[RKO Palace Theatre, W. Michigan St. opposite Granada Theatre, South Bend, Indiana] / AFD 1934. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[RKO Palace Theatre, W. Michigan St. opposite Granada Theatre, South Bend, Indiana] / AFD 1934., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b6/b6d103a621b7-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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A window into the past: [RKO Palace Theatre, W. Michigan St. opposite Granada Theatre, South Bend, Indiana] / AFD 1934., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[RKO Palace Theatre, W. Michigan St. opposite Granada Theatre, South Bend, Indiana] / AFD 1934.
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This ink drawing records the RKO Palace theater on West Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, set directly across from the Granada theater. Dated 1934, it belongs to the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering drawings, working documents that builders and contractors used to plan and construct buildings. The 1930s were the peak years of the American movie palace, when chains such as RKO drew audiences with elaborate facades and the newly popular sound pictures. A drawing like this shows the design intentions behind a building that once anchored a busy downtown block.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1934 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Indiana--Indianapolis--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--Indiana--Indianapolis--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,115 × 3,351 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210443 |
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