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Category: Fairmount

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North 7th St, #70-72-74-76 right end

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bushes, row of houses, street parked cars
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North 7th St looking SE at #103-101-99-95-91 is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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#99-81 3rd St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Sussex Avenue School, looking NE from SW corner 4th St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   children, school, street parked cars
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Vocational School, Sussex Ave from 2nd St to Bergen, looking NE

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, school, sidewalk
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E side 2nd St looking NE from #120

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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4th St looking SE, #145-143-141, is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Sussex Avenue School, E side 4th St looking NE from SW corner Sussex Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   coca cola sing, people standing, public school, school, street parked cars
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#109-107-105 (apartments) -103 3rd St is now an empty lot demolished for construction of Route 78

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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7th St looking SE at #113-99 is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, people walking, row of houses, street parked cars
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7th St looking SE at apartment houses, #85 & #75, was partially demolished for I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   apartment buildings, fire escape, street parked cars
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Roseville Baptist Church, looking NE at corner Gould Ave & South 11th St, is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, church, street parked car
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North 6th St looking NE at #114 & up is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   apartment building, row of houses, street parked cars
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7th St looking NE at apartment houses #85 & 75

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Interstate 280, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Structure at left was demolished for Interstate 280; structure at right survives.

Tagged   apartment buildings, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars
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North 7th St, #82-84-86-88-90 (right), is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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5th St looking SE at #119-117-115 is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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167 Bergen St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   house, picket fence, street parked cars
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Barn behind 187 Bergen St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   barn, truck
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Lumber shed rear 40 South 7th St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   abandoned building, lumber shed
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114 South 8th St corner 11th Ave, apartment house now industry

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   H Buchlein's son, street parked cars, traffic light
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31 Roseville Ave, NE corner Sussex Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   corner house, multi level house, trees, truck
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Pingry House, #88 North 6th St, looking NW

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, fence, house, porch
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Roseville Baptist Church looking NW from Gould Ave & South 10th

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   church, no parking, street parked cars
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Roseville Evangelical Lutheran Church 101 5th St

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, church, tree trunk
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Steve’s Barber Shop in an old house, #151 16th Ave E of South 10th St

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   barbershop, bare tree, steve's
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Fred Kilgus Lumber

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, 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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Octagon house 402 South 10th St looking NE [owned 1889 by Hutchins]

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fence, octagon house
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Sussex Avenue Public School

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   school
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Martland Hospital

  By Myles Zhang August 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, Preserved Buildings

August 21, 1968

Tablet to Harrison S. Martland in Med Center

Looking NE from City Hospital is now the campus of UMDNJ.
September 25, 1967

Tagged   martland hospital
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Junction West Market & Myrtle Ave looking NE

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   multi level building, street parked cars, trees
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner Littleton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   Afco, hobby shop, insurance agency, row of buildings, street parked car
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Triangular plot Dickerson- West Market – North 7th St looking E

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   corner house, fence, fire escape, house for lease, house for sale
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N side West Market looking NE from West Market opposite North 6th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bar, dietl and kraft, fire escape, one way, refrigeration sales and service, row of houses, street light
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N side West Market between Humboldt & Gray St looking N. Congregation B’Nai Zion is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   bnai zion, congregation, fence, trash can, trees
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N side West Market looking NW from SE corner Camden

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   awning, corner store, fire escape, row of businesses, street parked cars
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner South 7th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   dietl and kraft, refrigeration sales and service, sidewalk, traffic light, women walking
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Junction Central Ave & West Market looking SE at Liberty Park

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Central Avenue, Fairmount, Market Street, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   benches, cars, park, traffic light, trees
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner Camden

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bar, broad-market tavern, people standing, street parked cars, trash can, west market luncheonette
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#537-539 West Market between Sussex Ave & Humboldt St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   balcony, multi level house, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church at West Market & Sussex looking SE

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Preserved Buildings

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Tagged   bus, bushes, car, episcopal church, trash can, trees
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner Central Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Central Avenue, Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   drive in, esso, gas station, national newark and essex banking company, people standing, traffic light
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner Fairmount

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   awning, bar, coca cola sign, corner store, row of businesses, self service, top hat, woman standing
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S side Orange St looking SE from NW corner First St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   commercial building, Holly's, restaurant, traffic light
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N side West Market between Dickerson St & Roseville Ave looking E

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   multi level house, street parked cars, tree
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N side West Market looking NW from SE corner Bergen

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   bar, billboard, broad-market tavern, man walking, national newark and essex banking company, west market luncheonette
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B’Nai Zion Synagogue #541 West Market corner of Humboldt is now this location on Interstate 280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Market Street

Tagged   multi level building, street parked car, trees, watch children sign
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N side West Market looking NE from SE corner Fairmount

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light, trees
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Liberty Park looking NW from SE corner Littleton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   benches, park, trees
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E side Bergen looking SE from NW corner Cabinet is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, one way, people walking, row of houses, sidewalk, variety shoppe
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E side Bergen, #44

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   car, car wash, small house
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