B&W photo of apartment building at 115 Van Wagenen Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0115
Description
A man and woman on the sidewalk converse. The transom window above the entrance reads: LESTER APT. 115. Circa 1950s 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; 4 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade with lozenge-shaped sections except stucco in the middle bays from the second to the fourth floors terminating in Tudor style gables; single, double and triple 3/1 and 6/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; 4 pilasters terminate in crenelated parapets on the end bays; soldier brick lintels and header brick sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window, stone and soldier brick surround, and crenelated overdoor; brick sill courses on second floor.
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
115 Van Wagenen Ave, Jersey City
Material/Technique
Typewritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
