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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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W side Orleans looking N from Warren St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, fire hydrant, row of buildings, street parked cars
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S side Warren looking SW from W corner Summit is the now campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, fire hydrant, row of buildings, street parked cars, Tau Epsilon Phi
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Broad St looking N from First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, Lauter Pianos, liquor store, people standing, restaurant, taxi, traffic light, vincove
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E side South Orange Ave looking E from NE corner Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   castrol, fire hydrant, keys sign, men standing, street light, street parked cars
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N side Baldwin looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, fire hydrant, row of houses, sidewalk, trees
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E side Belmont looking N from SW corner Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, cars, fire hydrant, florist, liquor store, man walking, no left turn
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Mercer is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, Leon furniture, people standing, street parked cars, utility poles
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W side West St looking N from SE corner College Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, multi level buildings, row of buildings, street parked car
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N side Baldwin looking E from SW corner Broome is now the middle of this athletic complex.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, multi level building, row of buildings, tree, truck
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E side Monmouth looking N from SW corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   7.77, auto service center, fire hydrant, street parked cars
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E side Broome St looking N from SW corner of Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, 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 Quitman looking N from SW corner Clinton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, sidewalk, store front, street parked car, utility pole
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E side Charlton looking N from SW corner West Kinney is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, street parked cars, uptown printing, utility poles
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E side Broome looking N from SW corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, fire hydrant, four roses, moskowitz bros, sidewalk, street parked cars
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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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Morton Street School

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

W side Howard Place S looking from College Place, Morton Street School

Joseph E. Haynes plaque on Morton Street School

Tagged   awning, fire hydrant, man walking, one way, school, street parked car, tree
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E side Hillside looking NE from SW corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility poles
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S side William looking W from Arlington

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Berkely Co, fire hydrant, motorcycle, no parking, street parked cars
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S side Morton looking W from West St

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, fire escape, fire hydrant, row of buildings, tree, truck
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S side William looking E from Treat Place

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   art metal truck, Busch and sons, fire hydrant, Printing Advertising, street parked cars
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Berkeley Furniture, SE corner William & Shipman

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Berkeley furniture, factory, fire escape, fire hydrant, no parking, old factory, street light, street parked cars
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S side West Kinney looking W from #77, opposite Vine

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, multi level building, street parked cars, tree
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1st Precinct Garage, SW corner Court & Nevada (formerly firehouse, Washington #3, built 1885)

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   fire hydrant, firehouse, no parking, police, precinct garage
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S side Court St looking SE from NW corner of Plane

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   fire hydrant, Hotel Coleman, street parked cars
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Lawrence St looking N from Market St

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, Market Street

June 24, 1960

July 2, 1961

Tagged   coca cola sign, fire escape, fire hydrant
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SW corner Marshall & Halsey is now the middle of a strip mall.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   coca cola sing, empty parking lot, fire hydrant, luncheonette, one way, parking lot, pepsi sign, sealtest ice cream
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W side Plane St looking S from #116, rear yard Newark Museum

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   Bonis, brick road, fire hydrant, Mount Carmel Guild, street parked car, utility pole
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Eagles St looking N from James

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fire hydrant, school sign, street parked cars, utility poles
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E side Burnet looking N from #31

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of building, street parked cars, utility poles
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W side South 10th St just N of 9th Ave looking NW from SE corner. Demolished soon after for parking lot Presbyterian Hospital

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   asphalt street, fire hydrant, row of houses, street parked cars, tree
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E side Bedford looking N from Springfield Ave

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

Tagged   fire hydrant, frigidaire, man walking, S. Bernstein, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Montgomery looking W from NE corner Quitman

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphlat street, fire hydrant, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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NW corner Mercer & Broome looking W from SE corner

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, Kaufman, loans, parked cars, Stores, street sign
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N side South Orange Ave looking W from #16 is now a parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   #17, Eastern store, fire escape, fire hydrant, parked cars, row of businesses
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Newark Fire Engine House #20, #19 Prince St. Only the fire hydrant remains of what was here.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Engine 20, fire hydrant, fire station, manhole cover
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#47 Boston St corner 13th Ave, Dr. Balson’s home

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   asphalt street, fire escape, fire hydrant, multi level house, tree, utility pole
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N side Clayton looking E from SW corner Barclay is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, fire escape, fire hydrant, street light, street parked cars
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WEST side BOSTON looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave*

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

*Originally mislabeled as EAST side BOSTON looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave
(Prince merges into Boston at South Orange Ave)

Tagged   arrow savings, fire hydrant, parked cards, row of buildings, utility pole
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W side Clayton St looking S from NE corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, fire hydrant, street parked cars, tree
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W side Quitman St looking S from NE corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of houses, street parked cars, trees, utility poles
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W side Somerset looking S from NE corner Waverly

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fight cancer sign, fire hydrant, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Boyd looking S from SE corner Springfield

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

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, moskowitz bros, no parking sign, parked car, Spaghetti sign
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Krueger Brewery looking SE from NW corner Belmont & West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   brewery, cars, fire hydrant, Krueger building, parked cars, street light, utility pole
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W side Charlton looking S from NE corner Court

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, Cooper furniture, fire hydrant, parked cars, private parking lot
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Jones St looking S from NE corner Norfolk & South Orange

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   billboards, cars, esso, fire hydrant, gas station, manhole cover, post office mailbox, traffic light
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W side Charlton looking S from NE corner Morton, rear Krueger is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner building, fire hydrant, parked cars, street light, stret sign
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N side Court looking E from SW corner Prince

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   businesses, corner store, fire hydrant, parked cars, Richman's, Wiglers
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NE corner South Orange & Hunterdon, Schaaf House, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   asphalt street, corner house, fire hydrant, house with porch, parked cars, tree
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W side Somerset looking SW from NE corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, man standing, parked cars, row of houses, utility pole
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