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[[imageFile:P1020096Old Mutual Benefit HQ Newark.JPG|leftjpg|thumb|200px|In the 1950s and 1960s, the [[Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company|Mutual Benefit]] building housed the Essex Catholic High School. Today it is the Broadway House nursing home.]]

[[image:P1020095.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The Gothic gates of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery]]</div>'''Broadway''' is a neighborhood in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. It is located on the west bank of the [[Passaic River]], in Newark's North Ward, east of [[Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey|Forest Hill]] and north of [[Seventh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey|Seventh Avenue]]. The neighborhood extends from I-280 to [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]]. 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 "Belleville Avenue" until the early twentieth century. Today, the area is predominantly [[Italian American]] and [[Puerto Rican]], with a growing population from other parts of [[Latin America]]. The neighborhood is poor and there are many facilities that provide assistance and [[public housing]] to the indigent. The [[New 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 old [[brownstone]]s in various states of repair. There are high-rise apartment buildings overlooking [[Branch Brook Park]].

[[File:Newark PL North End Branch jeh.jpg|thumb|Newark Public Library North End Branch]]

[[File:NFD Engine 13 jeh.jpg|thumb|Engine Company 13, And Ladder Company 6 Firehouse]]

[[image:P1020095.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The Gothic gates of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery]]</div>'''Broadway''' is a neighborhood inwithin the city of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It is located on the west bank of the [[Passaic River]], in Newark's North Ward, east of [[Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey|Forest Hill]] and north of [[Seventh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey|Seventh Avenue]]. The neighborhood extends from I-[[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] to [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]]. 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 "BellevilleWashington Avenue" until the early twentieth century. Today, the area is predominantly [[Italian American]] and, [[Puerto Rican American|Puerto Rican]] and [[People of the Dominican Republic|Dominican]], with a growing population from other parts of [[Latin America]]. The neighborhood is poor and there are many facilities that provide assistance and [[public housing]] to the indigent. The [[New 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 old [[brownstone]]s in various states of repair. There are high-rise apartment buildings overlooking [[Branch Brook Park]].

===North Broadway===

North Broadway is the northern section of the broadwayBroadway neighborhood roughly bound by Mt. Prospect Avenue. North Broadway used to be made up of several neighborhoods including [[North Newark]], [[Woodside, Newark|Woodside]] and [[Riverside, Newark, New Jersey|Riverside]] from north to south. Today these names are less frequently used. North Newark is bounded by MountMcCarter Prospect AvenueHwy, GraftonTiffany AvenueBlvd, the [[Passaic River]] and Franklin Ave near the [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]] line. Woodside isStation boundedwas bya Mtstop on Erie Lackawanna's Newark Branch. ProspectLocated Avenue,in Elmwoodthe Avenue,vicinity Woodsideof what is now Grafton Ave andnear Oraton St. Passenger service was discontinued in '66 although freight is still hauled to service local industries in the Passaicarea, Riveroperated by Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. RiversideWoodside is bound by Mt.Summer Prospect AvenueAve, ArlingtonChester Avenue, Herbert Place and the Passaic River. TheRiverside Station, which today would be in the vicinity of Chester Ave & Riverside Ave, was a stop on the Erie Lackawanna Railroad's [[Newark PublicBranch. 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 Library|North End branch]] of the [[Newark 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.<ref>Newark Evening News, November 19, 1926</ref>

===Mt. Pleasant===

The central portion of Broadway is sometimes called [[Mt. Pleasant]]. It is roughly bounded by Herbert Place, Arlington Avenue, Mt. Prospect Avenue, 4th Avenue and the Passaic River. This neighborhood is home to [[Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Newark|Mt. Pleasant Cemetery]]

===SouthMt. BroadwayPleasant===

The central portion of Broadway is sometimes called [[Mt.Mount Pleasant, Newark, New Jersey|Mount Pleasant]]. It is roughly bounded by Herbert Place, Arlington Avenue, Mt. Prospect Avenue, 4th Avenue and the Passaic River. This neighborhood is home to [[Mt.Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark|Mt. Pleasant Cemetery]].

South Broadway is the area bounded by Broad Street, Broadway, Bloomfield Avenue on the west, 4th st on the north, the Passaic River on the east and [[I-280]] on the south. Interestingly, South Broadway is home to the oldest functioning synagogue in Newark, Ahavas Sholom. Currently, the [[New Jersey Jewish Museum]] is planned for the synagogue's second floor.

==South Broadway==

{{further|Lower Broadway, Newark}}

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 and [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|I-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, the [[Jewish Museum of New Jersey]] is located on the synagogue's second floor.<ref>Kaplan, Ron. [http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/2005/080405/mwmuseum.html "NJ Jewish Museum appoints executive director"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517015710/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/2005/080405/mwmuseum.html |date=2011-05-17 }}, ''[[New Jersey Jewish News]]'', August 4, 2005. Accessed January 5, 2008.</ref> The [[Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments]] are located at the southern end of the neighborhood.

==See also==

*[[Clay Street Bridge]]

*[[Newark Branch]]

*[[WR Draw]]

*[[House of Prayer Episcopal Church and Rectory]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links ==

*[http://www.newarkhistory.com/mtprospectave.html Tour of Mt. Prospect Avenue]

*[http://www.newarkhistory.com/broadway.html Tour of Broadway]

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