| Creator |
Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer. |
| Contributor |
Barnes, Amos Warren, 1867-1953, architect. |
|
Marshall & Fox, architect. |
| Title |
[Forrest Theatre prior to demolition for the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building at the southeast
corner of Broad and Sansom streets, Philadelphia ] [graphic] / W.N. Jennings.
|
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1927 |
| Date |
1927 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : gelatin silver mounted on canvas ; sheet 30 x 19 cm (11.5 x 7.5 in.) |
| Description |
View of the old Forrest Theatre on Broad Street at night shortly before being razed to be replaced by the Fidelity-Philadelphia
Trust Company building. Spectators watch as laborers, mainly African American men, dismantle and remove building materials
through a large hole in the side of the theatre. Signs for "Removal Sale" and "Drugs" are visible on the front of the building.
Signage on the upper story window advertises "U.T.A United Tourist Agencies Travel Bureau." The Forrest Theatre, built in
1907, was Philadelphia's leading musical theater until its demolition in 1927.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Inscribed in negative: 1501 |
|
Gift of Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS), 1989. |
|
Description revised 2022. |
|
Access points revised 2022. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company. |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Demolition. |
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Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African American laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 121-153. |
| Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1920-1930. |
| Associated name |
Barnes, Amos Warren, 1867-1953, architect. |
| Associated name |
Marshall & Fox, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Jennings - Fidelity series [P.9264.1] |
| Accession number |
P.9264.1 |
