B&W photo of apartment building at 70 Summit Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0143
Description
The transom window above the entrance reads: Astor View. Street signs read: SUMMIT AVE. ASTOR PLACE. A U.S. mailbox is on the sidewalk. Leaves are on the trees. Circa 1940s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; Gothic Revival features; E-shaped plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 6 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade; single and triple 2/1 and 3/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; paneled stone cornice; crenelated parapet with pinnacles; soldier and header brick lintels and stone sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and keystone arch surround; stone sill course on second floor.
