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 the old
Roseville Hotel, long since replaced by a more
modest apartment house. 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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