B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 315 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Newark.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0237
Description
Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. Shoppers browse in storefront windows. Signage for the line of ground floor storefronts reads: TOWERS COFFEE SHOP VITAMINS COSMETICS CUT RATE Fanny Farmer CANDIES NORCROSS CARDES; SET & STYLE HAIR SALON [??]3-7032 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT; MARIO[?]; Ja[??]; BARBER SHOP. The trees are leafless. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are in the street.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Mixed-use apartment building; C-shaped plan with courtyard; 5 stories plus storefronts; 12 bays; brick façade except stone on first floor; single and double 6/1 sash windows except storefronts and entry bay; flat roof; shed roof parapet; squared turrets with hipped roofs on the fifth floor extend into the parapet; keystone arch window surrounds on fifth floor; brick lintels and stone sills; recessed side entrance; stone sill course on second floor; fire escapes; molded frieze above storefronts.
