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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Looking NE at E side Myrtle Ave, #43-41-39-37-35 is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Interstate 280, Roseville, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side North 5th St, #498 to corner 2nd Ave West

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, billboard, brick road, house, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Duryea St, #10-12-14-16

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side High St, etc. #277-275

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, High Street, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, man standing, metered parking, row of buildings
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Looking SW at S side 2nd Ave West from North 5th St, #268-272

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, one way, porch, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Hecker between Orange & Sussex

  By Myles Zhang April 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses
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Looking N at S end Branch Brook Park

  By Myles Zhang April 1964 April 2026 Branch Brook Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, branch brook park
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Looking NE at S end Branch Brook Park Boat House

  By Myles Zhang April 1964 April 2026 Branch Brook Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, boat house, branch brook park
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Looking SW at W side South 6th St just S of Central Ave, #11-9, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang January 1964 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, brick road, row of buildings, sidewalk, sstreet parked cars
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Looking SE at E side 4th St from Bloomfield Ave, #543 first house

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, corner store, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side 4th St from Bloomfield Ave, #537-535-533-531

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side North 5th St from SW corner 3rd Ave West, #447-441

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, brick road, street parked cars
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Saint Paul’s Methodist Church

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Broadway

Tagged   bare trees, church, methodist church
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#225 Ballantine Parkway, Dr. Earl Leroy Wood residence

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Broadway

Tagged   bare trees, brick fence, house
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Weston Lab, NW corner High & West Kinney St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

May 30, 1960

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#112-114-116-118-120 2nd St

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

Tagged   bare trees, robert a nest van, row of houses, street parked cars
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#106 & #116 North 5th St looking SW is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   apartment building, bare trees, street parked cars
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#98-100-102 3rd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, multi level houses, street parked cars
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#227 7th Ave West (City Subway to right)

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, grass, house
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#88 North 6th St Pingry House

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, empty lot, fence, house
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Vacant block South 8th to South 9th St, 13th-12th Ave, looking N

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

Tagged   bare trees, empty lot
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#132 & #136 First St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, multi level buildings, street parked cars
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#126-128-130 2nd St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch, street parked cars
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#130-132-134-136 4th St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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#112-114-116-120 4th St

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

Tagged   bare trees, porch, row of houses, street parked cars
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The Peck Estate was demolished for an entire block of prefabricated homes in wood and vinyl siding.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Peck Estate N side Sussex Ave between South 5th St & South 6th St
March 1959

77 North 5th St, Peck Estate
April 22, 1962

Barn on Peck Estate Sussex Ave, 5th-6th Sts, looking NE
March 27, 1962

Tagged   bare trees, front yard, multi level house
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#112 North 6th St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch
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#118-120 2nd St

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

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch
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#140-142-144-146 4th St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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#122-124-126-128 4th St

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

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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Lucking Coal Company, #259 Sussex Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, blue cole, factory, house, koopers coke
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82 North 7th St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, empty lot, fence, house
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Essex Private Hospital, house SE corner Fairmount & 13th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, fence, house, porch, street parked car
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N side Watson looking NW from opposite Jelliff is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78, Weequahic

Tagged   bare trees, row of businesses, street parked cars
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W side Peshine looking SW from NE corner Lawton is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78, Weequahic

Tagged   bare trees, brick road, bushes, row of houses, street parked cars
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#121-119-117 4th St is now this location on I-280

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side Belmont Ave looking SE from SW corner Hawthorne

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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#123-121-119 3rd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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W side Ridgewood looking SW from SE corner Belmont Terrace

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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W side Jelliff looking NW from #438

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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#117 3rd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch
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W side Ridgewood looking NW from SE corner Belmont Terrace

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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W side Peshine looking NW from SE corner Lawton is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78

Tagged   bare trees, bushes, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side 2nd St looking SE from near Orange St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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#99-97-95-93-91 3rd St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Interstate 280, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked car
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E side Belmont Ave looking SE from NW corner Belmont Terrace is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side 2nd St looking NE from #138 is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side Ridgewood looking NE from opposite Belmont Terrace

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bare trees, row of houses, street parked cars
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W side Peshine looking SW from SE corner Hawthorne

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, brick road, row of houses, street parked cars
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W side Jelliff looking SW from SE corner Hawthorne

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

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