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Category: Demolished Buildings

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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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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 Marshall from SW corner Governor

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   Central Paper Company, fire escape, no parking sign, street parked cars
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Hillock on SW corner First & New St

  By Myles Zhang June 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   abandonded lot, clothesline, parked car, sidewalk
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#386-388 West Market

  By Myles Zhang June 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

The 30-foot high hillock in rear of this site was cleared to erect these buildings.

Tagged   C H barbecue, coca cola sign, food market, Nick's market, street parked cars
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Rear #88 North 6th St looking NE from 7th St, First Pingry School

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   backyard, bare trees, house, school
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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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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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Frame house, #68-70, North 7th St just N of Sussex Ave

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bushes, house, porch, street parked car
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W side Camden just S of West Market looking SW, hillock, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, wire fence
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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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Old house SE corner West Market & Boston St

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Photographed March 1959. Demolished March 1960.

Tagged   Pal's restaurant, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Quonset hut NE corner Fairmount & 12th Ave, looking NW from Camden, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry

Annex Martland Medical Center used as laboratory until new hospital building erected; then used by Essex County Blood Bank until move to new building on South Grove St in East Orange in 1960.

Tagged   bare trees, fire hydrant, medical center
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*Jehovah’s Witness Church, W side Morris Ave S of Cabinet is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   church, sidewalk
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*W side Morris Ave looking NW from SE corner Cabinet is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   bare tree, row houses, row of building, sidewalk, street parked cars
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*#517 Central Ave garage, originally Cosmopolitan Movie

  By Myles Zhang January 1959 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   asphalt street, Belmont Auto Service, street parked car, trash cans, woman walking
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*Liquor store, #380 West Market St, origin Nickleodeon Movie

  By Myles Zhang January 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   Bob's barbershop, City liquor store, gate
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Cutler Street and Seventh Avenue

  By Myles Zhang June 1957 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy



United States Savings Bank at northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Cutler Street:

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Aqueduct Alley, circa 1953, is now the middle of this super block. Photo provided by Anthony Megaro of Newark

  By Myles Zhang June 1953 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Demolition of area of the First Ward along Seventh Avenue in 1953. Photo provided by Ace Alagna and Italian Tribune

  By Myles Zhang June 1953 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Eighth Avenue, below Nesbitt Street, facing east in 1953. Photo provided by Mildred Avitabie of Newark

  By Myles Zhang June 1953 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Ferrara’s Pasty Shop, corner of Eighth Avenue and Sheffield Street, circa 1950. Photo provided by Phyllis Ferrara of Newark

  By Myles Zhang June 1950 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Alfano’s Restaurant at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Nesbitt Street. Photo provided by Dr. Prank Alfano of Lousiville, Kentucky

  By Myles Zhang June 1950 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Procession on Sheffield Street, circa 1948. Photo provided by Msgr. Joseph Granato, St. Lucy’s Church Archives

  By Myles Zhang June 1948 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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St. Lucy’s Rectory and Seventh Avenue School, looking west up Seventh Avenue, circa 1948. Photo provided by Msgr. Joseph Granato of St. Lucy’s

  By Myles Zhang June 1948 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Factory Street looking south from Seventh Avenue, circa 1948

  By Myles Zhang June 1948 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Boys playing in front of A Zarro Grocery Store at 105 Mount Prospect Avenue, circa 1945. Provided by Annette Zarra CiFalino of Nutley

  By Myles Zhang June 1945 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Italian Catholic Union, corner of D’Auria Street and Summer Avenue, circa 1945. Photo provided by Msgr. Joseph Granato, St. Lucy’s Church Archives

  By Myles Zhang June 1945 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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14 6th Avenue / 14 Victoria Avenue

  By Myles Zhang June 1930 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Aqueduct Alley looking east from Clifton Avenue, circa 1930, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1930 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Molinaro’s Lemon Ice store at 67 Eighth Avenue, circa 1929, is now the middle of this superblock.

  By Myles Zhang June 1929 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Clifton Avenue Bathhouse, near corner of Seventh Avenue, shortly before it closed

  By Myles Zhang June 1929 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Teddy Corbo stands outside his monument shop at 10 Boyden Street, circa 1925. Photo provided by Jean Della Ventura of Verona

  By Myles Zhang June 1925 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Tony La Morte poses outside La Morte’s Tavern at 19 Seventh Avenue. Photo provided by Debbie Mascara of Belleville

  By Myles Zhang June 1920 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Michael Tuozzolo building at 186 Eighth Avenue, 1917. Photo provided by Rose Marinello of Bloomfield.

  By Myles Zhang June 1917 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

186 8th Avenue:

184 8th Avenue:

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Garside Street, circa 1912, is now the middle of this superblock. Photo may be the work of Jessie Tarbox Beals

  By Myles Zhang June 1912 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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Second Police Precinct, southwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Summer Avenue, circa 1910. Photo appears in Newark, The City of Industry, published by the Newark Board of Trade

  By Myles Zhang June 1910 June 2026 Demolished Buildings, Little Italy

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