B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 149 Grant Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0168
Description
Storefront signage reads: BOB'S, STATIONERY, Borden's ICE CREAM, SODA, CANDY. A trash can on the corner reads: BE A "LITTER" CAREFUL [illegible]. Street signs read: BERGEN AVE. GRANT AVE. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Mixed-use apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories; 12 bays on front façade and 8 bays on side façade; brick façade; single 6/1 sash windows storefront and entry bays; flat roof; parapet alternates inset balusters and elevated paneled sections; brick lintels and stone sills; brick window heads on first floor; central wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window; fire escape; stone sill course on the second floor; stone water table.
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
149 Grant Ave, Jersey City (248 Bergen Ave)
file
P
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
