Demolition began Friday afternoon on the south section of the old Arthur Robinson public housing complex. The apartments, built in the 1940s, served generations of Orange residents. The City of Orange Housing Authority has replaced the complex with new apartments. The James Zay Roberts Plaza complex is on the north side of Burton Avenue where part of Arthur Robinson apartments stood. The Willow Bend Apartments on Sikes Road were built to replace other units at Arthur Robinson. The Arthur Robinson apartments were named after a Baptist minister who came to Orange in 1868 for the Methodist Episcopal Church to open a mission.
Social Media