Saturday, March 28, 2015

East Orange Station/Main Street/Railroad Intersection Area

All photos courtesy of Steamtown National Historic Site Archives

Below: the railroad through East Orange on an 1895 map


Above C1587: looking west across Munn Avenue toward East Orange Station 9/4/1913

Below C1588: looking south along North Munn Avenue across the RR toward Main Street 9/4/1913

              Above C1589: looking west along North Munn Avenue across RR 9/4/1913

  Below C1590: looking west along RR at intersection of Main Street and Arlington Avenue 9/4/1913
Above C1591, looking south along Arlington Avenue across RR and Main Street 9/4/1913

Below C1592, looking north along Arlington Avenue across Main Street and RR 9/4/1913

                               Above C1593, looking NW along Main Street across RR, 9/4/1913

                   Below C1594, looking west along RR across South Walnut Street 9/4/1913

Above C1595, looking south on South Walnut Street across RR, 9/4/1913

Below C1596, looking north on South Walnut Street across RR 9/4/1913

                Above C1597, looking west along RR across South Burnett Street, 9/4/1913

                       Below C1598, looking south along South Burnett Street, 9/5/1913

         Above C1599: looking north along South Burnett Street across RR toward Main Street 9/5/1913

                           Below C1600: looking west along RR across South Clinton Street 9/5/1913

Above C2855: looking N along alley across McKinley Ave and RR, Main St/Winans St intersection in background 7/29/1915

 Above  C2856: looking NE toward Main St intersection 7/29/1915

Below C2857 looking E toward Main St intersection 7/29/1915

 Above C2858 looking E toward Main St intersection 7/29/1915

Below  C2859 looking E toward Main St intersection 7/29/1915

Above C2860: looking WNW toward S Walnut St intersection and buildings fronting on Main St 7/29/1917

Below C2861: looking W toward S Walnut St intersection  and buildings fronting on Main St 7/29/1917

                      Above C2862: looking E across Winans St alley toward Main St intersection 7/29/1917

                      Below C2863: looking W toward S Walnut St intersection 7/29/1917

                           Above C3207: looking N along N. Munn Ave from Main St toward RR 2/7/1916

                               Below C3208:  looking N along N. Munn Ave from RR 2/7/1916

              Above C3209: looking E at intersection of Arlington Ave and Main St, Commonwealth Bldg 2/7/1916

                         Below C3210: looking N on N Arlington Ave toward Main St 2/7/1916

                            Above C3211: looking NW on Main St toward RR and N Arlington Ave 2/7/1916

                                  Below C3212: looking S on N. Arlington Ave toward RR 2/7/1916

         Above C3213: looking SSE across Main St at intersection with RR and McKinley Ave 2/7/1916

                      Below C3214: looking W on Main St from intersection with RR 2/7/1916

                  Above C3247 looking W from Main St intersection 2/7/1916

                    Below: looking E across S Walnut St

Below C4505: looking E from Arlington Ave, Commonwealth Bldg on right 2/27/1918

Above C4506: looking W across Arlington Ave from western end of East Orange Station 

Below X1954: looking ESE across South Clinton Street; Commonwealth Bldg is in distant left, 4/12/1921

Above X2212: looking E across S Walnut St toward Main St intersection 10/19/1921

Below X2213: looking E at Main St intersection, Commonwealth Bldg 10/19/1921

Above X2214 looking W at intersection with Main St 10/19/1921

Below X2215 10/19/1921

Above X2216: looking W across Munn Avenue toward Main St intersection with Commonwealth Bldg on the left 10/19/1921

Below X2373: looking E across RR bridge over Oraton Parkway 1/26/1922

Above X2374 looking E from Munn Avenue toward Main St intersection, Commonwealth Bldg to left 1/26/1922

Below X2375 looking SW across Munn Avenue at Commonwealth Bldg 1/27/1922

Above X2376 looking WSW across Arlington Place toward Main St intersection: 1/27/1922

Below X2377: looking WSW across Arlington Place toward Main St intersection 1/27/1922

Above X2378: looking NW at Main St underpass 1/27/1922

Above X2379: looking NW at intersection of RR and Main St 1/27/1922

Below X2380 looking ENE across S Walnut St 1/27/1922

Above X2381: looking W across S Walnut St (or possibly S Burnett St) toward temporary East Orange Station at S Clinton  on left 1/27/1922

Below X2382 looking N under Walnut St underpass toward Main St 1/27/1922
Above X2647: looking W on RR toward intersection of Main St and RR 8/23/1922

Below X2648: looking SW across Munn Avenue at RR and Commonwealth Bldg at Main St area 8/23/1922

              Above X2649: looking E across the RR bridge over Oraton Parkway, 8/23/1922

                Below X2650: looking E across the RR bridge over Oraton Parkway, 8/23/1922

Above X2651: looking E at intersection of Main St, Arlington Ave, and RR 8/23/1922

Below X2652: looking W along temporary tracks on McKinley Ave from intersection of Main St, Arlington Ave, and RR 8/23/1922

Above looking W on McKinley Ave from Arlington Avenue X2654

Below X2655

Above X2656: looking E toward Commonwealth Bldg

            Below X2672: looking NW under Main St underpass at intersection with RR 8/29/1922

Above X2673: looking NW at intersection of RR and Main St 8/29/1922

Below X2674 looking N along Arlington Avenue toward underpass

Above X2675

Below X2676



1 comment:

  1. Great images! I adopted the East Orange Station as part of the New Jersey Transit Adopt-A-Station program. I am super curious about the history of the station. I find these photos fascinating. Thank you! Linda Street

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