Photo of the Day 3/31/18

This miniature library sits behind the Cedar Grove Public Library.

Photo of the Day 3/30/18

This photo shows the South Orange Fire Department's headquarters after dark.

Photo of the Day 3/29/18

This photo shows South Orange Avenue at the Maplewood/South Orange border after dark.

Photo of the Day 3/28/18

This photo shows the historic Canfield-Morgan House in Cedar Grove.

Photos of the Day 3/27/18

This hidden 20-room mansion on private Beverly Road in West Orange was once home to Newark "Jewish Mafia" boss Abner Zwillman, also known as "Longie." FBI files show that when another local mob boss, Richard Boiardo, whose Livingston estate was featured in yesterday's Photo of the Day, was incarcerated in the 1930s, "many members of the so-called Boiardo mob went over to the Zwillman mob. As a result of this, Al Capone reportedly came to Newark to straighten out the differences between Boiardo and Zwillman."

According to the New Jersey Jewish News, Zwillman died in the house in 1959 "under mysterious circumstances." Whether he took his own life or was murdered has long been debated.

Photos of the Day 3/26/18

These photos show the former mansion in Livingston of Richard Boiardo, best known as "Richie the Boot," as viewed from Beaufort Avenue and Twilight Court. Before passing away 34 years ago, Boiardo was one of Newark's best known mob bosses and was involved in Mayor Addonizio's corruption scandal. The property is among the largest in suburban Essex County and remains in the Boiardo family, according to NJ Parcels. The words "R. Boiardo Farm" and the address of the house are still inscribed into the front gates and several sculptures can be seen from the street.

Boiardo's family largely inspired The Sopranos, according to the New York Post and New Jersey Monthly. A prequel to the show, The Many Saints of Newark, will soon be released by David Chase.

Photo of the Day 3/25/18

This photo shows the gazebo at Essex County's new Cedar Grove Park.

Photo of the Day 3/24/18

This photo shows a gaslight in South Orange's Newstead neighborhood with traffic on South Orange Avenue down the hill in the background.

Photo of the Day 3/23/18

This photo shows the walkway to the Orange Reservoir and the Turtle Back Zoo at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange.

Photo of the Day 3/22/18

This photo shows a remnant of the former Army Cold War Nike missile base at Riker Hill Art Park in Livingston.