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., 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.
Creator
Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date
1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Jennings - Fidelity series [P.9264.1]
Real estate photograph commissioned by the Jackson-Cross Company depicting the bank and trust company, established in 1870, at Franklin Street and Girard Avenue in Philadelphia. People, including African American men, walk on the sidewalk and sit in the adjacent plumbing supply store's doorway at 712 Girard Avenue. An “air-conditioned” movie theater showing the film "State of the Union" with Spencer Tracy stands across Franklin Street. Several cars are parked on the street. The Jackson-Cross Company, established around 1876, was a successful and prominent local real estate firm in operation until 1998., Label on recto: Jackson-Cross Company., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Purchase 2000., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator
Parker & Mullikin, photographer
Date
[ca. 1948]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jackson-Cross [P.9784.32]
