Wiss Building, Broad Street, Newark, NJ
A collection of pictures from various sources. In 1887, when the factory moved to Littleton Ave and retail stayed behind, a third division was established: Wiss Realty Corporation, a real estate holding company. In 1903 it built the city's first skyscraper. That is what is pictured here.
From a book.
Postmarked 1920. Taken a few years before that. How old is the car in the lower left? There is also the back.
Circa 1920s. One that knows antique cars might be able to better date it. Unused. There is also the back.
The Newark Evening News: FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1956
Wiss Bldg. In Transfer
New York Syndicate Buys Broad St. Property
The 10-story Wiss Building, midtown landmark, at 665-71 Broad St. together with a one story "L" structure fronting at 22 W. Park St. has been sold by the Will [sic] Realty Corp. through Leslie Blau, realtor, to a New York syndicate headed by Charles Walzer.
Title passed yesterday at an undivulged figure, the sale being revealed by William S. Taylor, president of the Wiss organization. The new owners will operate the building under West Park, Inc., formed for the purpose.
Wiss Sons, Inc., a separate company, will continue to occupy its present space in the building under a long term lease; other tenants will continue and Blau remains the managing agent.
Besides the president, officers of Wiss Realty include Jerome B. Wiss, vice president; Sigrun P. Taylor, secretary; Fred W. Sinon, treasurer, and Kenneth B. Wiss, assistant treasurer. In the sale the Wiss interests were represented legally by Emanuel P. Sheck and the buyers by Charles Okin.
According to Blau the Walzer syndicate plans extensive remodeling of the 40-year-old office building.
Source in small PDF or large JPG (300 DPI).
These two pictures were posted to the Fading Ad Blog by Frank H. Jump in December 2007.
These three pictures were taken by me in August 2009.
