Photographer's exhibit tells story of 111 First St., in Jersey City

By The Jersey Journal
on January 07, 2015 at 4:21 PM

?Edward Fausty: A Fragile Utopia: The Days of 111 First Street,? an exhibit curated by Brendan Carroll, opened this week at Hamilton Square Condominium Association, where it will run until April 30.

Presented by SILVERMAN and the condominium association, the exhibit presents more than 20 large-scale photographs of a former tobacco warehouse that once housed a vibrant artist community in downtown Jersey City.

Fausty lived and worked in 111 First Street, a five-story red brick warehouse building that was home to more than 150 artists and small businesses. The former cigarette factory sprawled over 328,000 square feet and occupied an entire city block near the waterfront.

For 15 years, the building not only provided a refuge for artists, but functioned as the city?s cultural epicenter. In 2005, New Gold Equities, led by Lloyd Goldman, evicted the artists, and in 2007 it demolished the building to develop the site for residential use. As of now, ground has yet to be broken on the site.

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