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A preliminary report on a major street plan for Newark, New Jersey 1945
Newark Central Planning Board report
A Trolley Electric Vehicle
Slide showing ""The Trolley Electric Vehicle”". Year unknown, estimated as early 20th century, noted in Newark public Library as 1946.
Aerial photograph of North and Central Wards 1950
Aerial photograph of Newark Central and North Wards, documenting the area between South Orange Avenue to south and Park Avenue to north; Branch Brook Park to east and Fairmount Cemetery to west. Map predates the 1957 construction of Route 280. A…
Aerial view of Downtown Newark 1949
Aerial photograph of most of Downtown Newark with the future path of Route 280 indicated with bright red line. This map was created in preparation for the construction of this highway and the demolition of homes and businesses that impeded its path.
Backward Glances in Newark from 1946 to 1900s
Poster labeled ""Backward Glances in Newark"" showing old photos and methods of transportation in Newark.
Broad & Clinton Streets 1916 vs 2016
Newark in 1916 versus Newark in 2016. New Image copyright Myles Zhang 2016, older image from Newark Public Library.
Broad Street and Park Place
Military Park bordered by Broad Street and Park Place. Automobiles are replacing carriages and wagons. The number of pedestrians and Trolly cars are arriving in Newark more frequently to visit stores. Nearly every store has an awning sheltering parts…
Broad Street near New Street
Trolleys travel along the street, a horse and wagon travel along side them. The Hahne department store is to the left, Trinity Episcopal church on the right.
Broad Street view #1
Man with two horses riding south on Broad Street in Newark.
Broad Street view #2
Broad St looking n from First Baptist Peddie Mem. Church. Lauter Pianos, people standing, fire hydrant, taxi, vincove, restaurant, liquor store, traffic light.
Broad Street view #3
Broad St looking S from First Baptist Peddie Mem. Church. Gray's, sidewalk, S Klein, Weiss, Hahne & Co, street parked cars, Prudential
Broad-Market Street Newsstand Demolition in 2006
A grappler attacks the roof of the shuttered newsstand/bus stop at the northeast corner of Broad and Market Streets on June 26, 2006. The destruction of the newsstand was the opening move in the city's project to reconstruct Market Street and the…
Central Avenue between Broad and Washington streets
Slide showing a 1902 ""Jigger"" trolley that ran on Central Avenue between Broad and Washington Streets.
Central Railroad Station Interior 1951
A photo of the interior of the Central Railroad terminal on Broad Street in Newark.
City Hall on Broad Street
The Beaux Art city hall was designed by John H. And Wilson Ely and built of granite and marble. Began in 1903, completed 1906.
City Subway at Orange Street
City Subway looking S from Orange St, no admittance, railroad tracks, factory
Construction report, Newark Housing Authority
1956
Newark Housing Authority report featuring the newest project, Columbus Homes
East-West Freeway & Route 25A Extension
Map covers area of Central and west Wards betwen New & Lock Street to Oraton Parkway in east Orange - plans to demolish parts of Branch Brook Park for freeway construction.
Essex County Courthouse on Market Street 1800s
Photo of old courthouse with horses and carriages. Year unknown. Filed in the Newark Public Library under 1846 Navy Slides.
Essex County Courthouse on Market Street 1837
In 1837, Philadelphia architect John Haviland designed this Egyptian style building to house the governments of both Essex County and the City of Newark. A decade later, the city government moved from building to building until present city hall was…
Essex County Courthouse on Market Street 1907
Well known architect Cass Gilbert designed the 1907 Essex County Courthouse, which is still being used. The Courthouse was built behind the 1837 building, set on a hill just below high street, it rises above market street, Its main doorway is reached…
First Presbyterian Church 1941
Exterior photo of Old First Presbyterian Church.
Hall of Record (1941)
Exterior photo of Essex County Hall of Records.
Harland Bartholomew Master Plan of Newark (1944)
Initial proposal for Newark Gateway Project - bounded by Penn Station to east, Raymond Boulevard to north, and McCarter Highway to west.
Horse-drawn carriage on Broad Street
Engine steamer horse-drawn carriages racing down Broad Street to a fire. The L.S Plaut & Company department store are on the left, Military part on the right. Note the amount of pedestrians simply walking across the street and how few wheeled…