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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today

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Tag: drugstore

N side Orange St looking NE from SW corner Roseville Ave on July 2, 1961

By Myles Zhang July 1969 April 2026 Featured Memories, Orange Street, Preserved Buildings, Roseville

John Smaldone writes:
“Looks a lot better in 1961. We know why that is.”

Tagged adam hats, awning, carteret, drugstore, dry cleaning, one hour martinizing, restaurant, Rexall

S side West Market St looking SE from NW corner Hunterdon St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang June 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged corner store, drugstore, reilly's, row of businesses

S side West Market St looking SW from NE corner Morris Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang June 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged drugstore, man walking, Schenley, steak furter, villani

N side Watson looking NE from opposite Belmont Ave is now this location on I-78.

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

Tagged drugstore, phonebooth, street parked cars, trash cans

E side Belmont Ave looking NE from Watson is now this location on I-78.

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

Tagged bare trees, corner store, drugstore, phonebooth, street parked cars

E side Roseville looking NE from SW corner Orange

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

Tagged annex bar, drugstore, Rexall, row of businesses

W side Sherman looking SW from NE corner Wright

By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged awning, drugstore, pepsi sign, street parked cars, traffic light

W side Belmont looking SW from #183

By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged drugstore, masonic auditorium, sidewalk, street parked cars, woman walking

W side Belmont looking NW from #183

By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged butterfield eight, drugstore, fish market, national theater, paint shop, row of businesses, street parked cars, trash cans

N side South St looking NE from SW corner Broad

By Myles Zhang May 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged corner store, drugstore, fire escape, man walking, street parked cars, traffic light, Yale

E side Broad looking SE from NW corner South St

By Myles Zhang May 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Lincoln Park, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged billboard, Borden, cleaners, corner store, drugstore, Fleischmann's, food market, Jack's, man walking, Target, Teamsters, Yale

W side Mulberry St looking SW from NE corner East Kinney

By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged corner store, drugstore, ex-lax, Mike's tavern, row of businesses, street light, traffic light

N side Parkhurst NW from SE corner Broad

By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Lincoln Park, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged bar, car sales, Costa's, drugstore, Lincoln Pharmacy, luncheonette, post office mailbox, sidewalk, street parked cars

W side Broad looking SW from NE corner Parkhurst

By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Lincoln Park, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged billboard, coca cola sign, drugstore, La favorita, Lincoln Pharmacy, no right turn, post office mailbox, supermarket, traffic light

W side Prince looking S from Springfield

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

Tagged corner store, drugstore, people walking, row of businesses, sealtest ice cream, street parked cars

E side Prince looking N from SW corner West Kinney

By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged drugstore, fire escape, row of businesses, street light, street parked cars, Talpin's

N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Prince

By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged drugstore, fire escape, row of businesses, street parked cars, Talpin's, traffic light

N side Spruce looking E from SW corner Somerset

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged drugstore, Kellar's, luncheonette, pharmacy, row of businesses, Tom Lee's, traffic light

N side West Kinney looking NW from SE corner Washington St

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged drugstore, Katz drugs, liquor store, manhole cover, no left turn, one way, parked cars, row of houses, traffic light, utility pole

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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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