Sunday, March 31, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/31/19


These may no longer be a First National Bank in the Brick Church section of East Orange but this sign remains.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/30/19


This photo shows South Orange's Tuxedo Park neighborhood.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/29/19


Mount Vernon Place in Ivy Hill, Newark contains a small business district.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/28/19


Home to the American Wear company, Centerway in East Orange's Ampere neighborhood remains industrial and residential.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/27/19


These homes in East Orange overlook Watsessing Park.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/26/19


Midtown Manhattan, including the New Yorker Hotel and the Chrysler Building, can be seen from the First Watchung Mountain in Montclair.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/25/19


Originally known as the Broad Street Station, the Military Park Station is one of the Newark Light Rail's four underground stops.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/24/19


This photo shows a view of Jersey City and Brooklyn from Newark's Central Ward.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/23/19


A 72-unit apartment building called Vesey Street Commons was proposed a few years ago for this property in the East Ward of Newark.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/22/19


Downtown Newark's Kislak Building is being converted into apartments and stores by a developer from Louisiana.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/21/19


Many Essex County streets, such as this suburban one in Upper Montclair, overlook the Midtown Manhattan skyline.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/20/19


The suburban Presidential Heights neighborhood, also known as Presidential Estates, is home to some of the largest houses in East Orange.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/19/19


The old Westinghouse site by the Watsessing Avenue Station in Bloomfield has been the site of an environmental cleanup, but could possibly be redeveloped in the years ahead.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/18/19


This East Orange building is home to both the Jersey Explorer Children's Museum and the Franklin Branch of the East Orange Public Library.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/17/19


The West Caldwell Community Garden will likely look far different in the coming weeks.

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/16/19


This photo shows the Post Office in Essex Fells, the smallest municipality in Essex County.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/15/19


This photo shows traffic on Route 21 passing by the old Seton Leather complex in Newark's North Ward.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/14/19


This photo shows the New Jersey Transit Morris & Essex train tracks in South Orange.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/13/19


Now a church, this building on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Newark once contained the local YM-YWHA (Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association).

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/12/19


The La Vid Verdadera at the New Ark Cathedral, originally known as the Clinton Avenue Reformed Church, towers over Lincoln Park in Newark's Central Ward.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/11/19


After sitting empty for decades, the old Murphy Varnish complex in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood has been converted into lofts.

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/10/19


This photo shows the Watsessing Avenue Station on New Jersey Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line in Bloomfield.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/9/19


Home to studios used by local artists, Manufacturers Village in East Orange is among the most unique communities of its kind in Essex County. The complex was once home to a predecessor of Johnson & Johnson.

Friday, March 8, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/8/19


Ivy Hill Park in Newark's West Ward is situated alongside the campus of Seton Hall University.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/7/19


This photo shows Broughton Avenue in Bloomfield at sunset.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/6/19


Massive pre-war apartment buildings like this one on Prospect Street can still be found throughout East Orange.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/5/19


This photo shows South Orange Avenue at the border of the Township of South Orange Village and the City of Newark.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/4/19


Although the medical center itself is long gone, these gates remain standing outside the site of the Newark City Hospital's Convalescent Branch on Irvington Avenue in the West Ward. Located in the shadow of the Ivy Hill Park Apartments, the privately owned property remains wooded and vacant.

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/3/19


Like most outer suburban Essex County communities, Essex Fells has a volunteer fire department.

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/2/19


A pattern of trees can be found at the entrance to Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills.

Friday, March 1, 2019

Photo of the Day 3/1/19



This photo shows the Essex County Courthouse along with Market Street in Newark.