Ironbound Tiles

     In Newark's lusophone quarter, homeowners adorn their facades with tiles.  Their Lisboan counterparts have decorated exteriors with azulejos, considered a serious art form, for more than 500 years.  But don't expect such attention to detail in Ironbound, where showers come to mind.  This is Jersey.

 

     Merriam-Webster defines "gaudy" as ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented and marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness.

(Ref: Zoe's Lisboa Tiles)