Essex County Place

Neighborhoods in Orange and East Orange surround Monte Irvin Orange Park.

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The old EIES of New Jersey building will soon be part of the South Orange Public Library again.

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These signs have become a common sight in South Orange and Maplewood.

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The Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange has become one of Essex County's largest tourist attractions.

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The Olmstead landscape design of South Mountain Reservation is outlined in this sign in Maplewood.

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Orange is divided in half by the NJ TRANSIT train tracks.

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The Orange Reservoir walking path in West Orange is open to the public.

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Development is envisioned for the old Wells Fargo site along Sloan Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets in South Orange.

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The sign for the old Kress Department Store continues to sit high along the Central Avenue corridor in East Orange.

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Orange is known in the city for its unique architecture.  

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These murals line a walkway between South Orange Avenue and a municipal parking lot.

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One of the United States Postal Service's former logos can still be found outside the Roseland Post Office.

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Seton Hall University's Saint Andrew's Hall is not located on campus, but instead lies on Center Street in South Orange's Montrose Park neighborhood.

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East Orange's water supply travels deep under South Mountain Reservation.

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Orange's Main Street includes a unique selection of buildings, including this one at 235 Main Street.

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This apartment complex on Boyden Avenue in Maplewood was built where a PSE&G facility previously stood for decades.

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The Orange Chronicle has not published an issue in nearly 115 years, but this building bearing its name remains in the city.

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In addition to its headquarters in Newark's East Ward, NJ TRANSIT maintains this office building in Maplewood.

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Benches like these offer a view of the Orange Reservoir in West Orange.

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This distinct building on North Essex Street in Orange is owned by the Mount Olive Church of God.

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The building used by the Northfield Baptist Church, which was founded more than two centuries ago, was demolished last year in preparation for Livingston's Northfield Center project.

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This rock pile was spotted in the Maplewood section of South Mountain Reservation.

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Interstate 280 cuts through Orange on its way between Parsippany and Kearny.

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This plaque describes how the Orange Reservoir in West Orange was opened to the public.

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The Maplewood Community Pool will soon be open for the season.

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