B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 175 West 76th Street (341-347 Amsterdam Avenue), New York City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0827
Description
Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and crossing the street at a busy intersection. Street signage reads: ONE WAY; NO PARKING. Storefront signage reads: PARK WEST PHARMACY CUTRATE DRUGS; WEST SIDE SH[OE]; RADIO; GROCERY DELICATESSEN; LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING; MOVING. Circa 1940s-1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Mixed-use apartment building; listed with the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission as part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District (LP1647); Renaissance Revival; 15 stories; 10 bays on front façade and 10 bays on side façade; ground floor storefronts; brick, stone and terracotta façade; single, double and triple 6/6 sash windows; flat roof; brick and stone balustrade parapet; denticulated cornice; sill course on fifth floor.
Subject Place
Location
New York, NY
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
CAREBE REALTY CORP.
91-1487th STREET
WOODHAVEN 21, N. Y.
ACKER PHOTO SERVICE
11 WEST 42nd ST., NEW YORK
Phone: Longacre 5-6880
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