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Category: Demolished Buildings

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N side Court St looking E from Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   B Cooper furniture, corner store, fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Quitman, Jewish Aged Home

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   street parked cars, trees
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   boy with cart, fire escape, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Quitman looking N from SW corner Montgomery

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   parking lot, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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N side Waverly looking E from SW corner Monmouth

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   3 hour cleaner, children, Pantex, street parked cars
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Jones St looking N from Belmont

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   car wash, coca cola sign, Dunlop, esso, gas station, row of businesses, Scmidt's beer, street parked cars
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E side Belmont looking N from SW corner Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, cars, fire hydrant, florist, liquor store, man walking, no left turn
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Barclay

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, row of buldings, street parked cars, trash can, utililty pole
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Mercer is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, Leon furniture, people standing, street parked cars, utility poles
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S side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   corner store, Dairylea milk, fire escape, no standing here to corner, row of businesses, street parked cars
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N side Montgomery looking E from SW corner West St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   awning, fire escape, street parked cars
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#265 Prince

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   house, street parked cars, wooden fence
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E side Jones Street looking SE from NE corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   510, arrow savings, bank, coca cola sign, man standing, street light, traffic light, woman walking
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N side Morton St looking E from SW corner West

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tower of St. John’s Ukrainian Church is in distance.

Tagged   bar, coca cola sign, corner store, quality foods, sidewalk, trees, utility pole
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned store, corner store, row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light, utility pole
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Montgomery is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   44, coca cola sign, Costa's, row of businesses, street parked cars
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, fire escape, Irvine Turner, street parked car, utility pole
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N side Spruce N from SW corner Monmouth

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children walking, row of houses, school sign, street parked cars, truck
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W side West St looking N from SE corner College Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, multi level buildings, row of buildings, street parked car
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, Schenley, street parked cars, uptown printing
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N side Baldwin looking E from SW corner Broome is now the middle of this athletic complex.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, multi level building, row of buildings, tree, truck
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#70-72 Monmouth looking NE from #75

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   balcony, bay window, multi level house, street parked cars, van
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N side College Place looking W from High St is now the middle of this super block.

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

Tagged   brick road, row of houses, trash cans, trees, utility poles
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#180 Clinton Ave, former home Dr. H.S. Martland

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   multi level house, street parked car, tree trunk
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E side Monmouth looking N from SW corner Spruce is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, school sign, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side Charlton looking N from Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   2 way traffic, B Cooper furniture, row of businesses, Siegel, street parked cars
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N side Mercer St looking E from W side Lincoln St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Newark health club, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner W from #11

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   A Brief, eastern store fixtures, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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E side Barclay looking N from SW corner Montgomery is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   awning, coca cola sign, corner store, fire escape, street parked car
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Union Gospel Tabernacle, #215 West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   sidewalk, tabernacle
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E side Monmouth looking N from SW corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   7.77, auto service center, fire hydrant, street parked cars
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W side Jones St looking N from opposite 14th Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Amoco, billboards, esso, KAL, Rheingold, street parked cars
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S side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Prince

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   bar, corner store, man walking, no standing here to corner, one way, woman walking
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E side Broome St looking N from SW corner of Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Baldwin looking E from SW corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Abandoned Buildings, row of buildings, street light
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Morton St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, empty stores, expert, utility pole
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S side Montgomery looking E from NW corner Charlton, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   baptist church, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility poles
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Court St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   do not enter, empty lot, fire hydrant, fire sign, row of houses, tree
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N side Morton looking E from Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   lot, row of houses, sidewalk, street light, tree, utility pole
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N side Montgomery looking E from SW corner Somerset

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, street light, street parked cars
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W side West St looking N from front of #5 is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, row of buildings, truck
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Ukranian Center, #180 William St, S side

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, street parked cars, Ukranian center
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W side Prince St looking N halfway between Waverly & Spruce

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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N side Court looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, H.R cleaners, row of houses, utility pole
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E side Quitman looking N from SW corner Clinton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, sidewalk, store front, street parked car, utility pole
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Baldwin is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, empty street, row of buildings, street light, utility poles
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N side William St looking W corner High St

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

Tagged   garage, row of houses, street parked car, tree, wire fence
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E side Howard looking N from SW corner College Place

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, man walking, sidewalk, street parked cars
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S side William St looking W from High St

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

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side Howard looking N from Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   lot, street parked car, utility pole
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