesses, simon ackerman, vim
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W side Broad looking SW from SE corner Lafayette toward Hill

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bar, billboard, corner store, hartley luggage co, pet mart, powers, row of businesses, zenith
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Lackawanna Place looking W from Broad to Westinghouse on Plane

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   commercial building, fire escape, man walking, parking lot, trucks
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W side Broad looking NW from NE corner Green looking to William

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bar, benmar, billboard, hebrew national, hickory fireplace, pet mart, powers, row of businesses, zenith
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Brownstone outcrop N side Branford Place near Springfield, looking NW

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Springfield Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   circus billboard, empty lot, manhole cover, sidewalk, street parked car
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*W side Arlington looking SW from SE corner William

  By Myles Zhang January 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   billboard, brick road, Knickerbocker, moving and storage, moving and trucking, row houses, row of buildings, row of houses, storage, woman walking
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