[New Detroit Opera House (Grand Opera House), Randolph St. corner of Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan] / AFD 1924. – Vintage Poster
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(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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This vintage poster of [New Detroit Opera House (Grand Opera House), Randolph St. corner of Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan] / AFD 1924. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[New Detroit Opera House (Grand Opera House), Randolph St. corner of Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan] / AFD 1924.
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The record names this as the New Detroit Opera House, also called the Grand Opera House, at the corner of Randolph Street and Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit. Its 1924 date and the subject headings for theaters, motion picture theaters, and opera houses suggest a building meant to host both live stage productions and film screenings, a common mix for large downtown venues of the 1920s. Rendered in ink on paper, the drawing comes from the Library of Congress's Architecture, Design and Engineering collection, which preserves working architectural records. Such drawings show how designers planned a building's layout and street presence before construction.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1924 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Michigan--Detroit--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Michigan--Detroit--1920-1930. Opera houses--Michigan--Detroit--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,106 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210382 |
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