Heritage Trail
New Jersey Black
For Jersey Club Music
Branchbrook Park
Skating Rink
1st approved site on Jersey Club Music
Black Heritage Trail
In the late 1990’s thru the early 2000’s Newark’s Branch Brook Park Skating Rink became the creative hub of Jersey Club Music. DJs and dancers transformed the rink into a cultural stage, building a sound that blended house, hip-hop, and Baltimore Club. Brick City Club music was born here. Pioneers such as DJ Tameil and Unicorn151 helped innovate and shape the movement that would spread from Newark to the world, solidifying a legacy. Jersey Club Music is now a global symbol of New Jersey’s Black cultural innovation.
Terrace Ballroom
Newark Symphony Hall
Jersey Club Music Black Heritage Trail
Site - Pending
The Beat of a Generation
In the late 1990s through early 2000s, the Terrace Ballroom at Newark Symphony Hall became the epicenter of Newark’s teen party movement. This gave way for a youth-led entrepreneurial movement know as the “Street Team Era”. Every weekend, thousands of youth packed the floor for Jersey Club parties that fused hip-hop, Baltimore Club, and House into a new Newark-born sound known as Brick City Club. DJs such as Torry T and the HittSquad helped define the city’s creative energy, giving rise to a cultural revolution that still moves the world today.
Club Zanzibar
Jersey Club Music Black Heritage Trail
Site - Pending
The House that Built the Beat
From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Club Zanzibar stood as Newark’s most iconic music venue and the birthplace of the city’s House / Garage sound. DJs such as Tony Humphries, Kerri Chandler, and Blaze transformed the club into a global beacon of soulful dance music.
The energy and rhythm that filled Zanzibar inspired the next generation fueling the birth of Brick City Club and today’s Jersey Club sound, carrying Newark’s influence around the world.
Broad & Market Street
Downtown Newark
Jersey Club Music Black Heritage Trail
Site - Pending
The Heartbeat of Brick City Club
In the early 2000s, this corner was home to DJ Tameil’s legendary CD stand the only place in the world where authentic Jersey Club mixtapes were sold. Teens, dancers, and producers gathered here to share beats, freestyle, and battle, turning a simple street stand into the creative crossroads of Newark’s music scene.
Broad and Market remains symbolic of the community spirit and innovation that made Jersey Club a voice for Newark’s youth.
World Cup Corner
Cultural Landmark
Jersey Club Music Black Heritage Trail
Site - Pending
Where Jersey Club Meets the World
Located in Newark’s Ironbound district, this corner unites soccer, music, and art. Across the street stands the World Cup Corner Mural the first of its kind in the U.S. celebrating Jersey Club Music’s global impact and Newark’s diverse Afro-Latino and Caribbean communities. Led by artists like Unicorn151, the movement continues to bridge cultures and generations, showing how Newark’s rhythm resonates worldwide.
A global stage for Newark.
In celebration of the FIFA 2026 World Cup games, World Cup Corner marks the intersection of local creativity and global culture. Across the street stands a mural that celebrates soccer, art, and the rhythm of Jersey Club Music an homage to Newark’s vibrant Afro-Latino and Caribbean communities
From Brick City to the World
Jersey Club Music began as a neighborhood soundtrack, but its energy soon spread far beyond New Jersey. Through international festivals, collaborations, and performances, artists like Unicorn151 & Uniiq3 have carried the sound of Newark to Brazil, Colombia, Cape Verde, Africa, Australia, and beyond connecting the movement to global dance cultures like Baile Funk and Afrobeats.
The Spirit of the World Cup
Just as soccer unites nations through rhythm and teamwork, Jersey Club unites people through sound and movement.
This site stands as a living symbol of Newark’s creativity and its role in global cultural exchange linking music, art, and sport in celebration of community pride.