[Plainfield Theatre (Casino Theatre; Astor Theatre), before and after remodeling, West 2nd St. and Park Ave., Plainfield, New Jersey] / AFD 1922. – Historic Poster Reproduction
![[Plainfield Theatre (Casino Theatre; Astor Theatre), before and after remodeling, West 2nd St. and Park Ave., Plainfield, New Jersey] / AFD 1922., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b5/b5758e21d45d-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 [Plainfield Theatre (Casino Theatre; Astor Theatre), before and after remodeling, West 2nd St. and Park Ave., Plainfield, New Jersey] / AFD 1922.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Plainfield Theatre (Casino Theatre; Astor Theatre), before and after remodeling, West 2nd St. and Park Ave., Plainfield, New Jersey] / AFD 1922.
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Here a single sheet pairs the same Plainfield playhouse before and after its remodeling, a comparison that shows how far a building could change in one renovation. The theater, known at different times as the Casino and later the Astor, stood at West Second Street and Park Avenue in the central New Jersey city. Its 1922 remodeling reflects a period when many older houses were reworked for motion pictures, which had overtaken vaudeville and stage shows as the main draw. Drawings like this one record the facade and interior changes that made such upgrades possible.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1922 |
| Subjects | Theaters--New Jersey--Plainfield--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--New Jersey--Plainfield--1920-1930. Remodeling--New Jersey--Plainfield--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,089 × 3,281 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210640 |
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