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Mapping neighborhood demolition: 1950s to today
 
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    • University Heights
    • Black and Blight
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W side Orchard looking SW from SE corner East Kinney

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   fire escape, man walking, street parked cars, utility pole, William Dixon brushes
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N side Camp looking W from SE corner Orchard

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   multi level building, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Tichenor looking NW from SE corner Orchard

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Camp looking W from #374 Mulberry

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park

Tagged   bare tree, brick road, row of buildings, street light, utility pole
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Tichenor Lane looking N from McCarter Highway

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Lincoln Park, McCarter Highway

Tagged   billboard, brick road, Essex welding, esso, fire hydrant, street light, utility pole
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N side Poinier looking NW from SE corner Broad

  By Myles Zhang April 1961 April 2026 Broad Street, Demolished Buildings, South Broad Street

Tagged   auto shop, billboard, brakes, Branford, street light, traffic light, utility pole
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E side Hoyt St looking N from NW corner Warren St is now the campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Prince St looking SE from #11

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Street Scenes of Partial Demolition

Tagged   hardware store, Newark Specialty, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole, Weinstein Co
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E side Colden St looking N from Morris Canal is the now campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   bushes, row of houses, sidewalk, tree, utility pole
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E side Colden St looking S from NW corner Academy St is now the campus of Essex County College.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Essex County College, University Heights

Tagged   corner house, no left turn, street parked car, traffic light, utility pole
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E side Prince St looking SE from SW corner South Orange Ave

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

Tagged   row of houses, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Warren St looking E from SW corner Colden St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   7up, coca cola sign, man walking, pepsi sign, 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 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, 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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E side Summit St looking N from SW corner Academy St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   multi level building, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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NE side Bleeker St & Summit St from SW corner is now the campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   fire hydrant, multi level building, sidewalk, tow truck, utility pole
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N side Bleeker looking E from SW corner Summit St is the now campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, James Street Commons, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, multi level building, utility pole
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E side Prince St looking SE from #27

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Miller, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Summit St looking S from NW corner Warren St is now the campus of the Newark College of Engineering

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   brick road, man walking, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole
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#25-23-21 Orleans St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   fire escape, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Arch St looking N from #18 is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   sidewalk, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Warren looking SE from NW corner Colden is the now campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   coca cola sign, corner store, parking, phonebooth, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Warren looking SW from NW corner High is now the campus of the Newark College of Engineering.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Newark College of Engineering, University Heights

Tagged   convertible, sidewalk, street parked cars, trash cans, utility pole
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S side Bleeker looking W from #79, halfway between Plane & High is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side New St looking W from opposite Arch St is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, Rutgers University

Tagged   man walking, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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S side Bleeker looking E from NW corner Plane is now the campus of Rutgers University.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Demolished Buildings, Downtown, James Street Commons, Rutgers University

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, no parking, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Mercer St looking E from SW corner Broome is now a parking lot.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street light, truck, utility pole
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E side Broome St looking N from SW corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   corner store, fire escape, Roger's, utility pole
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W side West St looking N from SE corner Mercer

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   boy with cart, fire escape, street light, street parked cars, utility pole
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N side Morton St looking E from SW corner West

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tower of St. John’s Ukrainian Church is in distance.

Tagged   bar, coca cola sign, corner store, quality foods, sidewalk, trees, utility pole
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned store, corner store, row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light, utility pole
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N side West Kinney looking E from SW corner Broome

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   billboard, fire escape, Irvine Turner, street parked car, utility pole
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E side Broome St looking N from SW corner of Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, row of buildings, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side West St looking N from SW corner Morton St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty lot, empty stores, expert, utility pole
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N side Morton looking E from Howard

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   lot, row of houses, sidewalk, street light, tree, utility pole
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N side Court looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, H.R cleaners, row of houses, utility pole
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E side Quitman looking N from SW corner Clinton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire hydrant, sidewalk, store front, street parked car, utility pole
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E side Howard looking N from Morton

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   lot, street parked car, utility pole
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N side Court St looking E from SW corner of Howard St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   empty store, plumbing supplies, row of houses, utility pole
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E side West St looking N from SW corner College Place

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   Abandoned Buildings, cross, utility pole
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W side Prince St looking N halfway between Spruce & Montgomery

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole, wire fence
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N side Mercer St looking E from SW corner West St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   handy dandy food store, people standing, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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W Side West St looking N from opposite Clayton is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   fire escape, row of buildings, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side West St looking N from SW corner West Kinney

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned store, corner store, row of buildings, street parked cars, traffic light, utility pole
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N side Court looking E From opposite Lincoln St

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   church, fence, street parked cars, tree, utility pole
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E side Monmouth looking N from SW corner Waverly is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   man walking, Pantex, post office mailbox, row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Quitman looking NW from Clinton Ave

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, street parked cars, utility pole
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E side Howard St looking N from SW corner of Court

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   building, empty lot, fire hydrant, sidewalk, tree, utility pole
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W side Prince St looking N from SE corner Montgomery

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   brick road, fire escape, man walking, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side College Place looking W #6 is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   row of houses, sidewalk, street parked cars, utility pole
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W side Howard looking S from Mercer is now the middle of this super block.

  By Myles Zhang July 1960 April 2026 Belmont, Demolished Buildings

Tagged   abandoned building, empty lot, Howard Baths, street parked car, utility pole
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