[State Theatre, Hudson Blvd. near Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey] / AFD 1931. – Historic Poster Reproduction
![[State Theatre, Hudson Blvd. near Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey] / AFD 1931., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/89/89e39397a5e6-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 [State Theatre, Hudson Blvd. near Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey] / AFD 1931.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[State Theatre, Hudson Blvd. near Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey] / AFD 1931.
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Journal Square was one of the busiest transit hubs in Jersey City, and this 1931 ink drawing shows the State theater on Hudson Boulevard there, a movie palace built during the late 1920s boom in large downtown theaters. Drawings like this one, held in the Library of Congress's architecture, design and engineering collection, were used to plan and document a building's construction and alterations. The State was designed to seat thousands and to draw crowds from across the city and nearby towns, so its scale and street presence were central to its purpose. Looking closely at the linework shows how architects of the period worked out a large commercial building before it was ever built.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1931 |
| Subjects | Theaters--New Jersey--Jersey City--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--New Jersey--Jersey City--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,106 × 3,329 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210544 |
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