B&W photo of commercial building at 2828 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0153
Description
Five ground floor storefronts with signage that reads: FRIEDMAND BROS STRIDE RITE SHOES RED CROSS SHOES; COSMETICS BY Ken Mart[cut off]; KEEN KOTTONS UNIFORMS; GOLD BOND GIFT CENTER; STORE FOR RENT. Signage on the entrance reads: OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. Signage in the second floor windows reads: JERSEY STATE BEAUTY SCHOOL; FEINGOLD OPTICIANS EYEGLASSES ZENITH Hearing AIDS ALL TYPES; DESIRABLE OFFICE FOR LEASE INQUIRE OWNER O13-12821; DR. H. FEITH DENTIST. Snow is on the ground. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Commercial building; Renaissance Revival/Beaux Arts; rectangular plan; 2 stories except 3 stories on left end; 5 storefronts on first floor, 11 bays on second floor, 3 bays on third floor; stone, metal and glass façade; storefronts on first floor; 4 semi-elliptical keystone arch window heads, 2 sets of double windows and a set of triple windows with small transom panes over long bottom panes on second floor; 3 sets of double windows on third floor; flat roof; plain cornice and parapet; paneled festooned frieze; string course with medallions above 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
2828 Hudson Blvd Jersey City
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
