[Shubert Pitt Theatre (formerly Kenyon Opera House), Penn Ave. and 7th St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1929. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[Shubert Pitt Theatre (formerly Kenyon Opera House), Penn Ave. and 7th St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1929., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f1/f16b6b0718d3-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 vintage poster of [Shubert Pitt Theatre (formerly Kenyon Opera House), Penn Ave. and 7th St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1929. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Shubert Pitt Theatre (formerly Kenyon Opera House), Penn Ave. and 7th St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1929.
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This ink drawing shows the Shubert Pitt theater, which the record identifies as the former Kenyon Opera House, at the corner of Penn Avenue and Seventh Street in Pittsburgh. The name change marks a shift in the building's life: a house built for opera and legitimate stage productions was later reworked under the Shubert name, a family that ran a large chain of American playhouses. In the 1920s, Penn Avenue was one of downtown Pittsburgh's busiest entertainment strips, and many older theaters there were adapted to show motion pictures as well as live shows. Because the drawing is catalogued as a 1929 architectural record, it is worth reading as a document of how the building was planned and used at that moment, not just as a view of its facade.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1929 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1920-1930. Opera houses--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,124 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210524 |
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