B&W photo of apartment building at 1855 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 1855 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0141

Description

A boy wearing glasses stands in the street next to a parked car. Street signs read: NO PARKING WHEN ROAD IS SNOW COVERED TOWAWAY ZONE, NO HEAVY TRUCKING. An air conditioner is in a first floor window. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb. The trees are partially leafed out.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; Art Deco; H-shaped plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 13 bays except 11 bays on first floor; brick façade; single, double and triple 3/1 sash windows except entry bay with casement windows; flat roof; stepped parapet; frieze includes multiple carved stone panels and sections of lozenge patterned brick; soldier brick lintels and stone sills; central entrance with stone surround extending to the to the second floor and first floor adjacent bays, including pilasters, Juliet balconies, and carved panels; fire escapes; carved stone sill course on first 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

1855 Hudson Blvd, Jersey City

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

Maggio Studios WEST NEW YORK, N.J.

Material/Technique

Stamp

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in