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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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E side Burnet looking N from NW corner Central Ave is now the site of Saint Michael’s Hospital

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Central Avenue, Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons

Tagged   coca cola sign, row of houses, street parked cars, trees
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S side Baldwin, #22-30, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   brick road, row of houses, street parked cars, utiltiy pole
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W side South 10th St just N of 9th Ave looking NW from SE corner. Demolished soon after for parking lot Presbyterian Hospital

  By Myles Zhang June 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Fairmount

Tagged   asphalt street, fire hydrant, row of houses, street parked cars, tree
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W side Quitman looking S from NE corner Montgomery

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, row of buildings, street parked cars, trees
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E side Bedford looking N from Springfield Ave

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

Tagged   fire hydrant, frigidaire, man walking, S. Bernstein, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side West Kinney looking W from West Kinney & Sayre

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   coca cola sign, man standing, pepsi sign, street parked cars, traffic light, tree, utility pole
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W side Boston looking S from NE corner Hampden is now in the middle of Society Hill

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


Tagged   brick road, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Montgomery looking W from NE corner Quitman

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphlat street, fire hydrant, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility poles
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N side Clayton looking E from SE corner Broome no longer exists as a street and is now the middle of a parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole, wire fence
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W side Boston looking N from SE corner Hampden

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

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars, tree
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N side Milton looking E from SE corner Boston is now the middle of this super block.

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

Tagged   old houses, street parked cars, trees, utility pole
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N side Clayton looking E from SW corner Barclay is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, fire escape, fire hydrant, street light, street parked cars
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W side Bedford looking N from Springfield Ave

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

Tagged   appliance store, brick road, fire escape, street parked cars, utility pole
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Public School, W side Quitman looking S from NE corner Spruce

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   building, school, street parked cars, traffic light, tree, utility pole
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W side Clayton St looking S from NE corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, fire hydrant, street parked cars, tree
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N side Hampden looking E from SE corner Boston is now the middle of this super block.

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

Tagged   asphalt street, road of houses, street parked cars, tree
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W side Quitman St looking S from NE corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of houses, street parked cars, trees, utility poles
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W side Monmouth looking S from NE corner Montgomery is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of buildings, street parked cars, trees
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W side West St looking S from NE corner West Kinney is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Hi-spots, liquor store, people walking, street parked cars, traffic light, utility poles
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S side West Kinney from opposite Quitman St looking W

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, parking sign, row of cars, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Spruce looking W from NE corner Quitman

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   bushes, row of houses, street parked cars, traffic light, tree
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W side Somerset looking S from NE corner Waverly

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fight cancer sign, fire hydrant, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Prince looking N from SE corner Springfield

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

Tagged   man walking, people walking, row of businesses, street parked cars
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W side Boston looking N from Milton St

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

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Waverly Ave looking W from NE corner Somerset St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, liquor store, row of buildings, street parked cars
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S side Springfield looking W from Sayre St

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

Tagged   fire escape, Kitchen cabinet signs, S. Bernstein, street light, street parked cars
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W side Sayre looking N from West Kinney & Sayre

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, one way, speed sign, street parked cars, traffic light, truck, utility pole
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W side BOSTON looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave is now the middle of this superblock.*

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

*Originally mislabeled as W side PRINCE looking N from SE corner South Orange Ave
(Prince merges onto Boston at South Orange Ave)

Tagged   American Fish Co, fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars
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W side Monmouth from S from NE corner Spruce no longer exists as a street and is now the middle of this housing project.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   friedman's liquor store, man walking, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Montgomery looking S from NE corner West St is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   esso, Johnnie's bar and grill, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole, woman walking
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W side Monmouth looking S from NE corner Waverly is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, for rent sign, row of buildings, street parked cars
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W side Livingston looking N from #36

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   no parking sign, street parked cars, tree, utility pole, warehouse
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Willing Workers Rescue Mission, #21 Prince

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, rescue mission, street parked cars
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S side Spruce looking W from NE corner Monmouth

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, friedman's liquor store, man walking, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side West Kinney looking E from opposite Morris Ave

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of cars, row of houses, street light, street parked cars, trash cans, utility pole
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S side West Kinney looking W from NE corner West St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   asphalt street, row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light
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#562 High St, Dr. Edwin Seidman House, is now Arts High School

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

Tagged   asphalt street, house with chimney, school, street parked cars, three story house, trees
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N side Court looking NW at corner Arlington from SE corner Coe’s Place

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, row of houses, street light, street parked cars, up hill
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E side High St looking SE from SW corner Mercer, #562-570

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

Tagged   asphalt street, phone booth, row of houses, street parked cars
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#694-696 High St, E side

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 High Street, Lincoln Park, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   bushes, house front, street lamp, street parked cars, trees
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N side Court looking NE at corner Arlington from SW corner Coe’s Place

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Downtown, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   apartment building, road verge, street light, street parked cars, trees
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E side High St looking SE from #563 High just S of Mercer

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

Tagged   bay window, cars, chimney, row of houses, street parked cars, tree
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Nevada St looking S from Marshall St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, building, Central Paper, fire escape, street parked cars, street sign, tree
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#584 High St. Cornerstone Baptist Church. Alpha Lodge F & AM Old Fellow’s Temple.

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

Tagged   baptist church, church, metal fence, street parked cars, tree
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N side Marshall looking E from SW corner Halsey toward Broad is now the middle of a parking lot

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

Tagged   brick building, corner store, fire hydrant, Ivanhoe's van, one way, sealtest ice cream, street parked cars, street sign
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N side Court looking NE at corner Shipman from opposite side of Court St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   Angelo's, auto shop, Hoyt's sign, row of cars, street parked cars, tree
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#698-700 High St, E side

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 April 2026 Belmont, High Street, Lincoln Park, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   asphalt street, brick house, bushes, house with balcony, street parked cars, trees
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E side Washington looking NE to Court from SW corner Marshall. First Precinct Police Station in center.

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, police, row of buildings, street parked cars
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E side Washington looking NE to Bleeker from SW corner New

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Downtown, James Street Commons, Preserved Buildings

Tagged   Allison System, manhole cover, Odell's, One way sign, street light, street parked cars, traffic light
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Old house 410 Washington St looking SE from Marshall was demolished for urban renewal towers.

  By Myles Zhang February 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, bar, manhole cover, street parked cars
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