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Historic Downtown Jersey City, NJ
Much of following content serves as the introduction paragraph taken directly from the relevant Wikipedia's Downtown Jersey City pages on November 23, 2009. If you click on the heading or the "more" link, you will be take to the relevant Wikipedia page to read additional information. Other links that we deemed helpful appear below the paragraph.
Historic Downtown
Harsimus
Harsimus (also known as Harsimus Cove) is a neighborhood within Downtown Jersey City. The neighborhood stretches from the Harsimus Stem Embankment (the Sixth Street Embankment) in the north to Columbus Avenue in the south between Monmouth Street and Grove Street or more broadly, to Marin Boulevard. It borders the neighborhoods of Hamilton Park to the north, Van Vorst Park to the south, the Village to the east, and the Waterfront to the west. Newark Avenue has traditionally been its main street. Read more . . .
Pavonia/Newport
From Wikipedia - Newport is a 600-acre (2.4 km2) master-planned mixed use community in Jersey City, New Jersey, consisting of retail, residential, office, and entertainment facilities. Located on Jersey City's Hudson River waterfront, the new development is located opposite the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan.
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Van Vorst Park
From Wikipedia - Van Vorst Park is neighborhood in Historic Downtown in Jersey City, centered around a park sharing the same name. The neighborhood is located west of Paulus Hook, north of Grand Street, east of the Turnpike Extension, and south of The Village. Much of it is included in the Van Vorst Park Historical District. Read more . . .
Hamilton Park
Hamilton Park is a neighborhood in Historic Downtown in Jersey City, centered around a park with the same name. Hamilton Park is located west of Newport, north of Harsimus Cove, north and east of The Village and south of Boyle Plaza. The Victorian age park is located between Eighth Street and Ninth Street and Hamilton Place on the west and McWilliams Place on the East. Like the Van Vorst Park neighborhood to the south, this quiet park is surrounded by nineteenth century brownstones. Read more . . .
The Village
The Village is a neighborhood in the western section of Historic Downtown in Jersey City. The neighborhood is bounded by Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove and the Turnpike Extension to the west, on the other side of which Jones Park and Mary Benson Park are located. Newark Avenue is the major street running across the Village from east to west. The neighborhood for many years was considered the city's "Little Italy" neighborhood. Brunswick Street, between 1st and 10th Streets was once full of merchants and nicknamed "Bushel Avenue." Read more . . .
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