Essex County Place

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Photo of the Day 5/31/17

This photo shows School #10 in Belleville.

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter (@PlaceNJ) and like us on Facebook (Essex County Place).

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Small Mixed-Use Development Planned Near South Orange Train Station

South Orange, New Jersey: Another mixed-use building could be constructed near the South Orange Train Station.

The latest development proposal in the village calls for a four-story building to be constructed at 14 Second Street, between Sloan Street and Valley Street. According to South Orange Planning Board records, The Y Group, LLC, of Hoboken, is seeking Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval, and plans for the building to contain eight residential units and 557 square feet of retail space. 13 parking spaces would be provided.

The property, located next to a Wells Fargo branch just a few yards away from the stairwells to the train station platforms, is currently vacant, with the exception of a small garage. A house built in 1852 was previously located on the premises, but it was demolished in recent years. The Y Group acquired the site for $250,000 in 2012, according to NJ Parcels data.

The South Orange Planning Board will hear the application for completeness during is meeting on Monday, June 5th at 7:30pm at the South Orange Performing Arts Center.

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter (@PlaceNJ) and like us on Facebook (Essex County Place).

Photo of the Day 5/30/17

This photo shows a vacant part of St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark that dates to 1888. It is slated to be converted into a school, art space, and nonprofit space.

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter (@PlaceNJ) and like us on Facebook (Essex County Place).

Monday, May 29, 2017

91 Years of 'Wars of America' Sculpture in Downtown Newark

Newark, New Jersey: Located at the southern gateway to Military Park in Downtown Newark is the ‘Wars of America’ memorial by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of the ‘Seated Lincoln’ memorial at the Essex County Courthouse as well as the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Wars of America, which features two horses and 42 soldiers, “was one of the last great public projects completed before the Great Depression of 1929,” according to the Newark Public Library, and “is dedicated to the soldiers, sailors and marines of four American wars: the Revolution, Civil, Spanish-American and the Great War.”

The sculpture, the creation of which was funded by Newark furniture store owner Amos H. Van Horn, was dedicated during a ceremony attracting 14,000 Newarkers on Memorial Day of 1926, according to the library. A National Park Service (NPS) form by Zakalak Associates states that “the citizens of Newark had waited many years beyond the promised completion date, but they all agreed that the statute made the waiting worthwhile.”

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter (@PlaceNJ) and like us on Facebook (Essex County Place).

Photo of the Day 5/29/17

This photo shows the One Theater Square development rising across from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter (@PlaceNJ) and like us on Facebook (Essex County Place).

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Photo of the Day 5/28/17

This photo shows the headquarters of the South Orange Fire Department.

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter @PlaceNJ and like us on Facebook at Essex County Place.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Photo of the Day 5/27/17

This sign on Heller Parkway greets visitors to Newark's Forest Hill neighborhood.

For additional stories and live local news, follow us on Twitter @PlaceNJ and like us on Facebook at Essex County Place.