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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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#743 High St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 August 2022 Belmont, High Street, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, multi level house, street parked cars
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7th St looking SE at apartment houses, #85 & #75, was partially demolished for I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 September 2022 Fairmount

Tagged   apartment buildings, fire escape, street parked cars
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7th St looking NE at apartment houses #85 & 75

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 July 2022 Fairmount, Interstate 280

Structure at left was demolished for Interstate 280; structure at right survives.

Tagged   apartment buildings, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars
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Newark Printing Company, Spring St looking N from Orange St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 August 2022 Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   factory, fire escape, newark printing company, no parking
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Newark Printing Company, #23 Orange St, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 August 2022 Downtown, Orange Street

Tagged   factory, fire escape, newark printing company
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Rusticated house 155 William St N side

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 June 2022 Belmont

Tagged   bare tree, fire escape, multi level house
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Comer Alley looking S from Bank St is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 July 2022 Downtown, Essex County College

Tagged   alleyway, fence, fire escape
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SW corner Market & Union St; #404-402-400 Market looking S

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 August 2022 Ironbound, Market Street

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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N side Watson Ave looking NW from SE corner Johnson is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang December 1961 July 2022 Interstate 78, Weequahic

Tagged   bare trees, fire escape, row of buildings, utility poles
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W side Elizabeth looking SW from NE corner Hawthorne

  By Myles Zhang December 1961 July 2022 Clinton Hill

Tagged   26, fire escape, gas station, merti, post office mailbox, street light, traffic light
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