B&W photo of apartment building at 106 Glenwood Avenue, Jersey City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 106 Glenwood Avenue, Jersey City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0169

Description

Windows are open on the third and fifth floors. An air conditioner is in a third floor window. A sign by the entrance reads: APARTMENT FOR LET D. LEONE. Leaves are on the trees. Circa 1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; rectangular plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 6 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade with diamond ornaments; single and triple 3/1 sash windows except entry bay; tripartite casement windows with colored glass transoms on first floor; flat roof; crenelated parapet with gablets, pinnacles and inset balusters; labeled stone window heads on first, fourth and fifth floors; brick lintels and stone sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with arched stone surround; stone sill course on second and fifth floors.

Subject Place

Location

Jersey City, NJ

Acquisition

Accession

2023.011

Source or Donor

John Amato

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1970

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

106/08 Glenwood Ave, Jersey City

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

MAGGIO STUDIOS 5524 BERGENLINE AVE. WEST NEW YORK, N. J.

Material/Technique

Stamp

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in