[Barrott Central Theatre (Whitney Opera House) and Chicago Musical College Building, E. Van Buren St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928. – Antique Poster Print
![[Barrott Central Theatre (Whitney Opera House) and Chicago Musical College Building, E. Van Buren St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/23/2302c5645cc5-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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Step back in time with [Barrott Central Theatre (Whitney Opera House) and Chicago Musical College Building, E. Van Buren St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Barrott Central Theatre (Whitney Opera House) and Chicago Musical College Building, E. Van Buren St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928.
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This 1928 ink drawing shows the Barrott Central theater, also known as the Whitney Opera House, set beside the Chicago Musical College building on East Van Buren Street near Michigan Avenue. Placing a theater and a music school on one block suggests how closely entertainment and music education were tied together in Chicago's Loop during the 1920s. Architectural drawings like this one record the planning stage of a building, when its street frontage and interior layout were settled. The decade was a busy one for theaters and opera houses in the city, and this sheet preserves a moment in that building boom.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1928 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. Opera houses--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. Music education--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,062 × 3,325 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210442 |
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