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Market Street view #2
Taken from the direction of the Essex Country Courthouse, the streets are still cobblestoned to accommodate horses and wagons. The Trolleys are heading to South Orange, a delivery horse wagon on the right.
Newark Stories: Reverend Louise Scott-Rountree
Perched atop a hill on Martin Luther King Blvd in the heart of Newark’s central ward sits a soaring and powerful remnant of Newark’s rich history as an industrial giant, the famed Kruger-Scott Mansion.
The 26-room mansion, built in 1887 by German…
The 26-room mansion, built in 1887 by German…
Market Street view #3
A view looking east toward Broad Street, traffic clogs Market Street with two trolleys passing each other. The trolley on the left no.729 Trolly is labeled Kinney, the one to the right is heading towards Pennsylvania Railroad Station. The large white…
Ironbound Voices Title Page November 1990
Title page of the free Tri-Lingual Ironbound Voices, vol 13, No 7. November 1990
Map of Military Park historic district boundaries 2004
Historic aerial map of Military Park historic district boundaries. Created by the NJ State Historic Preservation Office. Park of the CFCNJIC map collection, published by the Newark Public Library.
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…
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.
Imprinted Decorative Crosswalk program 2003
A close-up of a crew working on a new crosswalk for the City of Newark's Imprinted Decorative Crosswalk Program. The new crosswalks will enhance the beauty of Newark's streets while adding to their safety for pedestrians and motorists alike.
McCarter Highway and Edison Place 2001
McCarter Highway and Edison Place
Military Park Light Rail Station re-naming 2004
Veterans of the Armed Forces and New Jersey Transit workers show off Military Park Station's new name on November 11, 2004. The Newark City Subway Station was re-named at a ceremony to avoid confusion with a Broad Street Station being built on its…
Mulberry Street Light Rail Station re-opening 2005
Joined by NJ Transit, county, and city dignitaries, Newark Mayor Sharpe James (in the hardhat) cuts the ribbon to ceremonially re-open Mulberry Street on January 4, 2005. After 18 months of construction beneath the closed street, the first rail…
Newark: the land and the vision 1666-1989 Poster
An exhibition at the Newark Public Library, October 16-December 31, 1989. Poster Design : George Gill. Adapted from original art by A. E. Foringer, 1916.
Broad Street view #1
Man with two horses riding south on Broad Street in Newark.
One Gateway Center proposed rendering 1971
Architectural rendering of proposed (and built) One Gateway Center, a 26-story building directly across the street from Penn Station.
Puerto Rican Day Parade 1979
A long shot of marchers in Newark's Puerto Rican Day Parade.
The Newark Redevelopment and Housing Authority 1974 annual report
Newark Housing Authority annual report
Panoramic view #3 of Newark, N.J.
A panorama of Newark in 1957 part of the Newark Public Library Picture Collection.
Housing Authority of the City of Newark (NHA) report October, 1951
Newark Housing Authority report
Parade on Broad Street 1953
A collection of images from a parade on Broad Street. Part of the Almon W. Johnston photographer Newark (N.J) Board of Education collection available at the Newark Public Library
Panoramic view #4 of Newark, N.J.
View of Newark 1953
(Berge) W side Broad bet Lackawanna Pl & DL&W RR
hickman packing co, billboards, awning, foster, bar, liquor store, coffee shoppe, row of businesses
(Berge) W side Broad looking NW from NE cor Green looking to William
bar, hickory fireplace, pet mart, benmar, powers, zenith, billboard, hebrew national, row of businesses
(Berge) W side Broad looking NW from SE cor Lafayette toward Branford
simon ackerman, corner store, abelsons, vim, canadian fur, bus stop, row of businesses
(Berge) W side Broad looking SW from NE corner Green looking toward Hill
london luggage, bar, rialto, jewelery store, variety store, toyland, row of businesses