[Loew's State Theatre and Fine Art Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Norway St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1926. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[Loew's State Theatre and Fine Art Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Norway St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1926., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/632f5b738080-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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[Loew's State Theatre and Fine Art Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Norway St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1926. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Loew's State Theatre and Fine Art Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Norway St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1926.
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This ink drawing records a pairing unusual for its time: the Loew's State and the Fine Arts theaters planned together at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Norway Street in Boston. Drawings like this one, catalogued in the Library of Congress's architectural, design and engineering holdings, were working documents that guided construction, so they show the layout, spatial planning and technical intent behind the building rather than its finished appearance. The 1920s were the height of the American movie palace, when chains such as Loew's competed to build large, elaborate houses for the growing audience for films. Studying the plan reveals how a single corner was divided to serve two auditoriums.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1926 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Massachusetts--Boston--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Massachusetts--Boston--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,102 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210418 |
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