[Theaters, Washington, D.C. New National Theatre, E St. opposite Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1932. – Antique Poster Print
![[Theaters, Washington, D.C. New National Theatre, E St. opposite Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1932., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d97eae3170ae-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 [Theaters, Washington, D.C. New National Theatre, E St. opposite Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1932.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. New National Theatre, E St. opposite Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1932.
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This ink drawing shows the street face of the New National theater, set on E Street directly across from Pennsylvania Avenue NW in downtown Washington, D.C. Its corner location placed it among the city's most visible civic and entertainment blocks, close to the Federal buildings and the avenue that connected the Capitol to the White House. An elevation like this is a planning document: it fixes the proportions, bays, and ornament of the facade before construction, so it shows the architect's intentions for how the building would present itself to passersby. Dated 1932, it dates from the early years of the Great Depression, when new theater construction slowed sharply across the country.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1932 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,120 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210734 |
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