I dont recall st Cars in NJ,but sure remember them in Brooklyn NY.
Elizabeth had Public bath houses below ground on Elizabeth Ave in Elizabeth as many houses didn’t have bath tubs or showers.
I remember the EMPIRE Burlesque in Newark and Minskys Burlesque ..as teenagers we visited what was the last vestages of vaudeville and I remember seeing Bert Lahr (comic)and Gypsy Rose Lee perform ….hehe