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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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W side Mulberry St looking SW from NE corner Mulberry Place is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   fire escape, Fischer Baking van, hardware van, manhole cover, street light, street parked cars
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N side Poinier looking NW from SE corner Broad

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, South Broad Street

Tagged   auto shop, billboard, brakes, Branford, street light, traffic light, utility pole
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W side Broad looking NW from SE corner Emmet

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, South Broad Street

Tagged   army and navy sore, billboard, corner store, Emmett, fire escape, grocery store, philadelphia, street light, street parked cars
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W side Broad looking SW from #1130 Broad, opposite Gillette Place

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

Tagged   row of houses, street light, street parked cars, typewriters
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W side Broad looking NW from SE corner South St

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

Tagged   bar, billboard, esso, garage, gas station, man walking, street light
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W side Broad looking SW from NE corner Emmet

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 August 2022 Broad Street, South Broad Street

Tagged   cars, fire escape, Royal tire and supply, street light
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Junction Sussex Ave & Hoyt St looking SE from Sussex

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 May 2022 University Heights

Tagged   corner store, row of buildings, street light, street parked cars
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E side Prince St looking SE from SW corner South Orange Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 August 2022 Belmont, South Orange Avenue

Tagged   row of houses, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Summit St looking N from SW corner Warren St is now the campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 July 2022 Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   bodega, child, corner store, fire escape, men walking, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Sussex Ave looking SE from NE corner Colden St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 July 2022 James Street Commons, University Heights

Tagged   esso, motorola, sidewalk, street light
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