B&W photo of apartment building at 340 Fairmount Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0102
Description
A sidewalk awning reads: MELBRO TOWERS 340. Air conditioners are in windows on several floors. Snow is on the ground. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; irregular H-shaped plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 8 bays; brick façade with lozenge pattern on 1 pavilion; single, double and triple 4/1 and 6/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; 2 projecting pavilions extend into crenelated and gabled parapet; Tudor style timbering motif on stucco sections; soldier brick window heads and brick header sills; central arched portico entrance with gablet, slate mansard roof, and sidewalk awning; fire escape above entrance; 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
340 Fairmount Ave Jersey City
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
