McCrorys


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McCrorys

Description

Constructed in 1892 to house the William V. Snyder Company Dry Goods Store, the building was converted to McCrory's five and dime department store in the 1940s. McCrory's modernized the structure’s facade to the Art Moderne style as well as installing a Newark subway platform for direct service to the store. The store closed in the 1970s

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697-703 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102

State

demolished

Bibliography

Jacobs, Andfew. "Paths of Transit: Once Forgotten, Bound for Duty; Sealed Tunnels Unearthed For Rail System in Newark." New York Times. N.p., 18 Oct. 2000. Web.

Web Resources

http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/cedarst.html

http://newarkmemories.com/memories/765.php

http://www.thecanteen.com/subway01.html

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