Franklin / Downtown
Around Franklin Avenue: the old Franklinville village, walkable shops, and Memorial Park.
Daily life
Living
Tree streets, neighborhood schools, a real downtown, and a bus that still goes to Port Authority.
The grain
Most of the houses were here before the interstate.
More than a third of Nutley’s housing predates 1939. Another large share went up in the 1940s–60s for returning veterans, especially in Spring Garden. Colonials, capes, Tudors, and brick two-families under a continuous canopy.
Yanticaw
Northern Nutley near the brook and Route 7. Mid-century houses and exceptional park access.
The Enclosure & Avondale
Architecturally distinct houses tied to the artists’ colony and the old quarry district.
Glendale
Stately lots, colonials, Tudors, and capes under a mature canopy.
Spring Garden
Post-war capes, ranches, and split-levels built for returning veterans.
Kingsland
Around the manor and Kingsland Street (Route 7), near the Clifton line.
Passaic River corridor
Eastern edge along the river: larger lots, more sky, and Booth Park.
Schools
Pre-K through the Raiders.
- Lincoln SchoolK–6 · Elementary
- Radcliffe SchoolK–6 · Elementary
- Spring Garden SchoolPre-K–6 · Elementary
- Washington SchoolK–6 · Elementary
- Yantacaw SchoolK–6 · Elementary
- John H. Walker Middle School7–8 · Middle
- Nutley High School9–12 · Raiders