Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Statwood |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Studio or Publisher |
Weitzman's Photo Shop, Inc. [publisher] |
Date |
ca. 1970s |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original color postcard. Front view of the Statwood store at 1475 Hylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Signs on the front of the building advertise building materials including replacement windows and doors, gutters and leaders, porch enclosures, and siding. At right is a sign that stands on the roof: "STATWOOD / HAVE A PLEASANT DAY." Printed inscription on the reverse of the postcard: "SINCE 1925....DEPENDABILITY! / Statwood / Surfa / Shield / 1475 HYLAN BOULEVARD - DONGAN HILLS / STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. 10305 / (212) 351-4600 / roofing / siding / gutters / trim cover / windows / doors / awnings / kitchens / 'SURFA-SHIELD'...AMERICA'S largest residential re-roofer." Inscription printed vertically in the center: "Weitzman's Photos, 59-61 Canal St., Staten Island, N.Y. 10304." (Keywords: New York City, Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
3.5 x 5.5 |
Acquisition |
Collection of Staten Island Historical Society |
Earliest Date |
1965 |
Latest Date |
1980 |
Subjects |
Stores & shops Storefronts Building materials |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
PH01.2076 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |