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Category: Demolished Buildings

Looking SE at S side 15th Ave from Bedford St

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged billboard, koven water heater, liquor store, supply company, truck, weinstock, wilson

Looking SW at S side 14th Ave from Hunterdon St

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged row of houses, row of trees, street parked cars

Looking SE at S side 15th Ave from Morris Ave

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged Angelo's, corner store, fine italian, fire escape, liquor store, row of buildings

Looking SE at S side 14th Ave from Bruce St

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged cellar doors, corner store, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Norfolk St

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged a & b auto store, awning, bardahl, row of buildings, woman walking

Looking SE at S side 15th Ave from Bruce St

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged angelo, fine italian food, fire escape, row of buildings, shipping and receiving

Looking SW at S side 15th Ave from Bruce St

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged appliance and furniture, fire escape, grocery store, laundercenter, laundry, nickels nd son, row of buildings, stanley's, trash cans

Looking SE at S side 15th Ave from Bergen St, #347 (corner), #357, #361, etc.

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged barbershop, food market, joe's, new deal, people walaking, seafood restaurant, speed limit 25, variety store

Looking SE at S side 14th Ave from Hunterdon

By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged apartment building, child, church, cross, police officer, sidewalk

Looking NE at E side Prospect Place from Bruce St, #24-30

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged child, fire escape, people standing, row of buildings, utility pole

Looking NW at W Side Rutgers St #35 is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged brick road, empty lot, fire escape, multi level building

Looking NE at Dark Lane from Hayes St

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged brick road, fence, no parking, sidewalk, wooden fence

Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from Morris Ave

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged bar-b-q, pearl's, restaurant, row of buildings, royal cown, sidewalk, snowey's

Looking SW at W side Hayes St from 14th Ave (Union Chapel in corner store)

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged man walking, row of buildings, sidewalk, traffic light

Looking NW at W side Bedford St, #25-21

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged 25, blue bell, brick road, child, fried fish, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Bruce St, #164-170, Union Chapel Church of God

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking NE at N side 14th Ave from Bedford St, #9-3

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged coca cola sign, los cinco robles, man standing, pepsi sign, restaurant, salada, transmissions

Looking NE at E side Morris Ave, #368-370

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged fence, house, man walking, sidewalk

Looking NE at E side Morris Ave, #270-292

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged building, houses, street parked cars, watkins products

Looking SE at E side Bruce St from corner 14th Ave, #204-212

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars

Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church, #308 Bergen St

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged baptist church, fence, street parked cars

Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #291-287

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged row of houses, street lights, street parked cars, utility pole

Looking SE at E side Morris Ave from 14th Ave, #298-300 etc.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars

Looking NW at N side 13th Ave from corner of Rutgers St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged bare tree, man standing, row of bhouses, sidewalk

Looking SE at S side 13th Ave from Rutgers St, #166 on corner is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged delivatessen, empty store, one way, pepsi sign, rubble, sam's groceries, school sign, schreiber's

Looking NE at N side 15th Ave from Hunterdon St

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged children, church, no parking, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars

Looking SW at W side Wallace St, #105-99, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged row of houses, street parked cars

Looking SW at W side Wallace St, #91-81 (chapel), is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged allen chapel church, cross, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking NE at N side 15th Ave from corner of Bruce St

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged bar, children, coffee shop, fire escape, helen's, man standing, men sitting, pepsi sign, tavern

Looking NE at Rutgers St, #11-9, First Bryant Baptist Church is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged porch, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking SW at W side Bruce St, #181

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged better business dealers, fence, fire escape, jordan baris, lot, truck, warehouse

Looking NW at W side Bruce St from 13th Ave, corner-99-97-yard-93, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged fire escape, no parking, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side of Bruce St, Prospect Place on extreme right, #214-222

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars

Looking N at Newton St from 14th Ave

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged awning, billboard, dogs, fluron, neon signs, people standing, people walking, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #269-271

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged bare trees, fence, fire escape, garage, jordan baris, joseph ziskand, no parking, sidewalk

Looking N at Rutgers St from 13th Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged brick road, empty lot, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars

Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St from 16th Ave

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged bontempo, do not enter, men standing, one way, people walking, sidewalk, utility poles

Looking SW at W side Bruce from 12th Ave, #81-79-75-73-71, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars

Looking NE at N side 14th Ave from Morris Ave

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged fire escape, man walking, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking SE at E side Bergen St, #288-308

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged awning, for rent, j.h jamesburg, row of houses, truck

Looking NW at W side Rutgers St, #21-15, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged methodist church, row of buildings, sidewalk, st. jude, woma nsitting

Looking NW at W side Wallace St from South Orange Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged bare trees, fire escape, no parking, row of buildings, street parked cars, tavern

Contemporary photo not available: Looking SW at W side Wallace St, #95-89

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

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Tagged row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, trash cans, woman walking

Looking N at N side South Orange Ave from from Norfolk, Emmet Market at #129 South Orange Ave, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged coca cola sign, corner store, emmet supermarket, food market, restaurant

Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St, #226-240

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged for rent, for sale, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from corner Bruce St

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged corner store, fire escape, man standing, row of buildings, sidewalk

Looking SW at S side 15th Ave (right) & W side Hayes St (left) from NE corner of same

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged billboard, corner store, liquor store, no parking, people walking, sidewalk, white horse

Looking NW at N side 14th Ave from Bruce St

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged empty lot, fire escape, one way, post office mailbox, row of buildings

Contemporary photo not available: Looking NW at W side Bruce St, #81-79-77-yard-73-71

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

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Tagged fire house, people walking, row of houses, street parked cars

Looking N at Morris Ave from 14th Ave

By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged garden cash and carry, gas station, people walking, s & h, sunoco, wholesale grocers

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