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This site was setup to accompany an exhibition in Rutgers' Alexander Library, May 3 - August 31, 2002,
curated by: Dr. Briavel Holcomb, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University and
Michael Siegel, Cartographer, Department of Geography, Rutgers University
. Since then, new old material has been added.

Here is Dr. Holcomb's text describing the exhibition.
Here is Dr. Holcomb's text for her New Brunswick walking tour.
Here is Dr. Holcomb's video about urban change in New Brunswick. <http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/holcomb/newbrunswick>

Dr. Peter Wacker's Virtual Field Trip of New Brunswick

Most of the historical maps and photos are from Rutgers' Special Collections and Archives

The exhibition focused on New Brunswick's Central Business District.
The display cases were organized in a generalized geographic order to show changes through time,
though many of the images overlap between areas (especially the air photos and maps).

LOWER ALBANY
UPPER ALBANY

NEILSON ST - RT 18

MONUMENT SQUARE
OTHER AIR PHOTOS

HISTORICAL MAPS

LOWER ALBANY STREET

NOT SO OLD
FLOODING FROM THE HOME NEWS 1999
OLDER
OLDEST


UPPER ALBANY STREET

NOT SO OLD
GEORGE & ALBANY NORTHWEST CORNER 2002
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTH (J&J HEADQUARTERS) 2002
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING SOUTH 2002
GEORGE ST LOOKING SOUTHEAST 2002
RAILROAD STATION 2002
OLDER
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTHWEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING SOUTH
ALBANY & SPRING ACROSS FROM TRAIN STATION
RAILROAD STATION AREA
OLDEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTHWEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTHWEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTH
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING SOUTH
RAILROAD STATION 1
RAILROAD STATION 2

NEILSON STREET T0 ROUTE 18

NOT SO OLD
OLDER
OLDEST


MONUMENT SQUARE

NOT SO OLD
LIBERTY PLAZA
MONUMENT PARK HOTEL January 2002
MONUMENT PARK HOTEL March 2002
STATE THEATER 2002
OLDER
WOODROW WILSON HOTEL
WOODROW WILSON HOTEL INVITATION
ROGER SMITH HOTEL
STATE THEATER
GEORGE AND BAYARD STREETS ca. 1937

OTHER AIR PHOTOS

ADOREE NIELSEN COLLECTION
JOHN BRUSH SLIDE COLLECTION
F. HIGGINS PHOTOS from the New Brunswick Public Library
POSTCARD VIEWS from the New Brunswick Public Library
MONUMENT SQUARE
GEORGE STREET
CORNER LIVINGSTON & NEW LOOKING NORTH 1964
LOWER ALBANY LOOKING EAST
HIRAM LOOKING WEST
CORNER NEW & GEORGE LOOKING NORTH
RICHARD BRAIL PHOTOS 2002

MAPS and PANORAMIC VIEWS
LOTS SOUTH OF NEW BRUNSWICK? (17th century map fragment)
TRENTON/NEW BRUNSWICK TURNPIKE 1777
TROOPS 1777
SKETCH of NEW BRUSWICK AND RARITAN LANDING 1777
1829
1829 courtesy of the Library of Congress
1837 courtesy of the Library of Congress
1847
1850
1872 courtesy of the David Rumsey map collection (link to site)
WARD MAPS 1876
1877 Part 1; 1877 Part 2
1904 topographic map
1880 Panorama
1910 Panorama
1911 sewer system
1920
PARKVIEW ESTATES c1927
1932
1939 NJ College for Women courtesy of the David Rumsey map collection (link to site)
NEW BRUNSWICK COMPANIES
USO LOCATIONS 1941
CAMP KILMER PAMPHLET MAP | MAP 2
RARITAN LANDING

SANBORN™ FIRE INSURANCE MAPS 1886

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT
RT 18 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MAP

STOREFRONTS IN OLD NEW BRUNSWICK

GREAT RARITAN FLOOD PROJECT

NEW BRUNSWICK HISTORICAL TOUR

OTHER HISTORICAL MAPS OF NEW BRUNSWICK AND NEW JERSEY

NEW BRUNSWICK - What was there.com (combining historical photos and Streetview)

Comments, suggestions, and additional images are welcome.
Contact info for Mike Siegel can be found at http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu