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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Lucking Coal Company, #259 Sussex Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, blue cole, factory, house, koopers coke
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#118 North 6th St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   house, porch, street parked cars
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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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#120-122 3rd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   house, porch, street parked car, tree
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#154-156 2nd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   house, porch, street parked cars
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#52 Roseville Ave is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   driveway, garage, house, sidewalk
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Essex Private Hospital, house SE corner Fairmount & 13th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, fence, house, porch, street parked car
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132-134 2nd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280

Tagged   bushes, house, man walking, porch
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#117 3rd St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch
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North 7th St, #58-60

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

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch, street parked cars
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#108 North 7th St, #104 to left

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

Barn in rear of #108:

Tagged   bare trees, house, street parked cars
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167 Bergen St

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   house, picket fence, street parked cars
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#82 11th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, fence, house
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #189-185

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Frame house #185 was Dieffenbach home moved from corner South Orange Ave.

Tagged   bay window, house, man walking, street parked cars
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Pingry House, #88 North 6th St, looking NW

  By Myles Zhang March 1962 April 2026 Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, fence, house, porch
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#135 Bank St looking NW. Side of house faces Bank St no longer exists as a street and now corresponds to the middle of this classroom at Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang January 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Essex County College

Tagged   house, porch, wooden fence
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N side Watson looking NW from SE corner Jelliff is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang December 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78, Weequahic

Tagged   house, row of businesses, street parked cars, tailors
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#394 Peshine is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang December 1961 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78

Tagged   bare trees, house, porch, street light
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#317-315-313 West Market opposite Bruce is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   barbershop, house, street parked cars, walker's, wooden fence
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#601 West Market, former home of Dr. Granger

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Market Street, Roseville

Tagged   andrew's, house, luncheonette, porch
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#71 East Park St near McCarter Highway is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   house, multi level house, tree
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#75 East Park near McCarter Highway is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Gateway Center, McCarter Highway

Tagged   bay windows, house, multi level house
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Vegetable Garden NW corner Mount Prospect & 3rd Ave

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

Tagged   garden, house, tree, utility pole
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W side Austin looking NW from NW corner McCarter Highway & Emmet St is now the middle of this super block.

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

Tagged   fence, house, multi level building, parking lot, street parked car
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S side Central looking at #124 is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick building, driveway, house, sidewalk, window fan, wooden fence
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#9-11 Arch St W side is now the campus of Rutgers University.

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

Tagged   house, no parking, street parked car, wooden fence
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#265 Prince

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   house, street parked cars, wooden fence
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#98-100 West Kinney, S side

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

Tagged   asphalt street, house, street parked cars
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#63 Crawford St, S side

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

Tagged   brick road, house, metal fence, street parked cars
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#96 Lock St is the now campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

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

All that survives of the old photo is the entrance at left to the subway station.

Tagged   house, manhole cover, subway entrance, utility pole
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#51 Grafton Ave, W side, between Mount Prospect & Erie Railroad

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Upper Broadway

Tagged   bushes, driveway, house, sidewalk
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Looking NE at N side James St, #121-117, is now an NJIT/hospital parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   house, picket fence
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#47 Marshall St, N side, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, Bob's, cars, garage, house, street sign
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Rear #88 North 6th St looking NE from 7th St, First Pingry School

  By Myles Zhang April 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   backyard, bare trees, house, school
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Frame house, #68-70, North 7th St just N of Sussex Ave

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bushes, house, porch, street parked car
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*#180 Roseville Ave, old frame house

  By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, house, mansion, sidewalk
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