Dayton is a neighborhood within the city of

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in Essex County,

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. It is part of the city's south ward and was named after

Jonathan Dayton Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760October 9, 1824) was an American Founding Father and politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States and a member of the United States Hou ...

, a

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. The area is bounded on the north by Peddie Street (

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), on the east by Newark Liberty International Airport, on the south by

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, and on the west by Elizabeth Avenue. The main road through the neighborhood is Frelinghuysen Avenue, but it is surrounded by U.S. Route 1/9,

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and

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. The neighborhood of Dayton encompasses all of

Weequahic Park Weequahic Park ( (pronounced , or WEEK-wake "when spoken rapidly") is a park located in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, USA, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, (who also designed Branch Brook Park in Newark). The park is 311.33 acres inc ...

, the second largest park in Newark. The park includes an lake, Weequahic Golf Course and an old racetrack now used for jogging. The park has gospel and jazz concerts at night. The park is bisected by US 22 and the larger, southern section of the park (including Weequahic Lake) is easily accessible to Dayton.

(October 16, 1760October 9, 1824) was an

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from the

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. He was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a member of the

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, serving as the fourth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and later the

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. Years ago, the area of Dayton was also known for Twin City, a skating rink located on the Newark-Elizabeth border in the area of Virginia Street. St.Thomas Aquinas RC Church is located on Ludlow St. There is one train station in Dayton, Newark Liberty International Airport, served by

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and North Jersey Coast Line, and Amtrak's ''Northeast Regional'' and ''Keystone Service''. The station was built in 2001 to connect NJT's commuter lines and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor services with the airport's AirTrain Newark, AirTrain system. It opened four years after service was run between terminals on the AirTrain. The station is only a transfer station and not publicly accessible by any roads. Proposal to extend PATH (rail system), PATH service to the airport may include a station at Dayton.

Proposed Dayton PATH station

Proposal to extend PATH (rail system), PATH service to the airport may include a station a new PATH station on Frelinghuysen Avenue near its intersection with Haynes Avenue.

Lionsgate Newark in Dayton

In 2022, the city announced that a major new film and television production studio overlooking

and Weequahic Golf Course, to be called "Lionsgate, Lionsgate Newark," would open in 2024 on the 15-acre former Seth Boyden housing projects site at 101 Center Terrace in the Dayton section near Evergreen Cemetery (Hillside, New Jersey), Evergreen Cemetery. Lionsgate Newark will partner on public relations and community affairs with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

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Proposed Dayton PATH station

Lionsgate Newark in Dayton

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