B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 2401 Central Avenue, Union City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 2401 Central Avenue, Union City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0502

Description

Storefront signage reads: 2401 OPEN, Schaefer, RHEINGO[LD] EXTRA DRY, BEEF LIVER 25¢ lb.; GRACE'S CUTTING SERVICE; CALENDARS. 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; 6 bays on front façade and 8 bays on side façade; 3 ground level storefronts; brick façade; single 1/1 sash windows except glass pane storefront windows; flat roof; bracketed and consoled cornice with paneled frieze; arched lion's head keystone window heads, plain keystone arch window heads and foliated keystone flat arch lintels; stone sills; storefronts topped with consoled cornice and plain frieze; wood and glass double-door corner storefront entrance with sidelights and transom windows; offset single-door entrance to apartments.

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

2401 Central Ave Union City

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in