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 464 High Street932 viewsWilliam Rankin Residence (1830)
From "Old South High Street":
Among the first houses built on High Street (MLKJr Blvd) were those of the Longworth family, at Spruce & High Streets and that of the Rankin family at "Hill Park". The Rankin home was purchased and occupied by Edward Rankin in 1833. It stood back of the old Court House and the property ran from High Street on the east to Boston Street on the west. The stately old mansion stood back 500 feet from High Street and was approached by a driveway, shaded by horse chestnut trees. The balance of this estate, some hundreds of acres, was cared for and cultivated like an English gentleman's estate, and in the charge of a Scotchman named Lee.
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 Northwest Corner959 viewsPhoto from "Newark & It's Leading Businessmen 1891"
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 550 High Street1086 viewsArts High School
2002/2003
Photo from Jule Spohn
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 High Street972 viewsPhoto from "Newark & It's Leading Businessmen 1891"
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 781 viewsPostcard
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 683-667 High Street994 viewsPhoto from the NPL
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 Northwest Corner876 viewsPhoto from "Newark & It's Leading Businessmen 1891"
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 High & Spruce Streets889 viewsFrom "Old South High Street" 1929

In winter this street was a carnival place. There was little traffic on the cross streets and the pavement was smooth. A little ice and snow made good sleigh-riding, and the owners of fine horses came here to race them with other owners, and they did so from Mercer Street on the north to beyond Spruce Street, and walked the horses slowly back on the east side. The sidewalks were lined with people as on a circus parade day.

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This is a drawing of the corner of High & Spruce Streets with the Albright Mansion in the background.

Last additions - High Street (Martin Luther King Blvd.)
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 600 High Street791 viewsNewark Star 1908Oct 12, 2024
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 233 High Street Fire Page 01567 viewsNewark StarOct 10, 2024
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 233 High Street Fire Page 02547 viewsNewark StarOct 10, 2024
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 448 High Street577 viewsNewark Star 1909Oct 04, 2024
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 Between Warren Street & the Inclined Plane629 viewsAug 18, 2024
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 218 High Street591 viewsImage from Alberto ValdesAug 14, 2024
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 Sleighing Carnival545 viewsFebruary 7, 1886
Newark Sunday CallJul 12, 2024
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 674 High Street737 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 15, 2022