Details
Creator Brightbill, George M., collector.
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 157-a01-a