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.


The corner of Christie and Monmouth:

street sign

Menlo map

This clump of trees hides what used to be Edison's back yard.

Edison's backyard

Looking north on Monmouth from Christie. Edison's house was on the property to the right.

view north on Monmouth from Christie

View facing south on Monmouth.

view south on Monmouth from Christie

Looking down Christie at the Lincoln Hwy. The Edison family home stood on the property to the left.

looking down Christie to the Lincoln Hwy

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