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Newark Changing
Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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  • Essays on urban decay
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    • Black and Blight
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NW corner Mercer & Broome looking W from SE corner

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   fire hydrant, Kaufman, loans, parked cars, Stores, street sign
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S side Montgomery looking W from NE corner Charlton is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont

Tagged   apartment building, brick road, corner store, parked cars, row of buildings, street sign, utility pole
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S side West Kinney looking E from NW corner Belmont

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   asphalt street, Krueger's, parking lot, street sign, traffic light
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W side Prince looking SW from NE corner Waverly

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Belmont

Tagged   parked cars, row of buildings, row of cars, street sign, tree, utility poles
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E side Charlton looking N from SW corner Morton is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 September 2022 Belmont

Tagged   asphalt street, parked cars, row of houses, street sign, utility pole
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E side High St looking NE from SW corner Summit Place is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 High Street, Rutgers University

Tagged   cars, meter parking, row of houses, street lamp, street sign
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W side High St looking SW from NE corner William, toward Mercer

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Belmont, High Street

Tagged   Finders, one way, spiked metal fence, street sign, traffic light
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W side High looking SW from SE corner 13th Ave, toward Stirling, is now the Essex County Courthouse.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 University Heights

Tagged   asphalt street, awning, car, street sign, three story building, tree, woman walking
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#47 Marshall St, N side, is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 August 2022 Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, Bob's, cars, garage, house, street sign
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Nevada St looking S from Marshall St

  By Myles Zhang May 1960 July 2022 Downtown

Tagged   asphalt street, building, Central Paper, fire escape, street parked cars, street sign, tree
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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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