[Central Park Theatre, Roosevelt Road near Central Park, Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928. – Vintage Poster
![[Central Park Theatre, Roosevelt Road near Central Park, Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a4/a476107132f9-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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This vintage poster of [Central Park Theatre, Roosevelt Road near Central Park, Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Central Park Theatre, Roosevelt Road near Central Park, Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1928.
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The Central Park theater stood on Roosevelt Road near Central Park in Chicago, and this 1928 ink drawing records its design during the years when movie houses were becoming a major part of city life. Drawings like this were working documents for builders and contractors, so they show plans and details rather than how the finished building looked. Chicago saw a wave of large theaters in the 1920s, and the Library of Congress preserves this sheet among its architectural and engineering drawings. The street takes its name from Theodore Roosevelt, which connects the drawing to this board.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1928 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,084 × 3,307 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210747 |
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