Newark, NJ

Newark on When It Was is 9 addresses and the 15 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1858. 2 are still open today; 13 are gone, and 5 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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L. Bamberger & Co. Department Store

114 Market Street · 1892–1992 · 3 businesses here

Hotel Riviera

169 Clinton Avenue · 1922–present

Military Park Hotel (Newark Athletic Club)

16 Park Place · 1923–1993

Newark Symphony Hall (The Mosque Theatre)

1020 Broad Street · 1925–present · 2 businesses here

Club Zanzibar

430 Broad Street · 1979–1995 · 3 businesses here

Adams Theatre

11 Branford Place · 1912–1986 · 2 businesses here

Newark, decade by decade

• 1850s
  2 opened — Hahne & Company Department Store, Gottfried Krueger Brewing CompanySee the map in 1855 →
• 1880s
  1 opened — Newark Paramount TheatreSee the map in 1885 →
• 1890s
  1 opened — L. Bamberger & Co. Department StoreSee the map in 1895 →
• 1910s
  2 opened — RKO Proctor's Palace Theatre, Adams TheatreSee the map in 1915 →
• 1920s
  6 opened — Newark Symphony Hall (The Mosque Theatre), Kresge-Newark Department Store, Hotel Riviera, Branford Theatre, and 2 moreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1930s
  2 opened — Essex House Hotel, Weequahic DinerSee the map in 1935 →
• 1970s
  1 opened — Club ZanzibarSee the map in 1975 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Theater (5)

Newark Symphony Hall (The Mosque Theatre) · Newark Paramount Theatre · RKO Proctor's Palace Theatre · Adams Theatre · Branford Theatre

Hotel (3)

Essex House Hotel · Hotel Riviera · Military Park Hotel (Newark Athletic Club)

Department Store (3)

Hahne & Company Department Store · Kresge-Newark Department Store · L. Bamberger & Co. Department Store

Nightclub (1)

Club Zanzibar

Restaurant (1)

Weequahic Diner

Brewery (1)

Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company

Stadium (1)

Ruppert Stadium

Every place in Newark (9)

• Adams Theatre 11 Branford Place · 1912–1986 · 2 businesses
• Club Zanzibar 430 Broad Street · 1979–1995 · 3 businesses
• Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company 200 Orange Street · 1858–1961
• Hotel Riviera 169 Clinton Avenue · 1922–present
• L. Bamberger & Co. Department Store 114 Market Street · 1892–1992 · 3 businesses
• Military Park Hotel (Newark Athletic Club) 16 Park Place · 1923–1993
• Newark Symphony Hall (The Mosque Theatre) 1020 Broad Street · 1925–present · 2 businesses
• Ruppert Stadium 450 Wilson Avenue · 1926–1949
• Weequahic Diner 300 Elizabeth Avenue · 1938–1968