This site was setup to accompany an exhibition in Rutgers University's Alexander Library, May 3 - August 31, 2002, curated by: Briavel Holcomb, Professor Emerita, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University and Michael Siegel, Staff Cartographer, Department of Geography, Rutgers University. Since then, new old material has been added.
Most of the historical maps and photos are from Rutgers' Special Collections and University 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).
Permission is granted solely to view these images. No other permission to use the images on these webpages is granted. Many of the images are protected by copyright.
Dr. Holcomb's text describing the exhibition
Dr. Holcomb's text for her New Brunswick walking tour
Dr. Peter Wacker's Virtual Field Trip of New Brunswick
LOWER ALBANY STREET
NOT SO OLD
ALBANY ST NEAR HYATT HOTEL 2002
CORNER OF CHURCH AND NEILSON 2002
GREAT RARITAN FLOOD PROJECT 1999
FLOODING FROM THE HOME NEWS 1999
OLDER
J&J HEADQUARTERS BEING CONSTRUCTED
HYATT HOTEL and J&J HEADQUARTERS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED
TROMPE L' OEIL ON POWER STATION
POTTERY INTERNATIONAL ON CHURCH STREET
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
OLDEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTHWEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTHWEST
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING NORTH
CORNER GEORGE & ALBANY LOOKING SOUTH
NEILSON STREET T0 ROUTE 18
NOT SO OLD
ARTIST RENDERING OF FUTURE NEILSON ST. DEVELOPMENT
CORNER RICHMOND & DENIS LOOKING NORTH
OLDER
OLDEST
MONUMENT SQUARE
NOT SO OLD
MONUMENT PARK HOTEL January 2002
MONUMENT PARK HOTEL March 2002
STATE THEATER 2002
OLDER
WOODROW WILSON HOTEL INVITATION
GEORGE AND BAYARD STREETS ca. 1937
OTHER AIR PHOTOS
F. Higgins photos from the New Brunswick Public Library
POSTCARD VIEWS from the New Brunswick Public Library
CORNER LIVINGSTON & NEW LOOKING NORTH 1964
CORNER NEW & GEORGE LOOKING NORTH
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 courtesy of RU SCUA | 1829 courtesy of the Library of Congress
1837 courtesy of the Library of Congress
1872 courtesy of the David Rumsey map collection (link to site)
1904 topographic map
1911 sewer system
PARKVIEW ESTATES c1927 | MAP | TEXT ON BACK
1939 NJ College for Women courtesy of the David Rumsey map collection (link to site)
CAMP KILMER PAMPHLET MAP 1 | MAP 2
SANBORN™ FIRE INSURANCE MAPS 1886
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT
RT 18 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MAP | DOT Rt 18 photos 2004: one | two | three | four
STOREFRONTS IN OLD NEW BRUNSWICK
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 https://geography.rutgers.edu/cartographic-services
