A documentary that explores New Jersey’s historic places and the struggle to save them from ruin will air locally on NJN Public Television.
The one-hour documentary features more than 30 historic places across New Jersey and showcases success stories in saving such sites as the Essex County Courthouse in Newark and Doo Wop motels in Wildwood.
According to the documentary, New Jersey ranks second in the nation in the number of neighborhoods facing teardowns, a phenomenon that reduces the supply of affordable starter homes available for new residents and drives up costs for existing residents on fixed incomes.
NJN is scheduled to broadcast Our Vanishing Past on Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m.
