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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Looking SW at W side Columbia from Green St

  By Myles Zhang August 1967 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   bus, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Columbia from corner Hamilton St, #7-1. Amato Machine #5 Columbia.

  By Myles Zhang August 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   auto machinery etc, electric motors, factory, old factory, sidewalk
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Looking SE at S side of Green St from corner of Broad St

  By Myles Zhang August 1967 April 2026 Broad Street, Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   city bus, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Morris Ave, #170-72 (3 floors) -74-76-78

  By Myles Zhang July 1967 July 2022 University Heights

Tagged   bay window, row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans, women walking
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#281 Morris Ave Public Bath of City Newark. Built 1925.

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   public bath, sidewalk, trash cans
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Looking NE at N side Walnut St from Mulberry St, #65-69

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   empty store, sidewalk, tavern
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   apartment building, clarisse apartments, fire escape, gas station, sidewalk, sunoco
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Looking SW at S Side 12th Ave from Newton, #32-38 etc., is now the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NW at N side Elm St, Perry Tool #21 Elm

  By Myles Zhang June 1967 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   fibre and bakelite, fire escape, no parking, perry tool and machine, sidewalk
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Looking SW at S side 14th Ave from Bedford St, Gerardo’s #14 14th Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   courtney's, food market, gerardo's, laundry, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E Hayes St from 14th Ave Newark Public Library

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fence, public library, sidewalk, traffic light
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Looking SW at S side 14th Ave from Prospect Place, #28-30, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   lounge, man standing, pink palace, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SW at S Side 14th Ave from Bruce St, Park Place Lounge, #201 Bruce

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   allen's, children, food market, lounge, man walking, mayfair ice cream, pink palace, sidewalk
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Looking SW at S side 14th St from Hayes St

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner building, fire escape, sidewalk, traffic light, truck
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Looking SE at S side 14th Ave from Bruce St

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   cellar doors, corner store, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SE at S side 14th Ave from Hunterdon

  By Myles Zhang May 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   apartment building, child, church, cross, police officer, sidewalk
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Looking NE at Dark Lane from Hayes St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   brick road, fence, no parking, sidewalk, wooden fence
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Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from Morris Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bar-b-q, pearl's, restaurant, row of buildings, royal cown, sidewalk, snowey's
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Looking SW at W side Hayes St from 14th Ave (Union Chapel in corner store)

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, row of buildings, sidewalk, traffic light
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Looking SE at E side Newton St from South Orange Ave, Newton Street Public School

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, South Orange Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, University Heights

Tagged   empty lot, row of buildings, school, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at E side Bruce St, #164-170, Union Chapel Church of God

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   bare trees, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Morris Ave, #368-370

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fence, house, man walking, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side 13th Ave from corner of Rutgers St is now the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   bare tree, man standing, row of bhouses, sidewalk
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Looking NE at N side 15th Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children, church, no parking, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Wallace St, #91-81 (chapel), is now the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   allen chapel church, cross, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St, #274-280

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   children, man standing, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side of Bruce St, Prospect Place on extreme right, #214-222

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking N at Newton St from 14th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   awning, billboard, dogs, fluron, neon signs, people standing, people walking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #269-271

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, fence, fire escape, garage, jordan baris, joseph ziskand, no parking, sidewalk
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Newton Street Public School – Hayes St side

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, school, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St from 16th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bontempo, do not enter, men standing, one way, people walking, sidewalk, utility poles
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Looking SW at W side Bruce from 12th Ave, #81-79-75-73-71, is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   bare trees, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at N side 14th Ave from Morris Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, man walking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave from 16th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   coca cola sign, fire escape, l. tindell, luncheon, row of houses, sidewalk, signs
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Looking NW at W side Rutgers St, #21-15, is now the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   methodist church, row of buildings, sidewalk, st. jude, woma nsitting
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SW at W side Wallace St, #95-89

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

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Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, trash cans, woman walking
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Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from corner Bruce St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, man standing, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SW at S side 15th Ave (right) & W side Hayes St (left) from NE corner of same

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, corner store, liquor store, no parking, people walking, sidewalk, white horse
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Looking NW at W side Bedford St, #13-5

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, weaver's
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   ballantine beer, billboard, child, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans
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Looking NW at W side Bruce St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, one way, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Wallace St

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

Tagged   coca cola sign, jordan baris, luncheonette, one way, people standing, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St, #253-249

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bar, fire escape, garbage, row of buildings, sam's, sidewalk, truck
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Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from Hayes St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   278, louis caplan, newark caplan, parking lot, sewing machines, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St, #288-292

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   food market, mayfair ice cream, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Hayes St from opposite side Dark Lane #39-33

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking N at Rutgers St from South Orange Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   firehydrant, liquor store, lounge, nehi, no parking, pepsi sign, Ray's, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Hunterdon from 15th Ave is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fence, garage, man walking, no parking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side 13th Ave from Norfolk St is now the middle of this super block on the campus of UMDNJ.

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

Tagged   bar, bare trees, charley's, garage, jordan baris, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Bruce St from corner of 15th Ave, Prospect Place to right in distance

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, liquor store, row of buildings, schwartz's, sidewalk
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