B&W photo of apartment building at 24 Broadway, Jersey City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 24 Broadway, Jersey City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0133

Description

The front door is open. Faded signage painted on the side of the building reads: [Illegible] ESTATE, WHATEVER DESCRIPTION, WHEREVER SITUATED, ESTABLISHED 1906. Circa 1940s-1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Row house apartment building; attached on one side; rectangular plan; 3 stories plus raised basement; 3 bays; brick façade; single and triple 1/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; bracketed cornice; festooned frieze; soldier brick lintels and stone window sills; central wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window and brick surround; fire escape; sill and string courses on second floor; stone water table.

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

24 Broadway, Jersey City NJ CO6003

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in