Broadway is a neighborhood within the city ofNewark inEssex County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey. It is located on the west bank of thePassaic River, in Newark's North Ward, east ofForest Hill and north ofSeventh Avenue. The neighborhood extends fromInterstate 280 toBelleville. The term "Broadway" has only come into use recently, most Broadway residents simply refer to their area as part of the North Ward. The street itself "Broadway" was called "Washington Avenue" until the early twentieth century. Today, the area is predominantlyItalian American,Puerto Rican andDominican, with a growing population from other parts ofLatin America. TheNew Jersey Historical Society was located here from the 1930s to 1997. The neo-classical Mutual Benefit building was constructed in the Broadway neighborhood in 1927. The district has many oldbrownstones in various states of repair. There are high-rise apartment buildings overlookingBranch Brook Park.
North Broadway is the northern section of the Broadway neighborhood roughly bound by Mt. Prospect Avenue. North Broadway used to be made up of several neighborhoods includingNorth Newark,Woodside andRiverside from north to south. Today these names are less frequently used. North Newark is bounded by McCarter Hwy, Tiffany Blvd, thePassaic River and Franklin Ave near theBelleville line. Woodside Station was a stop on Erie Lackawanna's Newark Branch. Located in the vicinity of what is now Grafton Ave near Oraton St. Passenger service was discontinued in '66 although freight is still hauled to service local industries in the area, operated by Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. Woodside is bound by Summer Ave, Chester Avenue, Herbert Place and the Passaic River. Riverside Station, which today would be in the vicinity of Chester Ave & Riverside Ave, was a stop on the Erie Lackawanna Railroad's Newark Branch. Passenger service was discontinued in '66 but freight is still hauled on the branch to service several industries in the area, which today is operated by Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. The North End branch of theNewark Public Library is located in the Woodside/North Broadway neighborhood on Summer Ave.
This part of Broadway was called Washington Avenue until property owners led by Franz Kaiser formed the Broadway Association to rename it and advocate for improvements on the thoroughfare.[1]
The central portion of Broadway is sometimes calledMount Pleasant. It is roughly bounded by Herbert Place, Arlington Avenue, Mt. Prospect Avenue, 4th Avenue and the Passaic River. This neighborhood is home toMt. Pleasant Cemetery.
South Broadway is the area bounded by Broad Street, Broadway, Bloomfield Avenue on the west, 4th Ave. on the north, the Passaic River on the east andI-280 on the south. 4th Ave Station (near Passaic St) was a stop on the Erie Lackawanna's Newark Branch, passenger service was discontinued in'66 but the freight line is still active. Today operated by Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. South Broadway is home to the oldest functioning synagogue in Newark, Ahavas Sholom. Currently, theJewish Museum of New Jersey is located on the synagogue's second floor.[2] ThePavilion and Colonnade Apartments are located at the southern end of the neighborhood.
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