B&W photo of apartment building at 80-82 Lexington Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0165
Description
A woman wearing a hat stands near the basement entrance. A sign near the basement windows reads: APARTMENT FOR RENT. Windows are open on the second and fourth floors. 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; irregular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 4 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade; Tudor style stucco sections on the end bays extend from the second to the fourth floors on the end bays and terminate in gables in the parapet; crenelated parapet; single, double and triple 3/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; soldier brick lintels and header brick sills; central stoop, steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and projected brick and stone surround; 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
80/82 Lexington Ave Jersey City
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
