Upper Montclair Business District
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Located in Montclair, New Jersey
, the Upper Montclair business district is the center of the Upper Montclair
neighborhood, and is its commercial center.
, and the Upper Montclair Train Station
which marks the western end of the area. To the east there are many shops and restaurants, the Mount Hebron Middle School, and the Montclair Public Library's Bellevue Branch. In both north and south there are shops and restaurants, in the south are the Upper Montclair Fire Station and Upper Montclair's Post Office.
which runs Monday through Friday with service to Hoboken, New York City, Newark, and other places in Essex, Passaic, Morris, and Warren Counties.
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
, the Upper Montclair business district is the center of the Upper Montclair
Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Upper Montclair is northern Montclair, which is usually reckoned as everything north of Watchung Avenue. Upper Montclair takes up approximately one third of Montclair, New Jersey-Education:...
neighborhood, and is its commercial center.
Location
The center of the commercial zone is the intersection of Valley Road and Bellevue Avenue. To the west is the movie theater, Anderson ParkAnderson Park, New Jersey
Anderson Park is a county park located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Anderson park is part of the Essex County park system.-History:In the late 19th century C.W...
, and the Upper Montclair Train Station
Upper Montclair (NJT station)
Upper Montclair is a New Jersey Transit station in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located between two grade level crossings on Bellevue Avenue and Lorraine Avenue, and between North Mountain Avenue and Upper Montclair Plaza parallel to the railroad, and is...
which marks the western end of the area. To the east there are many shops and restaurants, the Mount Hebron Middle School, and the Montclair Public Library's Bellevue Branch. In both north and south there are shops and restaurants, in the south are the Upper Montclair Fire Station and Upper Montclair's Post Office.
Transportation
The commercial zone has two public transportation options, trains or buses. New Jersey Transit's 28 bus to Newark and DeCamp's 66 to New York bus both run through the area. There are three official bus stops, two of them having benches and two shelters. Less than a block away from the center is the Upper Montclair Train StationUpper Montclair (NJT station)
Upper Montclair is a New Jersey Transit station in Montclair, New Jersey along the Montclair-Boonton Line. The station is located between two grade level crossings on Bellevue Avenue and Lorraine Avenue, and between North Mountain Avenue and Upper Montclair Plaza parallel to the railroad, and is...
which runs Monday through Friday with service to Hoboken, New York City, Newark, and other places in Essex, Passaic, Morris, and Warren Counties.