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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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  • Essays on urban decay
    • Neighborhood Maps
    • University Heights
    • Black and Blight
    • Interstate Highways (78 and 280)
    • The Rise and Fall of Downtown
    • Redlining & Manufactured Decline
    • Samuel Berg Interview + Bio
    • Urban Renewal by the Numbers
    • What does racializing space mean?
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Looking NE at N side 13th Ave from Hunterdon St

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

Tagged   coca cola sign, garage, luncheonette, manhole cover, no parking
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N side Watson looking NW from opposite Belmont Ave is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang April 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 78, Weequahic

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, dig's, liquor store, manhole cover, street parked cars
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W side South 14th St looking SW from NE corner Orange

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged   Busy corner, coca cola sign, corner store, man walking, manhole cover
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W side Livingston looking NW from SE corner Waverly

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   auto glass, awning, billboard, brick road, corner store, manhole cover, nehi, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Avon looking NE from SW corner Hunterdon

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboards, corner store, man walking, manhole cover, row of houses, street parked cars
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N side Avon looking NE from SW corner Peshine is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   26, cars, esso, gas station, manhole cover, people walking, pizza, pizzeria
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E side Broad looking SE from NW corner Astor is now the middle of this super block.

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

Tagged   car, manhole cover, no left turn, sidewalk, street parked car, traffic light
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E side Sherman looking SE from NW corner Murray

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

Tagged   bar, corner store, manhole cover, Merkin's, street parked cars
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N side East Kinney looking NW from SE corner Orchard

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

Tagged   bare tree, manhole cover, one way, people standing, row of buildings, street parked cars
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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 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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S side Warren looking SW from NE corner Colden 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, food market, manhole cover, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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West Kinney St lookinging E from Belmont

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   manhole cover, row of buildings, traffic light
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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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N side James St looking W from SE corner Plane

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

Tagged   awning, hertz, man, manhole cover, post office mailbox, street parked cars, traffic light
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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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N side Springfield Ave looking W from SE corner Howard

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

Tagged   1 hour service, appliances, credit clothing, Dee's cleaners, dry cleaners, furniture store, manhole cover, no right turn, Richard's, row of businesses, traffic light
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Hayes Circle looking SE from Avon Ave corner Somerset St

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

Tagged   asphalt street, Bill Moose, bowling alley, car, manhole cover, parked cars, row of businesses, Samuel's Lark
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W side Richmond looking S from NE corner 13th Ave

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

Tagged   Diamond T Motor Trucks, Lincoln Rug Co, manhole cover, parked cars, trees, trucks, utility poles
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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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N side West Kinney looking NW from SE corner Washington St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   drugstore, Katz drugs, liquor store, manhole cover, no left turn, one way, parked cars, row of houses, traffic light, utility pole
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E side High St looking direct E from SW corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Downtown, High Street, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   asphalt street, Bentley furniture, furniture store, manhole cover, parked car, store front, tree, warehouse sale sign
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E side Washington looking NE to Bleeker from SW corner New

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

Tagged   Allison System, manhole cover, Odell's, One way sign, street light, street parked cars, traffic light
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Old house 410 Washington St looking SE from Marshall was demolished for urban renewal towers.

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, bar, manhole cover, street parked cars
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E side Washington looking NE to Govenor from SW corner Crawford

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Lincoln Park, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   asphalt street, manhole cover, row of buildings, street parked cars
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Brownstone outcrop N side Branford Place near Springfield, looking NW

  By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Springfield Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   circus billboard, empty lot, manhole cover, sidewalk, street parked car
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