[Orpheum Theatre, N. 6th St. and Lindon St., and Rialto Theatre, Hamilton St. and N. 10th St., Allentown, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[Orpheum Theatre, N. 6th St. and Lindon St., and Rialto Theatre, Hamilton St. and N. 10th St., Allentown, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/18/18e3540b10a3-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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[Orpheum Theatre, N. 6th St. and Lindon St., and Rialto Theatre, Hamilton St. and N. 10th St., Allentown, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Orpheum Theatre, N. 6th St. and Lindon St., and Rialto Theatre, Hamilton St. and N. 10th St., Allentown, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928.
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Two theaters share this sheet: the Orpheum at North Sixth and Lindon streets and the Rialto at Hamilton and North Tenth streets, both in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Drawn in ink in 1928, it belongs to the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering drawings, a collection that preserves the working plans used in designing and building structures. In the late 1920s, movie houses and vaudeville theaters across American cities were becoming large, ornate buildings meant to draw crowds, so a sheet like this records how one city's entertainment district was being shaped. Its value lies in the technical detail that shows how these buildings were laid out on paper before they rose on the street.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1928 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Pennsylvania--Allentown--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Pennsylvania--Allentown--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,110 × 3,272 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210514 |
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