Liberty Theatre

February 13, 1924

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Liberty Theatre
  • Title
  • Liberty Theatre
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • February 13, 1924
  • Identifier
  • 715.247108.CP
  • Description
  • A view of the Penn Avenue Bridge looking west showing The image also shows holes in the floor plates. The Liberty Theatre, showing the film "Painted People" starring Colleen Moore, is visible on the right at the end of the bridge. The Liberty Theatre was built in 1915 and designed by H. E. Kennedy & Co. (Pittsburgh) Architects, with Henry Hornbostel as consulting architect. The theatre featured a terra cotta front with the American flag in lights in the center. It was demolished in 1968.
  • Extent
  • 6.5 x 8.5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Bridges--Design and construction
    Steel plate deck bridges
    Theaters
    Buildings
    Marquees
  • Geographic Subjects
  • East Liberty (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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