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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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S side Baldwin, #12-20, looking W from NW corner Washington, broken windows on #16, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, row of buildings, street parked cars
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S side Baldwin looking E from NW corner Coe’s Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, row of houses, street parked cars
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W side Plane St looking S from #116, rear yard Newark Museum

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   Bonis, brick road, fire hydrant, Mount Carmel Guild, street parked car, utility pole
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S side Baldwin, #22-30, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, row of houses, street parked cars, utiltiy pole
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W side Boston looking S from NE corner Hampden is now in the middle of Society Hill

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


Tagged   brick road, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Boston looking N from SE corner Hampden

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

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars, tree
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W side Bedford looking N from Springfield Ave

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

Tagged   appliance store, brick road, fire escape, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Boston looking N from Milton St

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

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Boston looking S from SE corner West Market St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, parked cars, row of buildings, truck
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S side Montgomery looking W from NE corner Charlton is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   apartment building, brick road, corner store, parked cars, row of buildings, street sign, utility pole
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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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W side Charlton looking SW from NE corner Waverly is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   brick building, brick road, parked cars, row of buildings, trees, utility pole
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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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Longworth St looking W from Washington St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick road, parked cars, row of houses, street light, trees
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Crawford St looking E from #53

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick road, parked cars, row of buildings, row of cars, tree, utility pole
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Longworth St looking E from High St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 High Street, Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   brick road, buildings, downhill, parked cars, tall building, trees, utility pole
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West Kinney Place looking S from West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick road, buildings, parked cars, Signs sign
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Crawford St looking E from High St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, High Street, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick road, buildings, parked cars, Schumman's, trees
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Beecher St looking S from West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick road, buildings, businesses, parked cars
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Crawford St looking W from Washington

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick road, parked cars, row of buildings, row of cars, trees, utility pole
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Weset Kinney Place looking N from dead end

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   #14, brick buildings, brick road, dead end, parked cars
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#16-20 Longworth St, looking N from #11

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   brick house, brick road, houses, parked cars, trees
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Vine St looking N from Governor St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Lincoln Park, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, no parking sign, parked cars, row of houses, utility pole
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W side Arlington, more houses, just S of William

  By Myles Zhang June 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   billboard, brick road, Knickerbocker, row of buildings
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Brick Building NW corner McCarter Highway & Cherry St

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   brick road, esso, fire escape, gas station, multi level building
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Old house NW corner Franklin looking W from opposite side Mulberry

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, chop suey, ding-ho, grocery store
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Old frame house W side Arlington just S of William

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, empty lot, fire escape, old house
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W side Broad St looking NW from SE corner Clay

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Lower Broadway, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   brick road, metropolitan corporation america, the commerce plaza
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Old Firehouse #2, built 1881, #55 Plane St W side between James & Orange

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   brick road, firehouse, for rent, old fire house
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W side Broad St looking NW from SE corner Clay

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Lower Broadway, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   brick road, broadway shad co, do not enter, metropolitan corporation america, sandwiches
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*W side Arlington looking SW from SE corner William

  By Myles Zhang January 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   billboard, brick road, Knickerbocker, moving and storage, moving and trucking, row houses, row of buildings, row of houses, storage, woman walking
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