B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 129 Magnolia Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0111
Description
Teens dressed in coats and scarves and carrying books cross the street. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. Several storefronts are vacant. Snow is on the ground. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Mixed-use apartment block; Spanish Colonial Revival; irregular E-shaped plan; 5 stories; brick façade; single and double 6/1 sash windows except entry bay and storefronts; flat roof; parapet with sections of crenelation, turrets, and tiled shed roof; arcaded brick cornice; bell towers rise above the roofline with arched openings and hipped roofs; main entrance with arched stone portico; sidewalk awning; terracotta carved arches above some windows; crenellated quoins; fire escapes with scrolled iron balconies.
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
129- Magnolia Ave J.C.
Purchase Com Mtg
129 Magnolia Ave, Jersey City
