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B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 100 53rd Street, West New York.
Photograph
Storefront signage reads: DELICATESSEN Aristocrat ICE CREAM, DAIRY, GROCERIES, FROZEN FOODS, WONDER BREAD, HOTEL BAR BUTTER, 7-UP, BAKED GOODS, OPEN SUNDAY, VEGETABLES. A real estate sign above the storefront reads: FOR SALE C.B. SN[YDER]. Trash cans on the sidewalk have been emptied. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
2023.011.0401
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Mixed-use apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 11 bays front façade and 4 bays side façade except storefronts; brick façade; glass pane storefront windows; single and double 3/1 sash windows; brick lintels and stone sills; flat roof; brick parapet with pinnacles; frieze with patterned brick ornaments; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and keystone arch surround; fire escape; brick string course below the frieze.
West New York, NJ
2023.011
John Amato
Donation
circa 1930 - circa 1970
Inscription
Back of print
100 - 53rd St West New York, N.J
Handwritten
10 in
8 in
