B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 3495 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0144
Description
A man walks near the entrance. Storefront signage reads: Franklin FOOD STORE, FANCY GROCERIES & DAIRY PRODUCTS, DELICATESSEN SPECIALTIES, HOME COOKING; TAILOR FANCY CLEANING & DYING, REPARINING & PRESSING; SHEA'S RESTAURANT BAKERY PRODUCTS LUNCH. A real estate sign in the window of any empty storefront reads: RENT OR LEASE C.B. SNYDER. The transom window above the entrance reads: DIANA APARTMENTS. Trash cans by the curb are full. A rug hangs out a third floor window. Snow is on the ground. Circa 1940s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Mixed-use apartment building; Art Deco; rectangular plan with recessed central bay above the entrance; 4 stories; 7 bays except storefronts on first floor; brick façade; single and triple 2/1 and 3/1 sash windows except entry bay and storefronts; flat roof; stone cornice with brick dentils; alternating blind arcade and geometric brick architrave; sets of 3 corbelled pilasters extend from the fourth floor into the parapet; brick parapet with pinnacles; soldier brick lintels and stone sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and stone surround and arcaded door head; fire escape in recessed bay; stone string course above the storefronts.
