[Worcester Theatre, Exchange St. opposite Waldo St., and Franklin Square Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts] / AFD 1925. – Antique Poster Print
![[Worcester Theatre, Exchange St. opposite Waldo St., and Franklin Square Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts] / AFD 1925., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ec/ecfaa8d27408-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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This rare vintage poster captures [Worcester Theatre, Exchange St. opposite Waldo St., and Franklin Square Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts] / AFD 1925. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Worcester Theatre, Exchange St. opposite Waldo St., and Franklin Square Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts] / AFD 1925.
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This ink drawing pairs two Worcester theaters on one sheet: the Worcester theater on Exchange Street, opposite Waldo Street, and the Franklin Square theater. Dated 1925, it is held by the Library of Congress in its Architecture, Design and Engineering collection, where drawings like this one document how a building was intended to look and to work. The 1920s were a busy period for theater construction, as newer motion picture houses appeared alongside established playhouses and competed for the same downtown audiences. Comparing the two buildings on one sheet gives researchers a useful view of that competition in Worcester.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1925 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Massachusetts--Worcester--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Massachusetts--Worcester--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,320 × 4,088 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210421 |
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