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Category: Demolished Buildings

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Looking SE at E side Bruce St, #134-138, 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   empty lot, row of huses, rubble, sidewalk
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#106 Hunterdon 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   empty lot, phillips baking, woman standing
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Looking NW at W side Hunterdon 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   edward gilmore, moving and storage, row of houses, truck
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave from near 12th 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   abandoned building, bare tree
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Looking SW at S side 13th Ave from Bruce St, #220-224 etc., corner business #109 Bruce, 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   garage, green hammer metal products, office, sparrow aluminum co, truck
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave 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   man standing, moving truck, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from corner South Orange Ave, #165

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

Tagged   garage, porch, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Bruce St from 13th Ave, #110-124, 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 trees, man standing, no parking, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Rutgers St from South Orange Ave, #50-54, 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

Looking NE at E side Rutgers St from So. Orange Ave #60 to 68 1/2 is now the campus of UMDNJ.

Looking NE at E side Rutgers St from So. Orange Ave #74 to 80 is now the campus of UMDNJ.

Tagged   brick road, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E Side Newton St at 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   garage, no parking, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E 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   children, coca cola sign, luncheonette, one way, people standing, pepsi sign, tavern
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #183-175, 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   Abandoned Buildings, row of houses, tree trunk
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon from 15th Ave, #275-yard-271-269

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SE at S side 13th Ave from Newton St, #194-198 etc.

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

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Hunterdon St from just S of 13th Ave, #130-136, Arnold’s Ice Cream at #136, 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   arnold's, children, garage, porch, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon from 12th Ave, #113-109, 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   ajax hardware co, man walking, new york wire works
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Looking SE at E side Morris Ave from corner 12th 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   child, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Bruce St

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

Tagged   billboard, chesterfield menthols, gas station, gulf, jancovius, rug cleaning, sidewalk, sunoco
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon from 12th Ave, #105-99, 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   ajax hardware co, new york wire works, no parking
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon from 14th Ave, #227-221

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bay window, corner house, fire escape, no parking
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave, #277-257

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   dog, row of buildings, sidewalk, utility poles
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking NE at E side Morris Ave from corner 13th Ave

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

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Tagged   bare trees, conditioning company, lot
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Looking SW at S side 12th Ave from Morris

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

Tagged   man walking, parking lot, utility poles
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Looking NW at W S Hunterdon 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   man walking, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Bruce St approaching 12th Ave, #72 (apartments)-74-76-78, is now the middle of this super block.

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

Tagged   fire escape, row of houses, truck
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Looking NW at W Side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SE at S Side 13th Ave from Morris Ave, #230 13th Ave

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

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Tagged   commercial building, one way, post office mailbox, truck
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon from 13th Ave, #163-149

  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, truck
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Looking NW at W side Bruce 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   bare trees, fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Bergen from 15th Ave corner store, #291

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   barbershop, bergen hardware, bill's place, Bob's, corner store, people walking
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Looking NW at W side Bergen St, #249-231

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Bergen St from 16th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   apartment building, billboard, fire escape, morris's, shoe repairing
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Morris Ave

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

Tagged   chesterfield menthols, foster and foster, gas station, moving and trucking, sunoco
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St from 12th Ave, #87-75, 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

Looking SW at W side Bruce St from 12th Ave, #101-93

April 1, 1967

Tagged   row of houses, street parked cars, trash cans
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Bruce St, #180-186 etc.

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

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street light
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Looking NW at W side Bergen, #313-303

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   auto sale, child, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Hunterdon St, #142-148 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   child, old fridges, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at Schaaf Mansion, NE corner South Orange Ave & Hunterdon St is now this location on 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   big house, fence, front yard, mansion, wraparound porch
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St, #199-yard-195-193

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch, street parked cars
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Looking SW at S side 12th Ave from Hunterdon St, #82-84 etc.

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

Tagged   awning, bar, empty lot, no parking, row of buildings
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon 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   corner store, j & s, road service, tires and batteries, van
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St from 12th Ave, #91-87, 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   abandoned building, abandoned house, empty lot
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Looking NE at E side Morris Ave from South Orange Ave 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, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   commercial building, fence, no parking, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Newton St, from corner 13th Ave, #88-90-92-corner 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, child, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at S side 13th Ave from Hunterdon 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   awning, j & s truck, joe's, row of houses, seafood restaurant, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Wallace St from 13th Ave, #86-90, 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   child, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave, #201-191, 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, people walking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W Side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, diet-rite cola, jordan baris, post office mailbox, sidewalk
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#56 Rutgers St Mount Vernon 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   baptist church, brick road, children, cross
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Looking SE at S side West Market St from Rutgers, #176-178 etc., is now the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   barbershop, billboard, frazier's, one way, paint shop, row of businesses, tip top white
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