Newark, the largest city in
New Jersey and second largest in
New York metropolitan area, is one of the United States' major air, shipping, and rail hubs. It has a distinctive skyline, though shorter than that of much larger
New York City and slightly smaller
Jersey City. Since the mid-2000s numerous buildings have been re-lit and made more prominent. Newark was founded in 1666, and its
downtown grew around the site of the early settlement at
Four Corners. Early highrises were developed there and at
Military Park during the economic boom of the
Roaring Twenties. In the
New Newark era (1950s-1970s) modernist buildings went up, particularly around Washington Park. In the post-industrial-high tech era, development has been concentrated in the Gateway District near
Penn Station. Clusters of residential highrises (not included in this list) are found throughout the city, particularly near
Weequahic Park and
Branch Brook Park. Three ZMPC Super-
Post-Panamax container cranes each measureing at
Port Newark are the tallest structures in the city.