[Poli's Capitol Theatre, Main St. opposite J. S. Morgan memorial, Hartford, Connecticut] / AFD 1926. – Vintage Poster
![[Poli's Capitol Theatre, Main St. opposite J. S. Morgan memorial, Hartford, Connecticut] / AFD 1926., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4a/4a1048d631ea-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 [Poli's Capitol Theatre, Main St. opposite J. S. Morgan memorial, Hartford, Connecticut] / AFD 1926., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Poli's Capitol Theatre, Main St. opposite J. S. Morgan memorial, Hartford, Connecticut] / AFD 1926.
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Ink drawings like this one, made in 1926 and held in the Library of Congress's Architecture, Design and Engineering collection, record the design of a specific building rather than a view of its street. This example shows Poli's Capitol theater on Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut, placed opposite the J. S. Morgan memorial. Sylvester Z. Poli was a theatrical entrepreneur who built and ran vaudeville and movie houses across New England, and the 1920s saw many such theaters go up in larger cities as film became the dominant entertainment. Architectural drawings of this kind show the plan, elevations and decorative details that shaped how audiences entered, moved through and experienced these public halls.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1926 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Connecticut--Hartford--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Connecticut--Hartford--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,094 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210615 |
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