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This book contains a collection of essays by students in the honors humanities seminar at New Jersey Institute of Technology on the history of Newark.

Newark is at a crossroads in its history. Like so many other former industrial cities, Newark spent the second half of the last century in economic decline, as business and residents left for the suburbs. The city’s woes were compounded by its own…

Map of Newark with insets for panoramic view of downtown Newark and map of the central shopping district. Accompanying descriptions describe the attractiveness of the city to outside investment and its proximity to port, airport, rail, and various…

The Newark Theatre opened in 1886 by H.C. Miner.

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…

Newark Public Schools and Districts Map

Exterior photo of the Newark Public Library.

The Newark public library was founded in 1889, in a building on West Park Street. It developed from the old Newark Library Association formed in1845. It occupied library hall with the post office, the NJ Art Union, the NJ Historical Society, the NJ…

The main branch of the Newark Public Library system, designed by the firm of Rankin and Kellogg.

Exterior photo of the main Newark post office building at 2 Federal Square.

The Newark Museum was designed by Jarvis Hunt and was opened in 1926. This building project was funded by Louis Bamberger, a museum Trustee.