[Playhouse, Dupont Hotel, and Dupont Office Building, Market St. opposite Court House (Rodney) Square, Wilmington, Delaware] / AFD 1931. – Antique Poster Print
![[Playhouse, Dupont Hotel, and Dupont Office Building, Market St. opposite Court House (Rodney) Square, Wilmington, Delaware] / AFD 1931., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/80/8090f1b03e0d-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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A window into the past: [Playhouse, Dupont Hotel, and Dupont Office Building, Market St. opposite Court House (Rodney) Square, Wilmington, Delaware] / AFD 1931., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Playhouse, Dupont Hotel, and Dupont Office Building, Market St. opposite Court House (Rodney) Square, Wilmington, Delaware] / AFD 1931.
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On Market Street, across from Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware, a 1931 ink drawing lays out three buildings under one plan: a playhouse, the Dupont Hotel, and the Dupont Office Building. The sheet belongs to the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering drawings and was the kind of working document used to guide construction. Combining theater, lodging, and offices in one downtown property reflects how developers of the period tried to bring entertainment and commerce together, and the scheme shows how the Rodney Square corner was being built up as a busy center of city life between the wars.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1931 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Delaware--Wilmington--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--Delaware--Wilmington--1930-1940. Hotels--Delaware--Wilmington--1930-1940. Office buildings--Delaware--Wilmington--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,111 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210742 |
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