park theater wilmington, delaware mid atlantic historic
park theater wilmington, delaware mid atlantic historic
park theater wilmington, delaware mid atlantic historic
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I. Site Information<br />
Park Theater<br />
N-10328<br />
305 North Union Street<br />
City ofWilmington<br />
New Castle County, Delaware<br />
June-July 1999<br />
Level II: Partial Intensive<br />
Annotated field notes<br />
Measured Drawings (2)<br />
4 x 5 black and white photos (l0)<br />
Architectural data sheet<br />
The Park Theater is slated for demolition.<br />
Built in 1919-1920, the Park Theater represents the rapid<br />
rise and eventual decline ofmotion picture theatres in urban communities. It is significant<br />
as it denotes the architectural transition from storefront screening rooms to large theatres<br />
designed for motion pictures and the patrons who frequented them. This transition, in<br />
tum, marks the popularity and permanence ofthe new art form during the early and <strong>mid</strong>-<br />
twentieth century.
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