Looking
west in the late 1890s, at the "intersection" where the DL&W crossed
Roseville Avenue. There, where the Montclair Branch turns off, is
the original Roseville Station. Beyond it some houses on N. Ninth
Street are visible. At the right, I believe, is the back corner of
that building at Seventh and Seventh that was referred to in my time as
the Al-Anon place. To the left is an apartment building that is considerably
less impressive today, the top floor having been removed. At the
time of this photo, obviously, the railroad ran at street level, but starting
in 1903 the railroad began a program of grade separation, raising the tracks
in some areas (Broad Street, East Orange) and lowering them elsewhere,
as here in Roseville, to eliminate increasingly dangerous street grade
crossings. Below is a rare "after" photo taken from nearly the same
spot.
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