[Davis Theatre, Smithfield St. and Oliver St., and State Theatre, 5th Ave. opposite Grand Opera House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] – Antique Poster Print
![[Davis Theatre, Smithfield St. and Oliver St., and State Theatre, 5th Ave. opposite Grand Opera House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania], And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3d/3dbaef95fabf-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of [Davis Theatre, Smithfield St. and Oliver St., and State Theatre, 5th Ave. opposite Grand Opera House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Davis Theatre, Smithfield St. and Oliver St., and State Theatre, 5th Ave. opposite Grand Opera House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]
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This ink drawing is unusual because it shows two Pittsburgh theaters on the same sheet: the Davis theater at Smithfield and Oliver Streets, and the State theater on Fifth Avenue, across from the Grand Opera House. Dating to about 1930, it belongs to the era when movie palaces were transforming downtown entertainment districts across American cities, with cinemas sitting alongside established legitimate theaters. Architectural drawings like this one, held in the Library of Congress's Architecture, Design and Engineering collection, record the building plans and street relationships that shaped how audiences moved through these blocks.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | [ca. 1930] |
| Subjects | Theaters--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1920-1940. Motion picture theaters--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1920-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,303 × 4,142 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210516 |
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