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[Blackstone Theatre, 7th St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1934. – Antique Poster Print

[Blackstone Theatre, 7th St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1934., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster
[Blackstone Theatre, 7th St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1934., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings. Vintage poster from the Theater Posters collection.

(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 [Blackstone Theatre, 7th St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1934., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Blackstone Theatre, 7th St. near Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1934.

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The Blackstone stood at Seventh Street and Michigan Avenue, on one of Chicago's busiest downtown boulevards, so its location is as much a part of the record as the building itself. This ink drawing dates to 1934 and belongs to the Library of Congress's architecture, engineering and design holdings. Its catalog subjects place it among the many theaters and motion picture houses Chicago built and altered during the 1930s. Architectural drawings like this one show how the building was laid out and planned, rather than how it looked to the crowds who filled its seats.

Created / publishedAnd Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
Genre1934
SubjectsTheaters--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,093 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-210745

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