B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 100 53rd Street, West New York.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 100 53rd Street, West New York.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0401

Description

Storefront signage reads: DELICATESSEN Aristocrat ICE CREAM, DAIRY, GROCERIES, FROZEN FOODS, WONDER BREAD, HOTEL BAR BUTTER, 7-UP, BAKED GOODS, OPEN SUNDAY, VEGETABLES. A real estate sign above the storefront reads: FOR SALE C.B. SN[YDER]. Trash cans on the sidewalk have been emptied. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 11 bays front façade and 4 bays side façade except storefronts; brick façade; glass pane storefront windows; single and double 3/1 sash windows; brick lintels and stone sills; flat roof; brick parapet with pinnacles; frieze with patterned brick ornaments; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and keystone arch surround; fire escape; brick string course below the frieze.

Subject Place

Location

West New York, 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

100 - 53rd St West New York, N.J

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in