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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Category: Demolished Buildings

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Peoples Baptist Church, #25 Mercer St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   baptist church, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Broome looking S from Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   friendly restaurant, one way, people walking, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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S side Mercer looking W from Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, one way, people reading, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole
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Church of Christ, #79 Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, coca cola sign, sidewalk
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S side College Place W, #24, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, street light, street parked cars
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S side Court St looking W from Prince

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

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W side Lincoln St looking S from Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   child walking, fire escape, row of buildings, street light, street parked cars
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S side Mercer looking W from Lincoln St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, street parked car, tree, utility pole
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W side West St looking S from Court is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   parked cars, parking lot, row of buildings, street light, woman standing
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S side College Place looking E from West St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   one hour parking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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S side Court St looking W from West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, utility pole
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S side Mercer St looking W from opposite Lincoln St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility poles
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S side College Place looking W West St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   alleyway, fire escape, no parking, tree
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S side Court looking W from Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, friendly restaurant, jumpin jive, people walking, schenley whiskey, street parked cars
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W side Broome looking S from Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bar-b-q, fire escape, new and used clothing, photos, street light, street parked cars
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W side West St looking S from Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light
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Church of Lord Jesus Christ of Apostle Faith, #53 Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, cross, people outside of church
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S side Court looking W from HOWARD*

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

*Originally mislabeled as S side Court looking W from BARCLAY
(Howard merges into Barclay at Court)

Tagged   fire escape, liquor store, one way, street parked cars
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S side Mercer looking W from West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, ivy covered building, street parked cars
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E side Hillside looking NE from SW corner Avon is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, trees, wooden fence
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N side Rose looking NE from SW corner Stratford is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, people walking, sidewalk, street parked cars, trees
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E side Stratford looking NE from SW corner Avon is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   parking lot, row of buildings, street parked cars, trees, truck
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E side Hillside looking NE from SW corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility poles
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Saint Jude Church, #216 Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, sidewalk, street parked cars
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N side Spruce looking NE from SW corner Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   awning, bar, child, corner store, fire escape, food market, row of businesses, street parked cars, truck, Twoway Inn, woman walking
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E side Charlton looking NE from #199

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fence, row of buildings, street parked cars, trees
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E side Charlton looking NE from SW corner Waverly

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   brick road, dog, fried chicken, restaurant, row of buildings, street parked cars
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E side Charlton looking NE from SW corner Spruce

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, man standing, men standing, row of buildings, street parked cars
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E side Stratford looking NE from SW corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars, woman standing
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N side Avon looking NE from SW corner Stratford

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, post office mailbox, row of buildings, sidewalk, trees, wooden fence
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N side Waverly looking NE from SW corner Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   coca cola sign, fire escape, no parking, sidewalk, street parked cars, Wilson's lunch room
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E side Charlton looking NE from #145

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   coca cola sign, grocery store, people standing, pepsi sign, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Little Friendship Church, #186 Charlton, is now parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, sidewalk
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N side Avon looking NE from SW corner Hillside is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars, trees, utility poles
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New Saint Phillip Baptist Church, #134 Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, Saint Philip's, street parked cars, youth center
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N side Rose looking NE from SW corner Hillside is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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S side Baldwin looking W from #93

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Kozak truck, row of buildings, street parked car, trees
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S side Morton St looking W from #23

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man standing, row of buildings, street parked cars
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S side West Kinney looking W from Quitman Place

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   parking for doctors, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Baldwin looking W from NE corner Howard is now the JFK Recreation Center at the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, krueger, street parked cars, truck
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S side Baldwin W looking SE corner Quitman Place

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   cellar doors, fire escape, row of houses, street light, street parked cars, trees
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Zion Baptist Church, #176 West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt steet, baptist church, sidewalk
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S side West Kinney looking W from NE corner West St

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light
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S Side West Kinney looking W from NE corner Prince

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, Cadet cleaners, lord calvert whiskey, U.S savings bonds, West Side hunting
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S side West Kinney looking W from NE corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   arriba, krueger, laundry, people standing, street light, street parked cars
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S side Baldwin looking W from #9 no longer exists as a street and is now the middle of this housing project

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, row of houses, row of trees, street parked car
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S side Morton looking W from Howard

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   antenna, children, no parking, post office mailbox, street parked cars
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S side Morton looking W from NE corner Plane is now the sub-basement of the old Star-Ledger building.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   corner store, Hamilton, Jim's market, Lord Calvert, row of buildings, street parked cars
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S side William looking W from Arlington

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Berkely Co, fire hydrant, motorcycle, no parking, street parked cars
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W side Arlington looking S from Augusta

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   barbershop, brick road, man standing, parked cars, parking lot
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