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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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    • Black and Blight
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Bergen St, looking W, from 50 yards N of Cabinet St

  By Myles Zhang July 1968 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot
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N side Hartford St looking NE from Hudson St. First house #27, Bethel Temple of the Church of God and Saints of Christ

  By Myles Zhang July 1968 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   billboard, church, empty lot, kar-kwik, street parked cars
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N side Warren St looking NW from corner Norfolk St, #279-273. #279 is Auto Inspection Station behind van.

  By Myles Zhang July 1968 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, moving truck, row of houses, street parked cars
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E side Hudson St looking SE from Hartford St, #152-156

  By Myles Zhang July 1968 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, can, empty lot, hygienic sanitation co, row of buildings, sidewalk, termite control
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N side Hartford St looking NE, halfway between Hudson St and Morris Ave. House on left is #51.

  By Myles Zhang July 1968 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, house, trash cans
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Looking W on Bergen St, 100 yards N of Cabinet shows land cleared of houses for urban renewal.

  By Myles Zhang July 1968 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot
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Looking SW at W side Camden St from West Market St shows land cleared for urban renewal.

  By Myles Zhang September 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   abandoned building, bare tree, empty lot
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SW corner West Market & Bergen St, looking SW, leveled

  By Myles Zhang September 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   empty lot, man walking, sidewalk, traffic light
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SW corner West Market & Bergen St, looking SSW, leveled. House in distance on West Camden.

  By Myles Zhang September 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   empty lot, post office mailbox, sidewalk, traffic light
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Looking SW at W side Camden St from West Market St, half way to Cabinet St, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang September 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   empty lot, street light, street parked cars
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Looking NW at NW corner Fairmount Ave & Cabinet St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang August 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry

Tagged   Abandoned Buildings, empty lot, truck, vigor
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Looking SW at W side Columbia St from Lafayette St, #35-31

  By Myles Zhang August 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   empty lot, row of houses, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Bergen St, #209-199

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children, empty lot, house, multi level building
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Looking NW at W Side Rutgers St #35 is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, empty lot, fire escape, multi level building
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Looking SE at E side Newton St from South Orange Ave, Newton Street Public School

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, row of buildings, school, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking N at Rutgers St from 13th Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, empty lot, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Bruce from 12th Ave, #81-79-75-73-71, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NW at N side 14th Ave from Bruce St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, fire escape, one way, post office mailbox, row of buildings
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   ballantine beer, billboard, child, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans
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Looking NW at W side Newton St, #157

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, fire escape, garage, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Rutgers St, #81-66, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Looking NW at W side Rutgers St 66 to 58 is now the campus of UMDNJ.

Looking NW at W side Rutgers St 68 to 48 is now the campus of UMDNJ.

Tagged   coca cola sign, empty lot, fire escape, grocery store, no parking, pepsi sign, rubble
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave from 12th Ave, #181-179-175-171-169, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   bare tree, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Rutgers St from 13th Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   andrew's, empty lot, fire escape, liquor store, one way
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Looking SE at E side Bruce St, #134-138, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, row of huses, rubble, sidewalk
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#106 Hunterdon St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, phillips baking, woman standing
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Looking NW at W Side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at S side 12th Ave from Hunterdon St, #82-84 etc.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   awning, bar, empty lot, no parking, row of buildings
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St from 12th Ave, #91-87, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   abandoned building, abandoned house, empty lot
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Looking SW at S Side 13th Ave from Wallace St, #184-192 etc., is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   bay window, coca cola sign, corner store, empty lot, general store, post office mailbox, row of houses
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Looking NE at N side Sussex Ave from, 1/2 way to South 14th St, #28-30

  By Myles Zhang October 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   empty lot, fire escape, row of houses
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Looking NW at N side James St, #123-111

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, man walking, porch, row of houses
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Looking SW at S side 2nd Ave West from 4th St to North 5th St

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

Tagged   balcony, empty lot, porch, row of houss
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Looking NE at E side Duryea St, #26

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

Tagged   empty lot, house, steet parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Hudson St, #22-24

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

Tagged   diamond bakery, empty lot
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Looking SW from NW corner Court & Broome over super block cleared of all houses. In distance, W side Prince St between Morton on left & Court on right.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, krueger, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW, W Side Norfolk St from corner Hartford St, #167-161

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, man walking, row at buildings
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Looking NE at NE corner North 5th St & 2nd Ave West

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

Tagged   brick road, empty lot, row of houses
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Looking N at E side North 5th St from 2nd Ave West, #519-517-515

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

Tagged   brick road, empty lot, essex millwork and lumber, post office mailbox, row of houses
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SW corner First & New St

  By Myles Zhang June 1962 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   billboar, del monte, empty lot, pepsi
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W side First St looking NW from SE corner New, #18 on corner

  By Myles Zhang June 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   c & l t.v, empty lot, fire escape, tv service
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W side Camden looking SW from SE corner West Market

  By Myles Zhang June 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged   empty lot, fence, street parked cars
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NE corner Lyons Ave & Osborne Terrace

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

Tagged   empty lot, sidewalk, street parked cars, trees
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Bergen St, right to left #15-17-19-21-23

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry

Looking SW on Bergen St, 300 yards N of Cabinet at Martland Hospital (Medical Center) shows land cleared of all buildings for urban renewal.

July 10, 1968

Tagged   empty lot
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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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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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E side Morris looking SE from NW corner Cabinet

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   building, empty lot, fence, grass
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Morton St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, empty stores, expert, utility pole
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Court St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   do not enter, empty lot, fire hydrant, fire sign, row of houses, tree
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E side Howard St looking N from SW corner of Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   building, empty lot, fire hydrant, sidewalk, tree, utility pole
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