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Newark Changing
Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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  • Essays on urban decay
    • Neighborhood Maps
    • University Heights
    • Black and Blight
    • Interstate Highways (78 and 280)
    • The Rise and Fall of Downtown
    • Redlining & Manufactured Decline
    • Samuel Berg Interview
    • Urban Renewal by the Numbers
    • What does racializing space mean?
  • Featured Images with Memories

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Looking NW at W Side Norfolk St from Academy St

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 September 2022 University Heights

Tagged   cars, cross town garage, esso, traffic light
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McCarter Highway looking S from Hudson & Manhattan Railroad bridge

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway

Tagged   billboard, cars, railroad tracks
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Eugene House, building SW corner Centre & Kitchell looking SW from #1 Centre St

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 September 2022 Downtown, Military Park

Tagged   buildings, cars, corner building, parking lot, public service
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Junction Central Ave & West Market looking SE at Liberty Park

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Central Avenue, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   benches, cars, park, traffic light, trees
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N side Orange St looking NE from SW corner Hudson

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Orange Street, University Heights

Tagged   cars, gas station, row of buildings, Will Errera
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N side 12th Ave looking NE from SW corner Bergen is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 July 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   cars, gas station, gulf, mechanic, traffic light, trees
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E side Bergen looking NE from corner 12th Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 July 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   cars, gas station, gulf, mechanic, sidewalk, traffic light, woman walking
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McCarter Highway looking N from Rector

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 August 2022 Downtown, McCarter Highway, Military Park

Tagged   billboards, cars, gas station, parking lot, sunoco
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#24 Lombardy St looking NW

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 July 2022 Downtown

Tagged   cars, multi level house, parking lot, women, wooden fence
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McCarter Highway looking S from Ronson Square junction with Holiday

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 August 2022 Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   billboards, cars, church, holland tunnel sign, street light, traffic light
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    All photos were manually referenced to their contemporary locations. Contemporary street views correspond to camera angles of former photos, even though address naming conventions and house numbers may have changed.
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