[Howard Athenaeum, Scollay Sq., Howard St. near Court St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1921. – Vintage Poster
![[Howard Athenaeum, Scollay Sq., Howard St. near Court St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1921., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cb/cb3e3b1cc3e9-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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Step back in time with [Howard Athenaeum, Scollay Sq., Howard St. near Court St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1921., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Howard Athenaeum, Scollay Sq., Howard St. near Court St., Boston, Massachusetts] / AFD 1921.
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The Howard Athenaeum stood on Howard Street near Court Street in Scollay Square, one of Boston's busiest entertainment districts. This 1921 ink drawing is an architectural record of the theater, and its subject headings tie it to the wave of motion picture houses that reshaped downtown Boston in the 1920s. The Howard had been a stage venue since the 1840s and later became known for burlesque, so a drawing of it captures a building that served several generations of audiences. Scollay Square was cleared in the late 1950s and early 1960s to make way for Boston's Government Center, so drawings like this one now document a neighborhood that no longer exists.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1921 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Massachusetts--Boston--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Massachusetts--Boston--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,075 × 3,320 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210470 |
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