B&W photo of apartment building at 34 Lexington Avenue, Jersey City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 34 Lexington Avenue, Jersey City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0122

Description

An air conditioner is in a fourth floor window. An adjacent window is open. The trees are budding. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; T-shaped plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 8 bays except 7 bays on first floor; brick façade; 6/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; cornice of raised brick in lozenge pattern; 6 pilasters extending several courses above the roofline; brick lintels and stone window sills; central steel and glass entrance with stone and brick rectangular surround; fire escapes; stone string courses at lintel level on the 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

34 Lexington Ave, Jersey City file

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

MAGGIO STUDIOS

Material/Technique

Stamp