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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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N side 18th Ave looking NE from SW corner Jelliff is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   adelphi, fire escape, Joseph Ricciard, one way, paint shop, Schenley, storage, truck
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S side Rose looking SE from NW corner Hunterdon is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, dogs, fire escape, man walking, people standing, sidewalk, street parked cars
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N side Avon looking NE from SW corner Badger

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, liquor store, mack liquors, man walking, street parked cars
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E side Hunterdon looking SE from NW corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, street parked cars, tavern, utility poles
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E side Jelliff looking NE from SW corner 18th Ave is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, street parked car, trees
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S side Waverly looking SW from NE corner Belmont

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   child, corner store, fire escape, fire hydrant, traffic light
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S side 18th Ave looking SW from NE corner Hunterdon

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   child, fire escape, food market, one way, row of businesses, street parked cars
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E side Sayre looking SE from NW corner Springfield

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   Addison-Proctor, cosmetics, fire escape, street light, street parked cars, Wiglers
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N side West Kinney looking NW from SE corner Belmont

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, people walking, traffic light, vendor
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W side Belmont Ave looking SW from NE corner Morton

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

Tagged   coin laundry, fire escape, luncheonette, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side 17th Ave looking directly S between Fairview & Hunterdon

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children, fire escape, grass, row of buildings, street parked cars
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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
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E side Broad looking NE from SW corner South St

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

Tagged   fire escape, post office mailbox, row of buildings, traffic light
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N side Tichenor looking NE from SW corner Broad

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

Tagged   Carvel, fire escape, post office mailbox, street parked cars, traffic light
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N side Parkhurst looking NE from SW corner Pennsylvania

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 April 2026 Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   avis, corner store, fire escape, liquor store, pepsi, street parked cars, trees, Zigman's
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E side Pennsylvania Ave looking SE from NW corner Thomas

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

Tagged   fire escape, multi level building, street parked cars, trees
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E side Broad looking NE from SW corner Tichenor

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

Tagged   fire escape, italian cuisine, lounge, Olde Colonial Inn, post office mailbox, restaurant, street parked cars
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E side Broad St looking SE from NW corner Gillette Place

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

Tagged   bar, billboard, fire escape, pepsi, street parked cars, tree
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E side Broad looking SE from NW corner Murray

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

Tagged   corner building, fire escape, no left turn, street parked car, traffic light
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E side Broad looking SE from NW corner Emmet

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

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner house, fire escape, luncheonette, sidewalk, woman walking
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N side Miller looking NE from SW corner Broad

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

Tagged   Andy's, bar, billboard, fire escape, street parked cars, tavern, train tracks
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E side Broad looking NE from SW corner Emmet

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

Tagged   billboard, bulletin, esso, fire escape, fischer's, gas station, pepsi, shell
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E side Broad looking NE from SW corner Murray

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

Tagged   bar, bare tree, child walking, fire escape, hotel, one way, street light, traffic light
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#1152 Broad

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

Tagged   barbershop, fire escape, sidewalk, street parked cars
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N side Astor looking NE from SW corner Sherman

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

Tagged   5, fire escape, luncheonette, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side Orchard looking SE from NW corner Tichenor

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

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street light, street parked car
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N side Pennington looking NE from SW corner Orchard

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

Tagged   barbershop, corner store, Dave's luncheonette, fire escape, sidewalk, street parked ccars, utility pole
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E side Brunswick looking NE from SW corner Parkhurst

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

Tagged   awning, corner store, fire escape, fire hydrant, one way, street parked cars
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E side Orchard looking NE from SW corner Tichenor

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

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, multi level building, one way, street parked cars
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E side Brunswick looking SW from NW corner Murray

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   fire escape, multi level building, street parked cars, traffic light, trees
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E side Brunswick looking NE from SW corner Astor

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

Tagged   corner building, fire escape, street parked cars, trees, wooden fence
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E side Pennsylvania looking NE from SW corner Miller

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

Tagged   awning, fire escape, no right turn, street parked cars, traffic light
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N side Miller looking NE from SW corner Pennsylvania

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, street parked cars, traffic light, trees
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N side Tichenor looking NW from McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park, McCarter Highway

Tagged   auto repair shop, fence, fire escape, street light, street parked cars
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W side Orchard looking NW from SE corner South St

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   cleaners, fire escape, fire hydrant, Haight Bros, man walking, no parking, row of buildings, street parked cars, tailor
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W side Austin looking NW from SE corner Murray

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, for rent, manhole cover, sidewalk, utility poles
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W side Orchard looking SW from SE corner East Kinney

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, man walking, street parked cars, utility pole, William Dixon brushes
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W side Mulberry looking SW from #374 Mulberry, off Camp St

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, M&A tavern, street parked cars, truck
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E side Mulberry St looking NE from SW corner East Kinney

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Lincoln Park

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, man standing, street parked cars, traffic light
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W side Mulberry St looking NW from SE corner Cottage Place

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk, street light, street parked cars, wooden fence
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W side Orchard looking NW from SE corner Camp

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, multi level building, people standing, sidewalk, street light, street parked cars
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N side Chestnut looking NE from SW corner Orchard

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, man walking, one way, street light, street parked cars
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N side South St looking NW from SE corner Orchard

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

Tagged   cleaners, fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars, tailor
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W side Mulberry St looking SW from NE corner Mulberry Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   fire escape, Fischer Baking van, hardware van, manhole cover, street light, street parked cars
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N side Cottage St looking NE from SE corner Cottage Place

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

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, man standing, one way, row of buildings, street parked cars
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W side Scott looking NW from SE corner Mulberry

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, Central bar and grill, fire escape, man walking, street parked cars
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W side Broad looking NW from SE corner Emmet

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

Tagged   army and navy sore, billboard, corner store, Emmett, fire escape, grocery store, philadelphia, street light, street parked cars
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W side Broad St looking NW from SE corner Wright

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   cars, fire escape, man standing, multi level building, traffic light
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W Broad looking SW from NE corner Astor

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

Tagged   clothesline, fire escape, no right turn, Sarco, street parked cars, traffic light
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N side Wright looking NW from SE corner Broad

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Preserved Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   bare tree, fire escape, man standing, sidewalk, street parked cars, traffic light
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