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663-661 (St. John’s Rectory) -659 (3 peaks) High St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Belmont, High Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars, women walking
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Playground of Orphan Asylum, SE corner South Orange Ave & Bergen St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   bare trees, orphan asylum, playground
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Coeyman Cemetery, McCarter Highway S of Verona Ave, is now a parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, McCarter Highway, Upper Broadway

Tagged   bare trees, cemetery, tombstones
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Seidler Chemical Company, #2-20 Orange St, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   factory, seidler chemical supply
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Mennen Building, #42 Orange St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   car, multi level building, parking lot
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#41-43 Orange St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   empty store, fire hydrant, sidewalk
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Newark Printing Company, Spring St looking N from Orange St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   factory, fire escape, newark printing company, no parking
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Newark Printing Company, #23 Orange St, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   factory, fire escape, newark printing company
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Siding along E side of Penn Railroad River Freight Station looking N, half way

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   freight station, railroad tracks
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McCarter Highway looking N from NW corner Centre, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad bridge, Ballantine Brewery in distance

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   billboard, bridge, railroad station
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Buildings along E side McCarter Highway looking NE from Firehouse #1, Centre St

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   a & j canvas production, american commercial equipment, firehouse, newark stamp and die works, railroad tracks, stephan-baron industries
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Buildings along E side McCarter Highway looking E from firehouse #1 Centre St

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   a & j canvas production, addonizio, brescia leather company, firehouse, railroad tracks
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McCarter Highway looking S from Hudson & Manhattan Railroad bridge

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, McCarter Highway

Tagged   billboard, cars, railroad tracks
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #189-185

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Frame house #185 was Dieffenbach home moved from corner South Orange Ave.

Tagged   bay window, house, man walking, street parked cars
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Morris Canal looking NW of Passaic River from U.S. Highway 1 Bridge, Old Plank Road on left

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 November 2024 Street

Tagged   bridge, morris canal
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Fred Kilgus Lumber

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

South 7th St near Central looking W from South 6th

April 16, 1962

#40 South 7th St, Kilgus House

March 23, 1962

Tagged   Abandoned Buildings, factory, lumber shed, parked cars
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SW corner Market & Union St; #404-402-400 Market looking S

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 April 2026 Ironbound, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking NW at rear of buildings on McCarter Highway just N of Ronson Square

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   brescia leather co
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Saint Vincent’s Academy at West Market looking W

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 April 2026 Market Street, Preserved Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   academy, church, saint vincent's
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Rear of Parsonage House of Prayer, Broad St

  By Myles Zhang December 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Lower Broadway, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, church, fence
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City Subway looking S from Orange St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Preserved Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   factory, no admittance, railroad tracks
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Junction West Market & Myrtle Ave looking NE

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   multi level building, street parked cars, trees
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#317-315-313 West Market opposite Bruce is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   barbershop, house, street parked cars, walker's, wooden fence
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N side Orange St looking NE from SW corner Norfolk

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, University Heights

Tagged   5 & 10, corner store, meat market, Rano's, row of businesses
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Junction Orange & West Market looking E from Hedden Place. The Point.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Market Street, Roseville, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition


Tagged   row of businesses, sidewalk, street light, Willner's
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SW corner Market & Alling looking SW from Pennsylvania Railroad Station is now a parking lot

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, Market Street

Tagged   chesloff furs, no parking, olassa wohl, sidewalk, transit bar
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West Market looking directly E from curve at Wallace Place

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   fire escape, one way, row of buildings, row of businesses, street light, street parked cars
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Park at West Market, Summit, & Bank Streets looking NE is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Essex County College, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   benches, no parking, park, sidewalk, trees
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N side Orange St looking NW from SW corner Hudson

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, University Heights

Tagged   blue ribbon auto body, party center, Schenley, tables and chairs
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner Littleton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   Afco, hobby shop, insurance agency, row of buildings, street parked car
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#286-284-282 Market

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Market Street

Tagged   army and navy store, Market jewelers, Sweet orr, universal clothing
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S side Orange St looking SW from NE corner Newark St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Orange Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   Crast drugs, dry cleaning, laundromat, Mike's clothing, pepsi sign
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Triangular plot Dickerson- West Market – North 7th St looking E

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   corner house, fence, fire escape, house for lease, house for sale
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N side Orange St looking NW from SE corner Humboldt

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   billboard, food fair, national guard, pepsi, shoe store, Tivoli, uncle sam's
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#167 West Market

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   cleaned and blocked, hats, old house, sidewalk, wooden fence
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N side West Market looking NW from SE corner South 11th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   men standing, row of buildings, street parked cars
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N side West Market looking NE from West Market opposite North 6th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bar, dietl and kraft, fire escape, one way, refrigeration sales and service, row of houses, street light
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Wallace Place looking N from curve at West Market

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   curve, people walking, street light, street parked cars, trees
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#579 Orange St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   awning, Kreb's, lingerie store, W.T.G
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#593-597 West Market just W of South 11th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   buses, multi family house, porch, street parked car
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N side West Market looking NE From SW corner Howard is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Essex County College, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   83, awning, bar, bargain store, food market, joe's, mobile tv, newark fishotorium, used clothing store, Wakefield's
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N side West Market between Humboldt & Gray St looking N. Congregation B’Nai Zion is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   bnai zion, congregation, fence, trash can, trees
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N side West Market looking NW from SE corner Howard is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Essex County College, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   83, bar, fire escape, food market, row of businesses, Wakefield's
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N side West market looking NE from SW corner Richmond is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   blue bird, coca cola sign, hardware store, pepsi sign
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NE corner West Market & Wilsey looking NE from between Boston & Richmond

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   awning, construction, luncheonette, phonebooth, trash can
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N side West Market looking NW from SE corner Camden

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   awning, corner store, fire escape, row of businesses, street parked cars
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S side Orange St looking SE from NW corner North 5th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner Hunterdon

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   awning, billboard, child, e-z meat market, fountain, palisades park, pitt's place, sealtest ice cream, traffic light, woman walking
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N side West Market looking NE from SW corner South 7th St

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Fairmount, Market Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   dietl and kraft, refrigeration sales and service, sidewalk, traffic light, women walking
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W side First St looking SW from NE corner Orange St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville, University Heights

Tagged   equipment company, no left turn, traffic light
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