B&W photo of mixed-use row house apartment building at 390 Central Avenue, Newark.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use row house apartment building at 390 Central Avenue, Newark.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0224

Description

A sign in a basement window reads: APARTMENT FOR RENT MI.2-0279. The front door is open. The storefronts are vacant. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use row house apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 5 bays except basement storefronts; brick façade with quoining on ends; single 1/1 sash windows except entry bay and storefronts; flat roof; bracketed and denticuled cornice; paneled frieze; molded cornice and frieze above storefronts; storefronts have single-door entrances; arched keystone lintels and stone sills; central stoop, wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window and iron railings; fire escape; sill course on first floor.

Subject Place

Location

Newark, 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

390 Central Ave, Newark file

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

MAGGIO STUDIOS

Material/Technique

Stamp

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in