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Category: James Street Commons

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S side Central looking W from NW corner Burnet is the now campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, James Street Commons, Rutgers University, University Heights

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street light, street parked car
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#50 James St, fancy brick work

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

Tagged   bay window, brick building, round window
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#28 Central Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   28, bar, dentist, Rheingold, truck
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#40 Central Ave

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

Tagged   multi level building, street parked car, volunteers of america
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S side Central looking W from #113 is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   auto parts store, cars, ivy covered building, liquor store, no right turn, people walking, traffic light
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S side Central looking at #124 is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick building, driveway, house, sidewalk, window fan, wooden fence
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N side of Newark Museum, looking S from NW corner James & Washington before construction of #33 Washington skyscraper

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

Tagged   museum, trash can, wooden fence
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S side James St looking W from NW corner Washington

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   men walking, parking sign, row of houses, sidewalk, treet parked cars
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SW corner Halsey & Central, #36 Central, Jewish Charities

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

Tagged   corner building, no right turn, traffic light, woman walking
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S side Bleeker looking W from NE corner Washington is now the campus of Rutgers University.

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

Tagged   garage, no parking, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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S side Bleeker looking W from #79, halfway between Plane & High is now the campus of Rutgers University.

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

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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#8 James St, Rutgers University School of Nursing is now a skyscraper

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street, James Street Commons

Tagged   building, parking sign, Rutgers, school, school of nursing
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S side Bleeker looking E from NW corner Plane is now the campus of Rutgers University.

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

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars, utility pole
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Broad St looking N from First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church

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

Tagged   fire hydrant, Lauter Pianos, liquor store, people standing, restaurant, taxi, traffic light, vincove
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S side Central looking W from NE corner Plane St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   auto glass, Colmado Martinez, Cooper, Dan Schaedler & Son, row of businesses, While U Wait
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SW corner Halsey & New

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

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, hand laudry, jewelers, sidewalk, woman walking
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N side James St looking W from SE corner Plane

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

Tagged   awning, hertz, man, manhole cover, post office mailbox, street parked cars, traffic light
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W side Plane St looking N from #116, rear yard Newark Museum

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   Bonis, parking garage, parking sign, street parked cars
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Burnet Street Public School looking N from #31

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

Tagged   row of buildings, school, street parked cars, utility poles
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W side Plane St looking S from #116, rear yard Newark Museum

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   Bonis, brick road, fire hydrant, Mount Carmel Guild, street parked car, utility pole
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N side James St looking W from #42

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

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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N side James St looking E from #42

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

Tagged   fire escape, no parking sign, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles, woman walking
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Looking NE at N side James St, #121-117, is now an NJIT/hospital parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   house, picket fence
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Eagles St looking N from James

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fire hydrant, school sign, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side Burnet looking N from NW corner James

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

Tagged   James St., One way sign, row of houses, street parked cars, trees
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#38-40-42 Burnet from #41

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   multi level buildings, street parked cars
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E side Burnet looking N from NW near James

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   parking garage, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side Burnet looking N from #31

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of building, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side Burnet looking N from NW corner James #77 is now the middle of a hospital parking lot

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   street parked cars, trees, utility poles
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E side Burnet looking N from NW corner Central Ave is now the site of Saint Michael’s Hospital

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

Tagged   coca cola sign, row of houses, street parked cars, trees
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#123 & #121 Central Ave just E of Burnet is now a parking lot.

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

Tagged   House of cards, multi level building, street light
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Saint Michael’s Hospital looking NE from SW corner Central & High

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bus stop, church, hospital, lamp post, row of cars, street light
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N side Central Ave looking W from SW corner Plane to Burnet is now a parking lot

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

Tagged   bus stop, frigadair, frigida, gold food, liquor store, Mount Carmel Guild, newark auto shop, store front
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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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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 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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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 Firehouse #2, built 1881, #55 Plane St W side between James & Orange

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   brick road, firehouse, for rent, old fire house
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