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Newark Changing
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
    • Urban Renewal by the Numbers
    • What does racializing space mean?
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Looking SE at S side 15th Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 September 2022 Belmont

Tagged   broad street 2 bars, Eddie's, liquor store, man standing, men walking, restaurant
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Looking NE at N side 13th Ave from Rutgers St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 June 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged   bar, charley's, dog, jordan baris, men standing, men walking
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St, #242-252

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 September 2022 Belmont

Tagged   children, men walking, phonebooth, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Bedford St from 14th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 June 2022 Belmont

Tagged   fire escape, men walking, no parking, street parked cars, weaver's
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#217 South Orange Ave, NE corner Hunterdon St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 August 2022 New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   big house, fire escape, men walking, sidewalk
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Looking SE to SE corner Ferry & Union St. The bridge in background was for the New Jersey Central Railroad’s service to Broad Street

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 August 2022 Ironbound

Tagged   billboard, bridge, bus stop, giuliano, international barbershop, international school of driving, men walking, no right turn, row of businesses, traffic light
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W side North 5th St looking SW from NE corner Orange St is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 August 2022 Interstate 280, Orange Street, Roseville

Tagged   McVey, men walking, street parked cars
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S side Edison Place looking SW from NE corner Mulberry

  By Myles Zhang July 1961 July 2022 Downtown, Four Corners

Tagged   James E Collins and Company, men walking, newark hardware and plumbing supplu, no right turn, traffic light
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N side South St looking NW from SE corner McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 August 2022 Lincoln Park, McCarter Highway

Tagged   coca cola sign, diner, men walking, philadelphia, row of buildings, street light, traffic light
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E side Summit St looking N from SW corner Warren St is now the campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 July 2022 Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   bodega, child, corner store, fire escape, men walking, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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    All photos were manually referenced to their contemporary locations. Contemporary street views correspond to camera angles of former photos, even though address naming conventions and house numbers may have changed.
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