B&W photo of mixed-use row house apartment building at 142-146 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use row house apartment building at 142-146 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0182

Description

Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. Storefront signage reads: 140 1/2 S. TOBACK; DIAMONDS; [illegible] HAIR CUTTER. A window is open on the third floor. Circa 1930s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use row house apartment building; Italianate features; rectangular plan; 4 stories; 11 bays; brick façade; 2/2 sash windows except storefronts; flat roof; bracketed and denticulated cornice; paneled frieze; arched stone window hoods and stone sills; wood and glass door entrances with awnings; fire escape, 2 chimneys; denticulated cornice above storefronts.

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

142-6 Pavonia Ave Jersey City NJ NKM

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in