Mid-Town Historic District is state and federal historic district in the

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of Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey. It encompasses 2-210 and 1-233 Broad St.; 251-339 North Broad Street; 1190-1214 and 1201-1217 East Grand St.; 1125-1169 and 1140-1170 East Jersey Street, and parts of Dickinson Street, Commerce Place, Elizabeth Avenue, and Martin Luther King Plaza. Contributing properties include the

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, the Ritz Theatre and the individually listed First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth.http://www.nj.com/sponsor-content/?scid=108045&prx_t=WdABAynADAk80LA

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Elizabeth is the fourth largest city by population in New Jersey and the

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of Union County. Located 5 miles south of

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, Elizabeth has never developed a sizeable skyline, though mid-rises built before and during the

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characterize the Mid-Town Historic District in the core of the city's central business district.

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