Menlo Park, New Jersey
Now and Then
A look at the location of Thomas Edison's laboratory
This series of pages looks at Menlo Park in the year 2000. Compare the area today with the old images from Edison's time. Maps and photos illustrate the changes that have taken place in the time since Edison invented a whole new world.
Tower Road was once named Woodbridge Avenue.
Here is the view looking north on Tower Road.
Looking south on Tower Road; Frederic Street is ahead and to the left; the laboratory (tower) grounds are on the right.
Looking down Christie Street from Tower Road. Back in Edison's time, the view was not obstructed. On a clear day, it is claimed they could see the Brooklyn Bridge being built, using a telescope on the Lab Building balcony. Mrs. Jordan's boarding house was on the left.
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