B&W photo of commercial building at 4808 Bergenline Avenue, Union City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0501
Description
A woman on the sidewalk carries a paper bag. People are on the sidewalk near the entrance. A man sits behind the wheel of a parked automobile. Ground floor storefront signage reads: Union BUSINESS MACHINES CO.; Breyers ICE CREAM, FOUNTAIN,DOSA, CANDY, STATIONERY, MAGAZINES, Coca-Cola. Signage in windows above ground floor reads: U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; H. DAVID ZERMAN COUNSELOR AT LAW; LAW OFFICE [illegible]; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Signage painted on the side of the building reads: EDYTHE S. RODGER BUSINESS COLLEGE. The transom above the entrance reads: THE Professional BUILDING. A sign by the entrance reads: SAMUEL I. GANTZMAN LAW OFFICES ROOM 310. Circa 1960s vehicles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Commercial building; rectangular plan; 6 stories; 2 storefronts on first floor with glass pane windows; 3 bays on upper floors with triple sets of windows in various combinations of 1/1 sash windows and glass panes; brick façade with recessed panels; flat roof; crenelated parapet; plain frieze; brick lintels and stone sills; offset steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and arched stone surround; sill course on second floor.
Subject Place
Location
Union 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
48 St Bergenline
4808 Bergenline, Union City, NJ
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