[New Poli's Theatre, Main St. opposite Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport, Connecticut] / AFD 1923. – Historic Poster Reproduction
![[New Poli's Theatre, Main St. opposite Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport, Connecticut] / AFD 1923., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/06/06f7df3a9400-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures [New Poli's Theatre, Main St. opposite Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport, Connecticut] / AFD 1923. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[New Poli's Theatre, Main St. opposite Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport, Connecticut] / AFD 1923.
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The New Poli's theater stood on Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, directly across from the Hotel Stratfield, and this 1923 ink drawing records its design for that downtown site. The Library of Congress catalogs it among its architectural and engineering drawings, and its subject headings describe the building as both a theater and a motion picture house, a sign of how live stage shows and films shared many venues in the early 1920s. The Poli name linked the building to a New England theater chain that began with vaudeville and increasingly added films to its programs. Drawings like this one show the stage, seating, and street frontage that architects and owners had to settle before a large downtown theater could be built.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1923 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Connecticut--Bridgeport--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Connecticut--Bridgeport--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,111 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210610 |
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