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B&W photo of apartment building at 70 Summit Avenue, Jersey City.
Photograph
The transom window above the entrance reads: Astor View. Street signs read: SUMMIT AVE. ASTOR PLACE. A U.S. mailbox is on the sidewalk. Leaves are on the trees. Circa 1940s automobiles are parked along the curb.
2023.011.0143
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Apartment building; Gothic Revival features; E-shaped plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 6 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade; single and triple 2/1 and 3/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; paneled stone cornice; crenelated parapet with pinnacles; soldier and header brick lintels and stone sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window and keystone arch surround; stone sill course on second floor.
Jersey City, NJ
2023.011
John Amato
Donation
circa 1930 - circa 1970
Inscription
Back of print
70-72 Summit Ave. Jersey City, N.J.
Typewritten
Inscription
Back of print
33 1/4 CB2010
Handwritten
Inscription
Back of print
CB2010
Stamp
10 in
8 in
