[Gaiety Theatre (Burlesque), Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Academy Theatre, Wyoming Ave. near Linden St., and Capitol Theatre, Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Scranton, Pennsylvania] – Antique Poster Print
![[Gaiety Theatre (Burlesque), Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Academy Theatre, Wyoming Ave. near Linden St., and Capitol Theatre, Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Scranton, Pennsylvania], And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ee/eec2c15813fb-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: [Gaiety Theatre (Burlesque), Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Academy Theatre, Wyoming Ave. near Linden St., and Capitol Theatre, Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Scranton, Pennsylvania], preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Gaiety Theatre (Burlesque), Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Academy Theatre, Wyoming Ave. near Linden St., and Capitol Theatre, Penn Ave. near Spruce St., Scranton, Pennsylvania]
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Few sheets on this board place three separate playhouses side by side, and this ink drawing shows the Gaiety, a burlesque house, together with the Academy and the Capitol in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dated to about 1930, it is a technical drawing from the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering collection, so its value lies in the exact placement of each building rather than in decoration. Penn Avenue was a busy entertainment stretch in those years, when burlesque, vaudeville and the newer movie houses competed for the same crowds.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | [ca. 1930] |
| Subjects | Theaters--Pennsylvania--Scranton--1920-1940. Motion picture theaters--Pennsylvania--Scranton--1920-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,303 × 4,119 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210521 |
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