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Puerto Rican Day Parade 1979
A long shot of marchers in Newark's Puerto Rican Day Parade.
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.
Broad Street view #1
Man with two horses riding south on Broad Street in Newark.
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…
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…
McCarter Highway and Edison Place 2001
McCarter Highway and Edison Place
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.
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-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…
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.
Ironbound Voices Title Page November 1990
Title page of the free Tri-Lingual Ironbound Voices, vol 13, No 7. November 1990
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.
Market Street view #1
The street is filled with trolleys, people, and horse wagons. Stores on the left include Ludwig Bauman & Company and Donald Dignified Credit. The trolley travels towards South Orange
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.
U.S Post Office on Broad Street
The old US post office was on Broad Street at the Morris Canal, it featured a tall tower with a clock. The canal went under Broad Street at this site.The Canal ceased operations in 1924, and it became Raymond Boulevard in 1932.
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.