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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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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
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Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Wallace St

  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, jordan baris, luncheonette, one way, people standing, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Newton St from South Orange Ave

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

Tagged   fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking N at Rutgers 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   firehydrant, liquor store, lounge, nehi, no parking, pepsi sign, Ray's, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Bedford St from Springfield Ave, #55-45 (church)

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   fire escape, krupp's, man standing, no parking, row of buildings
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Looking SW at W side Rutgers St from 12th Ave (also West Market St.)

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

Tagged   no parking, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E Side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #180-184 etc.

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

Tagged   child, for sale, r.h bass, row of houses, truck
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Looking SW at W side Hayes St from South Orange Ave (Newton Street School, #5-3)

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   child, fire escape, jordan baris, school, sidewalk, temple of christ
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Looking SE at E side Morris Ave from South Orange Ave, #270 etc.

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

Tagged   furniture showroom, north american van lines, tennen, truck
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St from South Orange Ave

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

Tagged   bare trees, gas station, gulf, taxi, truck, wwrl
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Looking NE at N side 14th Ave from Bergen Ave

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

Tagged   lambert cleaners, launderette, one house service, watch children
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Looking SE at E side Morris Ave from corner of South Orange Ave, #262-264 etc.

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

Tagged   commercial building, furniture showroom, truck
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Looking NW at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Wallace St 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   bike, essex plumbing and heating, man walking, one way, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Bruce St from Springfield Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   building and roofing, commercial building, street parked cars
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Looking NW at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Rutgers St 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   bar-b-q, jordan baris, liquor store, man walking, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Bruce St from South Orange Ave, #158-168

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

Tagged   bare trees, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Newton 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   billboard, corner store, newark lincoln mercury, post office mailbox, sidewalk
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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#217 South Orange Ave, NE corner Hunterdon St 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   big house, fire escape, men walking, sidewalk
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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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Looking NE at E side Newton St from corner South Orange Ave, #130-134 1/2, 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   awning, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Bruce 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   garage, people standing, row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from opposite Hayes St, #150-158-yard

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

Tagged   billboard, jordan baris, little joe's, temple of christ, towaway zone
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Morris Ave, #200 Ronson Building

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

Tagged   gas station, gulf, jancovius, rug cleaning, sidewalk
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Newton St, #172-174 etc.

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

Tagged   billboard, child, corner store, gas station, gulf, man walking, no paring
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Looking NE at E Side Wallace St from near South Orange Ave, #100-104 Tavern (Ernie’s? Emma’s?) #104 Wallace, 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   row of houses, street parked cars, tavern, women standing
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Looking SE at S Side South Orange Ave from corner Bergen St, center building #224

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   100, 510, billboard, gas station, hess, kar-kwik
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Wallace St looking at South Orange Ave corner of Hayes St, #144-148 etc.

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

Tagged   arrow savings, bar-b-q, coca cola sign, grocery store, no parking, unity mobilization
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Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from corner of Morris 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   barbershop, canada dry sign, children, cleaners, hardy's, leo food market, little's, man walking, one way, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Rutgers 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   billboard, corner store, man standing, nehi, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from Hunterdon, #217-205, 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   billboard, garden cash and carry, man walking, p.m broan and co, parking lot, wholesale grocers
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #189-181

  By Myles Zhang January 1967 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at N side James St, #125-121

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, Newark College of Engineering

Tagged   picket fence, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NE at N side James St from SW corner Boyden St

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   bar, corner store, james st auto service, pepsi sign, sammy davis jr poster
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Looking NW at N side James St, #123-111

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, man walking, porch, row of houses
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Looking NE at N side James St, #115-113-111

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   brick fence, porch, row of houses
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NW corner Central Ave & Burnet Saint Michael’s Hospital

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Central Avenue, Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   brick fence, church, hospital, quiet hospital zone, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side High St between James & Boyden Place. Fire #237-239

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   25, american flag, billboard, cade stevenson auto repairs, fire engine, no parking
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Looking at SE corner West Market & South 12th St, looking E on S side West Market

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   ice truck, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Union between Ferry (left) & Market (right). 15-13-yard-9

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Ironbound, Market Street

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side High St, #251-245

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   25, billboard, row of buildings, street parked cars
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