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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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E side Bergen looking SE from NW corner 16th Ave

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   post office mailbox, school, street parked cars, tree, utility pole
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W side Belmont looking SW from NE corner Waverly is now this location on I-78.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 July 2022 Clinton Hill, Interstate 78, Weequahic

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, parking, post office mailbox, traffic light, utility pole, woman walking
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W side Peshine looking NW from SE corner Rose is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 August 2022 Belmont

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, post office mailbox, sidewalk, street parked cars, trees
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E side Bergen looking SE from NW corner Springfield

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 August 2022 Belmont, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   359, bank, brick road, cars, Carteret savings, man walking, post office mailbox, row of houses, sidewalk, street light, traffic light, utility pole
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E side Rose looking SE from NW corner Bergen

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   corner store, post office mailbox, street parked cars, traffic light
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E side Bergen looking SE from NW corner Springfield

  By Myles Zhang June 1961 August 2022 Belmont, Springfield Avenue

Tagged   bank, brick road, Carteret savings, post office mailbox, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Broad looking NE from SW corner South St

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, post office mailbox, row of buildings, traffic light
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N side Tichenor looking NE from SW corner Broad

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, Lincoln Park

Tagged   Carvel, fire escape, post office mailbox, street parked cars, traffic light
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E side Broad looking NE from SW corner Tichenor

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, italian cuisine, lounge, Olde Colonial Inn, post office mailbox, restaurant, street parked cars
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Looking S on Frelinghuysen Ave from SW corner Astor

  By Myles Zhang May 1961 July 2022 South Broad Street

Tagged   dino, people walking, post office mailbox, sinclair, street parked cars, truck, Windsor
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