In the late 1920s, Dolly and her sisters settled in Newark, New Jersey, along with many other immigrant families.  To view photos of Dolly and her sisters' families in Newark, click here.

Located on the banks of the Passaic River ten miles west of Manhattan, Newark was a bustling city with a population approaching nearly half a million. Home to dozens of banks, insurance companies, and over sixteen hundred factories, the city was fast becoming one of the largest commercial centers on the East Coast.

The city was divided up into five main neighborhoods: the North, South, East, West and Central wards. At the time, two-thirds of the residents in Newark were either immigrants of first-generation Americans.To view a map of Newark and the various immigrant communities, click here.

To learn more about the history of Newark, click here. To learn more about the different wards in Newark, click here.

To view photos of "Old Newark" click here.