The story
The birthplace of the 'Jersey Sound' in house music and the venue where Paris Dupree held the legendary ball that inspired 'Paris Is Burning.'
Everything that was here
- 1979–1995
Club ZanzibarNightclub
The birthplace of the 'Jersey Sound' in house music and the venue where Paris Dupree held the legendary ball that inspired 'Paris Is Burning.'
See the map in 1980 → - 1858–1987
Hahne & Company Department StoreDepartment Store
Founded by a German pocketbook maker who started selling bird cages and toys, this 'carriage trade' store had a basement merry-go-round that operated every Christmas season.
See the map in 1859 → - 1923–1967
Kresge-Newark Department StoreDepartment Store
This store had its own underground streetcar platform in the basement, letting customers step directly from trolleys into the shopping floor.
See the map in 1924 →
Nearby history
Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company
200 Orange Street · 651 m away
Military Park Hotel (Newark Athletic Club)
16 Park Place · 942 m away
L. Bamberger & Co. Department Store
114 Market Street · 1.3 km away
Adams Theatre
11 Branford Place · 1.3 km away
St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church
120 Kearny Avenue · 1.7 km away
Newark Symphony Hall (The Mosque Theatre)
1020 Broad Street · 2.2 km away
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