B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 1700 Bergenline Avenue, Union City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 1700 Bergenline Avenue, Union City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0503

Description

Storefront signage reads: 1704 IL'S MARKET; FILMS, TOYS. Several storefronts are vacant. A real estate sign on the first floor reads: SOLD C.B. SNYDER. Air conditioners are in several windows. A U.S. mailbox is on the corner. Circa 1950s-1960s vehicles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use apartment building; rectangular plan; 5 stories; 8 bays on front façade and 9 bays on side façade; 6 ground level storefronts; brick façade with contrasting brick panels and horizontal bands; single and double 6/1 sash windows except glass pane storefront windows; flat roof; crenelated brick parapet; frieze with contrasting brick panels and geometric shapes; brick lintels and stone sills; wood and glass double-door storefront entrances with transom windows; central steel and glass double-door entrance to apartments with arched keystone surround; fire escape; sill courses on second and fifth floors; string course above fourth 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

1700 Bergenline Ave, Union City

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in