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Broad St. Theatre, Broad and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic].
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Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Contributor
Loenholdt, Frank H., fl. 1876, architect.
Hugh C. Leighton Co., publisher.
Title
Broad St. Theatre, Broad and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic].
Publisher
Portland, M.E.: Hugh C. Leighton Co
Date
ca. 1910
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph, color; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of the front facade of the Broad Street Theatre built in 1876 as Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace after designs by Frank H. Loenholdt. Intended to be a temporary space for performances during the Centennial Exhibition, but the theatre thrived long after the 100th anniversary, until 1937 when it was demolished for a parking lot.
Notes
Numbered 5476 & 20050 on verso.
Also identified as McCaull's Opera House, Lyceum Theatre, Haverly's Theatre and South Broad Theatre.
Sheet number: 157A01.
Divided back.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 200 block.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Loenholdt, Frank H., fl. 1876, architect.
Printer
Hugh C. Leighton Co., publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]
Accession number
Brightbill 157
157-a01-a
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