B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 700 Willow Avenue, Hoboken.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 700 Willow Avenue, Hoboken.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0011

Description

A woman exits a store. A man walks near a bus stop on the corner while a woman walks down Seventh Street towards Willow. Ground floor storefront signage reads: CLEANING PRESSING REPAIRING WILLOW CLEANING DYEING TAILORING. A sign in a second floor window reads: FLAT. Trolly tracks run along Willow. Snow is on the ground. Circa 1930s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use row house apartment building; corner lot; attached on one side; rectangular plan; 4 stories; 4 bays except 2 bays on side and storefronts on ground floor; brick façade; single 2/2 sash windows except entry bays and storefront on ground floor; flat roof; bracketed and modillioned cornice with raised panel frieze; shed roof over the storefront with bracketed cornice supported with column; keystone window heads and stone sills; offset wood and glass double-door commercial entrance with transom window, 1 offset residential and 2 side commercial single-door entrances.

Subject Place

Location

Hoboken, 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

700 Willow

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in