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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?
  • Featured Images with Memories

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Union Baptist Church, #98 Somerset

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   baptist church, parked car, wired fence
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W side Quitman Place looking N from SE corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   alleyway, parked car, trees, wire fence
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Essex Movie House, #98-102 Springfield Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   Essex theater, man walking, Mode bridal shop, parked car
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N side Rose St looking E from SW corner Avon Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont

Tagged   asphalt street, parked car, row of buildings, tree, utility poles
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W side Boyd looking S from SE corner Springfield

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   fire escape, fire hydrant, moskowitz bros, no parking sign, parked car, Spaghetti sign
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N side South Orange Ave looking W from SE corner Howard

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 South Orange Avenue, University Heights

Tagged   corner store, man walking, parked car, row of houses, trees
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Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, #36-44 Belmont looking W from Morton St, was demolished despite its landmark status.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont

March 23, 1962

May 29, 1960

Tagged   asphalt street, church, parked car, St Peter's, street light, trees
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#410 Washington St on E side with concrete block front addition looking south

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   building, house with concrete addition, parked car, plants
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E side High St looking direct E from SW corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont, Downtown, High Street

Tagged   asphalt street, Bentley furniture, furniture store, manhole cover, parked car, store front, tree, warehouse sale sign
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Hillock on SW corner First & New St

  By Myles Zhang June 1959 August 2022 Fairmount

Tagged   abandonded lot, clothesline, parked car, sidewalk
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