Mount Pleasant, Newark, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Mt. Pleasant is another name for the lower Broadway neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey
, USA
. It is an Urban Enterprise Zone
and is poor. It is named for the hill overlooking the Passaic River
on which it rests.
A number of landmarks in the neighborhood include the former teachers college. This pretty structure is located on the corner of Broadway and 4TH avenue, and is today University high school. It also served as the temporary home of Arts high school in the 1990s. The open and raised Erie Lackawanna (conrail) railroad's NX bascule bridge, which appeared in the film Annie
towers and looks over the neighborhood like a quiet sentinel.
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is an Urban Enterprise Zone
Urban Enterprise Zone
In the United States, Urban Enterprise Zones , also known as Enterprise Zones, are intended to encourage development in blighted neighborhoods through tax and regulatory relief to entrepreneurs and investors who launch businesses in the area. UEZs are areas where companies can locate free of...
and is poor. It is named for the hill overlooking the Passaic River
Passaic River
The Passaic River is a mature surface river, approximately 80 mi long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey,...
on which it rests.
See also
- Broadway, Newark, New JerseyBroadway, Newark, New JerseyBroadway 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 and north of Seventh Avenue. The neighborhood extends from Interstate 280 to Belleville. The term "Broadway" has only come into use recently, most...
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery, NewarkMount Pleasant Cemetery, Newarkright|thumb|200px|Mourning AngelMount Pleasant Cemetery is a large Victorian-era cemetery in Newark's North Ward. It is located on the west bank of the Passaic River in Newark's Broadway neighborhood, opposite Kearny. It occupies approximately 40 acres and is widely used as a park...
A number of landmarks in the neighborhood include the former teachers college. This pretty structure is located on the corner of Broadway and 4TH avenue, and is today University high school. It also served as the temporary home of Arts high school in the 1990s. The open and raised Erie Lackawanna (conrail) railroad's NX bascule bridge, which appeared in the film Annie
Annie (film)
Annie is a 1982 American musical film directed by John Huston and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The film is an adaption of the 1977 stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. The movie features music by Charles Strouse,...
towers and looks over the neighborhood like a quiet sentinel.