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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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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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Looking SW at W Side Hunterdon St from 15th Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, diet-rite cola, jordan baris, post office mailbox, sidewalk
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#217 South Orange Ave, NE corner Hunterdon 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   big house, fire escape, men walking, sidewalk
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SE at E side Morris Ave set back, #182-184-188

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

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Tagged   awning, bare trees, house, porch, sidewalk
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SE at S side 13th Ave from Wallace St

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

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Tagged   74, body and fender work, j.h auto sales, sidewalk
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Looking SE at SE corner Hunterdon St & 13th Ave & E side Hunterdon 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   atlas tires, children, fisk, flat tires fixed, j & s, parking in rear, sidewalk, tire service, truck
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Looking SE at E side Wallace St from 12th Ave

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

Tagged   no parking, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at S side 13th Ave from Rutgers St, #168-172 etc. Plaza Tavern #47 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   andrew's, liquor store, plaza bar, sidewalk, woman walking
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SE at S side 13th Ave from Bruce St, #210-214

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

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Tagged   corner store, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side Bruce 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   garage, people standing, row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans
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Looking NE at N side 13th Ave from SW corner Newton 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   corner store, dog, men waking, nehi, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SE at E side Morris Ave from 13th Ave, #210-214 etc.

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

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Tagged   fence, fire escape, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side 13th Ave from Bruce 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   nate's, people standing, pepsi sign, row of businesses, sidewalk, variety store
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Looking NE at E side Morris Ave, #212-220 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   children, no parking, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking SE at S side South Orange Ave from Morris Ave, #200 Ronson Building

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

Tagged   gas station, gulf, jancovius, rug cleaning, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave from 13th Ave is now near this location 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, children, man walking, sidewalk, snack shop
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Looking NW at W side Bergen St, #303-299

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

Tagged   bontempo, children, dunlap, flying service, sidewalk
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Looking NE at N side 13th Ave from Bruce St

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

Tagged   abandoned bar, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking NE at E side Morris Ave, #204-208, at SE corner 13th Ave

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

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Tagged   american carburetor, fence, men sitting, sidewalk
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SW at W Side Bruce St from 13th Ave

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

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Tagged   green hammer, metal products, office, sidewalk, sparrow aluminum
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Looking SE at S side 12th Ave from Bruce, #40-46, 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   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Essex County Adult Technical School, formerly Telephone Building, #222 Morris Ave

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   children, school, sidewalk, telephone company
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Contemporary photo not available: Looking SW at S side 13th Ave from Newton St, #200-204 etc.

  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 houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NE at N side South Orange Ave from corner of Morris 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   barbershop, canada dry sign, children, cleaners, hardy's, leo food market, little's, man walking, one way, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #277-257

  By Myles Zhang April 1967 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, trash cans, utility poles
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Looking NE at E side Hunterdon, #106-108, 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, building, garage, sidewalk
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Looking NE at E side 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   billboard, corner store, man standing, nehi, pepsi sign, sidewalk
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Looking SW at W side Morris Ave from 13th Ave 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, row of buildings, sidewalk
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Looking NW at W side Morris Ave, #231-223, 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   commercial building, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Contemporary photo not available: E side Newton St, Nurse’s Home, Newark Gardens Convalescent Home

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

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Tagged   newark convalescent home, parking lot, sidewalk, woman walking
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Looking SW at W side Hunterdon St from South Orange Ave, #189-181

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

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking NW at N side Sussex Ave from South 14th & South 15th St, #34-32-28 1/2-driveway-24-22-20

  By Myles Zhang October 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked car
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Looking NW at N side Sussex Ave from near South 14th, #20-18, is now this location on I-280.

  By Myles Zhang October 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Interstate 280, Roseville

Tagged   sidewalk, tate and co, wooden fence
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NW corner Central Ave & Burnet Saint Michael’s Hospital

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Central Avenue, Downtown, James Street Commons, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   brick fence, church, hospital, quiet hospital zone, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Columbia from Hamilton, #6-8-10 etc.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, william snell
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Looking NW at W side North 6th St from SE corner Park Ave

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Upper Roseville

Tagged   awning, corner store, food market, man walking, one way, sidewalk
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Church on SW corner Ferry & McWhorter has lost its tower

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Ironbound, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   church, cross, sidewalk
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Looking SE at E side Liberty from Lafayette

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Downtown, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   commercial building, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW from NW corner Court & Broome over super block cleared of all houses. In distance, W side Prince St between Morton on left & Court on right.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, krueger, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SE at E side Liberty from Hamilton, #2, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, commercial building, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at S side 2nd Ave West from North 5th St, #268-272

  By Myles Zhang June 1964 April 2026 Street Scenes of Partial Demolition, Upper Roseville

Tagged   bare trees, one way, porch, row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars
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Looking SW at W side South 6th St just S of Central Ave, #11-9, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang January 1964 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   bare trees, brick road, row of buildings, sidewalk, sstreet parked cars
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Looking NE at 254 Elizabeth Ave

  By Myles Zhang June 1963 April 2026 Clinton Hill, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   GE, general electric, hotpoint, sidewalk, used cars
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Looking W at Branch Brook Park, Clifton Ave & 7th Ave

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Branch Brook Park, Lower Broadway, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   branch brook park, fence, sidewalk
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Looking NW at N side New St, #301-287

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 August 2022 University Heights

Tagged   picket fence, row at houses, sidewalk
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Looking SW at SW corner Norfolk St & Sussex Ave, Parish House, #59 Norfolk

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   parish house, sidewalk, street parked cars, traffic light
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Looking NE at Branch Brook Park, Dry Field, Stone Wall, Opposite Colonnade on Clifton Ave

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Branch Brook Park, Lower Broadway, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   branch brook park, brick wall, fence, sidewalk
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#10-12 Green St, Edel Lab on left

  By Myles Zhang March 1963 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   awning, multi level building, sidewalk
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S side Hartford St looking SW from NE corner Morris Ave

  By Myles Zhang June 1962 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged   man walking, sidewalk, triangle welding
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