2025-05-122025-05-122024-11-26https://hdl.handle.net/10929/146023The main shopping district was the home of a number of large department stories including the ones shown in this picture. The business in these stores declined with the opening of shopping malls in the suburbs. When it became easier to shop at the malls the customers stopped going into the city to shop which led to their decline and closing.Original file name Collage- 1.jpg3600x2700Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Newark's Department StoresBamberger'sKresgeHahne'sS. KleinDowntown NewarkNewarkNewark New JerseyEssex CountyGatewayNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden StateDowntown Business DistrictBroad StreetKenneth A. Gibson BoulevardThe Brick CityThe Gateway RegionNorthern New JerseyJersey The Garden StateThe Department Stores Located in Newark