B&W photo of the Embassy Hotel, 151 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, NJ
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0137
Description
A sign on the first floor reads: EMBASSY HOTEL The sidewalk awning reads: EMBASSY HOTEL 151. A street sign reads: SIP AVE. A building next door on the right has a sign that reads: Annie's Beauty Shop. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Hotel building; irregular plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 9 bays including 1 recessed bay above entrance; brick façade with stone diamond ornaments; single and double 3/1 and 4/1 sash windows except casement windows ground floor and entry bay; flat roof; stepped parapet with stone gablets, triangular pinnacles, and inset balusters; brick lintels, labeled stone window heads on first floor, and stone sills; central entrance with arched stone surround, pilasters and sidewalk awning; fire escape; stone sill course on second floor; stone string course below cornice.
