Interesting places in 111 First Street:

Former artists studio (demolished late 2006)

the 111 First Street is part of Jersey City, NJ , Exchange Place, NJ .

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industrial sunset
Made by mudpig
Best viewed on black: This is a part of Jersey City that is endangered of development. Some warehouse buildings have been or are being restored and re-used as artist live work-space. But the city has already allowed the demolition of one pivotal building, and is considering proposals to allow further deviations from the original preservation plan. The Warehouse Historic District in downtown Jersey City consists the remnants of the waterfont industry that once dominated the city's Hudson River shoreline. The area includes or has included landmark buildings such as the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) Headquarters, the Lorillard Tobbaco Factory, and the Butler Brothers Warehouse. With the decline of the manufacturing industry in Jersey City and in America generally, the warehouse district became an underutilized neighborhood. The monumental warehouses were sparingly used for storage or light industry. In the 1990s, the district began a resurgence when artists began to lease space in the buildings for loft space. In consultation with artist groups, preseravtionists, and neighborhood organizations, the city proposed the creation of a Work and Live District Overlay (WALDO) in the district that would allow certain of the former industrial use only warehouses to be converted into artist live-work spaces. In 2002, this proposal was expanded to create the Powerhouse Arts District a vibrant mixed residential and commercial use neighborhood that also created a municipal historic district to preserve the neighborhood's landmarks. 111 First StreetAbove: 111 First Street, the former Lorillard Tobacco Factory, prior to demolition. The creation of the PAD led to an almost immediate revitalization of the area. The J. Leo Cooke Warehouse underwent an award winning restoration and sold all of its units almost immediately. The A&P Headquarters is currently undergoing a similar restoration and provides rentals units, some of which are leased to qualified artists. Two art galleries and other retail spaces opened in the district. Despite this success, certain property owners were not satisfied with an upzoning that converted their formerly industrial use only properties to lucrative residential and commercial use. The owner of property at 111 First Street, the property that was virtually abandoned until artists began to lease the space from the developer, inundated the city with lawsuits, demanding the right to demolish the landmark building and build a luxury skyscraper out of scale with all other buildings in the district. After a court invalidated the district's historic designation on a technicality, the city inexplicably refused to re-designate the district and instead capitulated to the developer's demands, allowing him to demolish 111 First Street and replace it with a proposed 54 story tower. Since the city's abandonment of 111 First Street, other developers in the district have predictably halted projects that would have followed the prior redevelopment plan and instead demanded the right to demolish historic structures and replace them with high rise housing. Most notably, national developer Toll Brothers has been circulating a proposal that would demolish or alter the recently closed Manischewtiz Factory (formerly an annex for the A&P), eliminate one of the six remaining cobblestone streets in Jersey City, and build four times higher than permitted by the existing plan. Residents of the new neighborhood, who bought into the city's promises of a historic district, have formed the Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association and have started a legal fund to combat developers' brazen attempts to ram through proposed zoning changes without consulting with the members of the community who were instrumental in revitalizing the area and those who have moved into the district based on the city's past promises. Read more at: www.jclandmarks.org/campaign-warehousedistrict.shtml


Katyń
Made by Tom T Photography
The Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest massacre (Polish: zbrodnia katyńska, 'Katyń crime'; Russian: Катынский расстрел), was a mass murder of Polish nationals carried out by the Soviet secret police NKVD in April–May 1940. It was based on Lavrentiy Beria's proposal to execute all members of the Polish Officer Corps, dated 5 March 1940. This official document was then approved and signed by the Soviet Politburo, including Joseph Stalin.[1][2][3] The number of victims is estimated at about 22,000, the most commonly cited number being 21,768.[4] The victims were murdered in the Katyn Forest in Russia, the Kalinin and Kharkov prisons and elsewhere.[5] About 8,000 were officers taken prisoner during the 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland, the rest being Polish doctors, professors, lawmakers, police officers, and other public servants arrested for allegedly being intelligence agents, gendarmes, landowners, saboteurs, factory owners, lawyers, officials and priests.[4] Since Poland's conscription system required every unexempted university graduate to become a reserve officer,[6] the NKVD was able to round up much of the Polish intelligentsia, and the Russian, Ukrainian, Protestant, Muslim Tatar, Jewish, Georgian,[7] and Belarusian intelligentsia of Polish citizenship.[8]


Jersey City (New Jersey) Studio Tour
Made by Jim in Times Square
Our annual studio show in October 2003. Held annually in conjunction with the Jersey City Studio Tour. We attract most of our patrons during this 2-day event. This studio no longer exists. The building, 111 First Street in Jersey City, was recently demolished. Its demolition negated promises made by the city government that the historic 100+ year old tobacco warehouse would be at least partially spared. All of the artists in this studio studied with the same master painter who taught them their craft. There is a documentary soon to be released on the life and work of this artist/teacher, you can view it on this website. (The old warehouse wasn't spared. It's been totally raized and a 54-story condo tower will be erected in its place) [019]


Our studio skylight
Made by Jim in Times Square
One of our large, north-facing skylights. North light is the time-honored favorite among painters because it is full-spectrum and changes the least as the day wears on. All of the artists in this studio studied with the same master painter, Frank Mason, who taught them their craft. Before anyone corrects me, yes, this is Jersey City, New Jersey, NOT New York, New York as the Trippermap geotagger states. This studio and building no longer exist. The landlord and developers have demolished the 5-story, 120 year old former tobacco warehouse to build a 54-story condominium tower. At least I'll be able to locate the old site by looking at the Jersey City skyline. [056]


Open house at our studio
Made by Jim in Times Square
Our studio is nicely organized for a change. The unusual clutter-free look can be attributed to the annual Jersey City (New Jersey) Open Studio Tour. We no longer occupy this space. The landlord evicted everyone in the building so that he could and erect a 54-story condominium. The evictions were in March 2005, the warehouse was finally demolished in 2007. All that wonderful workspace lost forever, what a waste. All of the artists in this studio studied with the same master painter who taught them their craft. [10050001]


The remains of my former studio
Made by Jim in Times Square
111 First Street in Jersey City, was the address of from March 1997 until all tenants were evicted in early 2005. Here you see the rubble that remains of my studio which was on the fourth floor. [02100003 copy]


loading zone
Made by mudpig
Blizzard, a Komondor (Hungarian sheep guard dog) sitting in what used to be a loading zone for an abandoned warehouse in Jersey City, NJ.


Trump Plaza @ NJ (iv)
Made by mudpig
Trump Plaza in Jersey City. New Jersey's tallest residential building at 55 floors. An additional tower at 50 floors is planned.


Clouds + Glowing glow.
Made by Kluv32
I love how the sunset balanced with the clouds. Magic hour indeed.


Night of Lighting....
Made by Kluv32
The glow on the left side is from a nearby bolt...


No bolt.
Made by Kluv32
The lightning went on for over an hour...


Polaroid: Chimney above 111
Made by Xylographile
17th February MMVII Also check out the


Ride the lightning.
Made by Kluv32
Finally, I caught one. 1.21 jigawatts.


Polaroid: Pipes behind 111
Made by Xylographile
Washington Street. 17th February MMVII


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Made by Aonghais MacInnes (fallen off the map for a bit)
Bay and Warren Sts, Jersey City, NJ



Made by lindsaypunk | LindsayTarynPhoto.com | nyc
Construction in Jersey City


day 120 20080926
Made by tombojin
your god-dog. curb both!


Polaroid: Rear of 111
Made by Xylographile
17th February MMVII


06/27/2008
Made by nnjr4
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