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==Economy== [[File:Street in Upper Montclair, NJ (2006).jpg|thumb|left|The [[Upper Montclair, New Jersey|Upper Montclair]] neighborhood]] Montclair has six distinct commercial zones: * Montclair Center, also known as Downtown Montclair, centered on the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue, South Fullerton Avenue, Glenridge Avenue, and Church Street, is the township's main commercial zone. This intersection is also known as Six Corners. It is home to some of Montclair's largest stores and restaurants and features many upscale restaurants and boutiques near the center of this commercial district. Near the eastern end of this district is Lackawanna Plaza, which once housed the Lackawanna railway station. There is a post office one block to the north of this area. In 2015, Montclair Center won the Great American Main Street Award from the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/awards/gamsa/2015/montclair-center-bid.html |title=Montclair Center BID, Montclair, New Jersey: 2015 Great American Main Street Award Winner |publisher=[[National Trust for Historic Preservation]] |date=March 29, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406015851/http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/awards/gamsa/2015/montclair-center-bid.html |archive-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Upper Montclair, New Jersey|Upper Montclair]], in the north of the town, is the second-largest commercial zone. The center is the intersection of Valley Road and Bellevue Avenue and incorporates the surrounding areas. The [[Upper Montclair Business District]] is home to several restaurants, shops, and in more recent times, chain stores. Upper Montclair is home to the [[Upper Montclair station|Upper Montclair]] railway station, a post office, and [[Anderson Park, New Jersey|Anderson Park]], a 14.85-acre parcel of land donated by Montclair resident Charles W. Anderson in 1903. It was called Montclair Park until 1909 when the township requested the name change. The park was designed by John Charles Olmsted, the stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted.<ref>Friends of Anderson Park - a non-profit conservancy dedicated to stewardship of the Olmsted-designed Anderson Park in Montclair, NJ</ref> * Watchung Plaza is located around the intersection of Watchung Avenue and Park Street and is on the divide between two Montclair [[ZIP Code]]s, 07042 and 07043. It is home to many "Mom and Pop Stores" and other small businesses. Watchung Plaza has its own post office. It is served by the [[Watchung Avenue station]]. * Walnut Street, built around the [[Walnut Street station (NJ Transit)|Walnut Street train station]]. In the spring, summer, and fall it is home to the Montclair Farmer's Market. This commercial zone is home to many restaurants and cafes as well as home to Montclair Brewery, New Jersey's first black-owned microbrewery, and Montclair's only operating brewery. * South End, in the south of town, at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Orange Road. * Valley Road, between Chestnut Street and Claremont Avenue, is known locally as "Frog Hollow." This area has some strip mall-style shops on one side, and on the other side, window shops with residential apartments on top of them.
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