B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at unknown location in New Jersey.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0814
Description
Sidewalk scaffolding surrounds the building. Two workmen are facing a plywood fence in a makeshift work area cordoned off by wood planks and cement blocks. A circa 1960s billboard reads: Stay as slim as you Like new from 7Up. Storefront signage reads: Camera SHOP; G[IG'?]s tavern. A street sign reads: NO PARKING THIS SIDE. The side of a trash can reads: "ME"; PUSH "ME" I "CAN" TAKE IT. Leaves are on the trees.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Mixed-use apartment building on corner lot wrapped in scaffolding; rectangular plan; 2 stories; 4 bays front façade and 7 bays on side façade; brick façade; single and double 1/1 sash windows except ground floor storefronts; bracketed cornice above storefronts; flat roof with bracketed and denticulated cornice; molded window heads and stone sills.
Subject Place
Location
Unknown location in 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
DAVIS STUDIOS
33 JOURNAL SQUARE
JERSEY CITY 6, N.J.
OPP. TRUST CO. BLDG
7165
