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Newark Changing

Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today

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Tag: sidewalk

W side Broome looking N from SE corner Court

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged Clothes sign, liquor store, parked cars, sidewalk, store front, utility poles

W side Boston looking S from NE corner 13th Ave

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, University Heights

Tagged children, parked cars, row of buildings, sidewalk, tree, utility poles

Row house, #409 West Market (2nd from corner Fairmount)

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount, Market Street

Tagged asphalt street, multi level house, sidewalk, store front

W side Prince looking S from SE corner South Orange Ave

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings, South Orange Avenue

Tagged asphalt street, fire escape, parked cars, row of buildings, sidewalk, trucks, utility pole

#6-20 Longworth St, N side, from #31, looking E

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged fire hydrant, parked cars, row of houses, sidewalk, trees

N side Marshall looking N from SW corner Broad at corner building

By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged corner store, fire escape, Formula B-7 sign, Gulf sign, parked cars, S&H green stamps, sidewalk

Hillock on SW corner First & New St

By Myles Zhang June 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged abandonded lot, clothesline, parked car, sidewalk

W side Broad St looking SW from SE corner Clay

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Lower Broadway, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged bus stop, fire hydrant, post office mailbox, sidewalk, street parked cars

W side Broad St looking W from SE corner Clay

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Broad Street, Lower Broadway, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged bus stop, fire hydrant, man walking, post office mailbox, sidewalk

Brownstone outcrop N side Branford Place near Springfield, looking NW

By Myles Zhang March 1959 April 2026 Downtown, Springfield Avenue, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged circus billboard, empty lot, manhole cover, sidewalk, street parked car

*Jehovah’s Witness Church, W side Morris Ave S of Cabinet is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged church, sidewalk

*#103 1/2 South 12th St, home Father Washington, 1 of 4 Chaplains

By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Fairmount, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged bare trees, row of houses, sidewalk

*#180 Roseville Ave, old frame house

By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Preserved Buildings, Roseville

Tagged bare trees, house, mansion, sidewalk

*W side Morris Ave looking NW from SE corner Cabinet is now the campus of UMDNJ.

By Myles Zhang February 1959 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, University Heights

Tagged bare tree, row houses, row of building, sidewalk, street parked cars

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All photos were manually referenced to their contemporary locations. Contemporary street views correspond to camera angles of former photos, even though address naming conventions and house numbers may have changed.
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