B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 333 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0180
Description
An air conditioner is in a second floor window. Storefront signage reads: I. GLAZER FUR STORAGE, CLOTH & FUR COATS, RELIABLE FURRIER; PEARL'S BAKERY, 333 PEARL'S CAKERY; LUCKY STAR FISH MARKET OPEN; [illegible] BEAUTY SALON; ROME GARDEN. Street signs read: ONE WAY EGE AVE. BERGEN AVE. Boxes are stacked on the sidewalk in front of the fish market. A U.S. mailbox and fire hydrant are on the corner. A circa 1940s truck and 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; 10 bays on front façade and 3 bays on side façade; brick façade; single and double 3/1 sash windows except storefronts and entry bay; flat roof; crenelated parapet with pediments and pinnacles; cornice with patterned brick panels, inset balusters and stone ornaments; brick lintels and stone sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and stone surround; fire escapes; stone sill course on the second floor.
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
333 Bergen Ave, Jersey City
File
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
