B&W photo of apartment building at 11 Lexington Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0121
Description
A baby carriage sits by the entrance. A sign on the railing reads: CURB YOUR DOG. Circa 1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 6 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade; single and triple 1/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; denticulated and bracketed cornice with medallions; solid central parapet with rotated brick panels; soldier brick lintels and stone window sills; central wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window and protruding denticulated arched door head with iron brackets; fire escape with balconies and convex balusters; soldier brick string courses at first floor and basement lintel levels.
