The West Side Park neighborhood on the Central Ward of Newark is the
larger area of our study project. Within this larger context, the Project Community
developed a research plan to identify the strengths and characteristics of the business
community in this area. The boundaries of the study area consists by the commercial
corridors of South Orange Avenue to the north and Springfield Avenue to the South, Bergen
Street to the east and South 20th Street to the west. The total area of the
neighborhood is about 470 acres (0.73 sq. mile). According to the physical survey
conducted and the city tax records, along the commercial corridors the total number of
properties is 331, with about 135 of them being located along South Orange Avenue, 183
along Springfield Avenue, and 13 along adjacent streets. Furthermore, the total number of
business properties is 166, with 90 of them located on Springfield Avenue and 76 on South
Orange Avenue.
The physical survey consisted of a walking reconnaissance of the study area. Data obtained
from the physical survey range from building and street conditions, number and locale of
properties, match tax records with business names, identify what changes occurred in the
composition of the businesses in the area, and identify the distribution of the bus stops
and routes.
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