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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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Looking NE at E side Bruce St, #174-184

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bare trees, children, row of houses, sidewalk, women sitting
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave from 14th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, one way, row of buildings, sidewalk
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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   bare trees, corner buildings, cross, fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Rutgers St from 12th Ave (also West Market St.)

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

Tagged   no parking, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W side Newton St, #157

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, fire escape, garage, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #331-325

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, man standing, people standing, row of houses, sidewalk, truck
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Looking SW at W side Hayes St from South Orange Ave (Newton Street School, #5-3)

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

Tagged   child, fire escape, jordan baris, school, sidewalk, temple of christ
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Looking NE at Prospect Place from Bruce St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children, fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk, truck
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Looking SW at W side Newton St, #79-71, 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

Tagged   bare tree, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St, #239-229

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fence, fire escape, laundry, men standing, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Newton St, #168-178

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Bruce St from 14th Ave, #209-203

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   allen's, castellano, churhc, lounge, market, mayfair ice cream, men standing, pink palace, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #261-257

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Hunterdon St from 13th Ave, #226-228 etc.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fence, no parking, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Bedford St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bar, fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, women walking
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #317-315 etc.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, people standing, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking N at Morris Ave from 15th Ave

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

Tagged   church, fire escape, people walking, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at Rutgers St, #25-21 (church) etc., 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   abandoned building, fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from Hunterdon

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

Tagged   350, babershop, baptist church, child, cleaners, cross, row of businesses, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from Bruce St, #316-314

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, no parking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Hayes St, #63-55

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   child, row of houses, sidewalk, utility pole
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Looking NW at N side 15th Ave from Bedford St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bar, fire escape, pepsi sign, sidewalk, street parked cars, woman walking
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St, #242-252

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children, men walking, phonebooth, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Wallace St 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   bike, essex plumbing and heating, man walking, one way, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side South Orange Ave from opposite Rutgers St 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   bar-b-q, jordan baris, liquor store, man walking, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Newton St from 14th Ave, #185 (Martaruccia Hall) to #177

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, fluron, man standing, neon signs, no parking, sidewalk, trash can
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave from 12th Ave, #181-179-175-171-169, 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 tree, empty lot, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Bruce St from South Orange Ave, #158-168

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

Tagged   bare trees, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Newton St from 14th Ave, #176-184 etc.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   182, awning, fire escape, garage, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave from 16th Ave, #379-375

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

Tagged   children, coca cola sign, fire escape, l. tindell, luncheon, people walking, row of houses, sidewalk, signs
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Looking NW at N side 14th Ave from Bedford St, #19-15

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   beauty salon, man walking, mechanic, no parking, sidewalk, truck
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Looking NW at N side 14th Ave from Hunterdon St

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   apartment building, children, launderette, laundry, sidewalk
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Saint Stefana (Saint Stephen’s) Church. 1902. #221 Bruce St (Slovensky. Rim. Kat. Kostal) The fire hydrant is the only thing to have survived in both images.

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, fence, people standing, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon St from 13th Ave is now the campus of UMDNJ

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

Tagged   245, candy, child, coca cola sign, luncheonette, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Newton 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   billboard, corner store, newark lincoln mercury, post office mailbox, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Bruce St, #134-138, 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   empty lot, row of huses, rubble, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave 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   man standing, moving truck, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Bruce St from 13th Ave, #110-124, 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 trees, man standing, no parking, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking SE at S side 13th Ave from Newton St, #194-198 etc.

  By Myles Zhang April 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 SE at E side Hunterdon St from just S of 13th Ave, #130-136, Arnold’s Ice Cream at #136, 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   arnold's, children, garage, porch, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Morris Ave from corner 12th Ave 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   child, row of houses, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Bergen St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Fairmount, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   jofree cleaners, row of houses, sidewalk, speed limit 25, woman walking
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Looking SW at S side South Orange Ave from Bruce St

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

Tagged   billboard, chesterfield menthols, gas station, gulf, jancovius, rug cleaning, sidewalk, sunoco
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave, #277-257

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   dog, row of buildings, sidewalk, utility poles
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Looking NW at W S Hunterdon 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   man walking, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NW at W Side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Bruce St, #180-186 etc.

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

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street light
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Looking SE at E side Hunterdon St, #142-148 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   child, old fridges, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave, #201-191, 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   fire escape, people walking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Wallace St from 13th Ave, #86-90, 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   child, row of houses, sidewalk
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