[Granada Theatre, Sheridan Rd. and Devon Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1933. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[Granada Theatre, Sheridan Rd. and Devon Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1933., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/af/af3d7e518a98-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 [Granada Theatre, Sheridan Rd. and Devon Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1933.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Granada Theatre, Sheridan Rd. and Devon Ave., Chicago, Illinois] / AFD 1933.
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The Granada theater at Sheridan Road and Devon Avenue was a neighborhood movie house on Chicago's North Side, and this ink drawing, dated 1933, records its design in the precise linework of an architectural and engineering sheet rather than a picture of the building in use. The Library of Congress holds it in the Architecture and Engineering collection, which gathers plans, elevations and details that show how buildings were laid out and constructed. Chicago's theaters of the 1920s and 1930s, built as the movies drew huge crowds, were often lavish, and drawings like this one preserve the structural and decorative choices behind them. Looking closely, you can see how the drafter planned the sightlines, entrances and facade.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1933 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,098 × 3,338 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210437 |
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