[Olympic Theatre, E. 7th St. near Walnut St., and Empress Theatre, Vine St. near W. 9th St., Cincinnati, Ohio] / AFD 1927. – Historic Poster Reproduction
![[Olympic Theatre, E. 7th St. near Walnut St., and Empress Theatre, Vine St. near W. 9th St., Cincinnati, Ohio] / AFD 1927., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f1/f109da5abddd-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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures [Olympic Theatre, E. 7th St. near Walnut St., and Empress Theatre, Vine St. near W. 9th St., Cincinnati, Ohio] / AFD 1927. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Olympic Theatre, E. 7th St. near Walnut St., and Empress Theatre, Vine St. near W. 9th St., Cincinnati, Ohio] / AFD 1927.
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Unlike most images of a single building, this ink drawing shows two Cincinnati theaters on one sheet: the Olympic on East Seventh Street near Walnut, and the Empress on Vine Street near West Ninth. Its 1927 date places it in the years when downtown theaters were expanding to show motion pictures alongside live vaudeville and stage acts. Drawings like this one, held by the Library of Congress, record the planning side of that boom, when the placement, form, and street frontage of a playhouse mattered as much as its interior. Look closely at how the two facades and their surroundings are set out side by side, since the comparison reflects how theater design was being standardized in the period.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1927 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Ohio--Cincinnati--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Ohio--Cincinnati--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,098 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210513 |
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