''111 First Street. From Paris to Jersey City, they showed no love.'' is a 2012 documentary film, directed by Branko, starring some of the artists of an Art Center and residence located at 111 First Street,
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.111 First Street in Jersey City, New Jersey is the location of a proposed 52-story skyscraper. The former building housed on the site was a renovated warehouse that housed over 100 artists' studios, including painters, sculptors, photographers, musicians, filmmakers, writers, poets, and others. The concentration of artists led the building to be known as the "Heart of the
Art Center
An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues fo ...
". Although the building (and its occupants) are gone now, ''111 First Street...'', filmed before the demolition of the original building, documents this group of artists.
Additional appearances
* American Watercolor Movement
* George Aviles, Esq.
* Maria Benjumeda
* Thomas A. deGise, Hudson County Executive
* Nayra de Souza
* Damn Glad
* Joelma, samba dancer
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Bernard Kenny
Bernard F. Kenny Jr. (born November 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey State Senate from 1993 to 2008, after serving in the New Jers ...
, New Jersey State Senator
* Bill Kraus
* Manhattan Samba
* Tris McCall, music critic, pop musician, writer
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Bob Menendez
Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale Biography In Context. A member of the Democratic Party, he was firs ...
, U.S. Senator
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Bret Schundler
Bret D. Schundler (born January 14, 1959) is an American Republican politician from New Jersey. Schundler was the mayor of Jersey City from 1992 until 2001. Schundler was the city's first Republican mayor since 1917. He ran for Governor of New Je ...
111 First Street Arts Center
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, first=David, last=Goodwin
, type=MA in Urban Studies
, title=111 1st Street, Jersey City, NJ: The Life and Death of an Arts Community
, date=August 29, 2012
, publisher=
Fordham University
Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...