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Category: South Orange Avenue

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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   castrol, fire hydrant, keys sign, men standing, street light, street parked cars
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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   cleaners, corner store, delicatessen, fire escape, no parking, one way, people standing, pepsi sign, rex tavern, sealtest ice cream, tulane
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S side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Charlton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   corner store, Dairylea milk, fire escape, no standing here to corner, row of businesses, street parked cars
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E side Jones Street looking SE from NE corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   510, arrow savings, bank, coca cola sign, man standing, street light, traffic light, woman walking
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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner W from #11

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   A Brief, eastern store fixtures, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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S side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Prince

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   bar, corner store, man walking, no standing here to corner, one way, woman walking
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E side South Orange Ave looking E front of #41

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   man walking, Newark surplus center, street light, street parked cars, trash cans
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N side South Orange Ave looking W from SE corner Prince is now part of Society Hill

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   Al Gordon, auctioneer, Fresh Fish daily, man on billboard, produce store, truck
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Junction South Orange Ave & Springfield Ave looking W

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue, University Heights

May 30, 1960

July 4, 1960

May 30, 1960

Tagged   Kern's Korner, meyers furniture, music store, row of businesses, street light, used refrigerators
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N side South Orange Ave looking W from #16 is now a parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   #17, Eastern store, fire escape, fire hydrant, parked cars, row of businesses
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N side South Orange Ave looking W from #58

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   handy dandy food store, parked cars, sealtest ice cream, sidewalk, street light
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N side South Orange Ave looking W at junction Springfield Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   bridal shop, La-nor, parked cars, row of businesses, wedding dress

N side South Orange Ave looking W from #26

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   #35, fire escape, Geller restaurant supplies, parked cars, store front
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W side Richmond looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   bar, man walking, parked cars, tree, Wilson billboard
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W side BOSTON looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave is now the middle of this superblock.*

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

*Originally mislabeled as W side PRINCE looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave
(Prince merges onto Boston at South Orange Ave)

Tagged   American Fish Co, fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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N side South Orange Ave looking W from SE corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   corner store, man walking, parked car, row of houses, trees
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Junction Springfield & South Orange Ave looking E

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   cars, Julie's bridal shop, La Moderna, street light, The Star Co, tree
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W side Beacon looking S from corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   brick road, metal fence, parked cars, row of buildings
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Jones St looking S from NE corner Norfolk & South Orange

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   billboards, cars, esso, fire hydrant, gas station, manhole cover, post office mailbox, traffic light
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W side Rankin looking S from SE corner South Orange Ave is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, parked cars, row of buildings
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NE corner South Orange & Hunterdon, Schaaf House, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   asphalt street, corner house, fire hydrant, house with porch, parked cars, tree
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W side Broome looking S from SE corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   buildings, one way, parked cars, utility pole
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W side Prince looking S from SE corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   asphalt street, fire escape, parked cars, row of buildings, sidewalk, trucks, utility pole
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Oriental Masonic Temple, #509 High St, just S of South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, High Street, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   asphalt street, cars, church, oriental masonic temple, tree
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