[B.F. Keith's State Theatre and B.F. Keith's Capitol Theatre (Twin Theatre), Bergenline Ave. corner 4th St., Union Hill (i.e., Union City), New Jersey] / AFD 1924. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[B.F. Keith's State Theatre and B.F. Keith's Capitol Theatre (Twin Theatre), Bergenline Ave. corner 4th St., Union Hill (i.e., Union City), New Jersey] / AFD 1924., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e4/e4e9532b46b2-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 [B.F. Keith's State Theatre and B.F. Keith's Capitol Theatre (Twin Theatre), Bergenline Ave. corner 4th St., Union Hill (i.e., Union City), New Jersey] / AFD 1924.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[B.F. Keith's State Theatre and B.F. Keith's Capitol Theatre (Twin Theatre), Bergenline Ave. corner 4th St., Union Hill (i.e., Union City), New Jersey] / AFD 1924.
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The ink drawing shows a paired design: B.F. Keith's State and Capitol theaters, built side by side at the corner of Bergenline Avenue and 4th Street in Union Hill, New Jersey, a town later absorbed into Union City. The Keith name tied the houses to the vaudeville circuit B.F. Keith built into one of the largest in the country. Dated 1924, the plans reflect the movie palace boom, when neighborhood theaters offered live stage acts alongside films. Drawings like this one reveal how such buildings were laid out, from the auditorium to the street front meant to draw passersby.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1924 |
| Subjects | Theaters--New Jersey--Union City--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--New Jersey--Union City--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,084 × 3,316 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210625 |
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