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"Gala Hollywood Premiere" at the Eastwood Theater

Date: 06 23 1934
Description: A crowd is standing on the sidewalk in front of the Eastwood Theater. A sign behind them reads: "Gala Hollywood Premiere." The "Premiere" is of thirty loca...
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Eastwood Theatre

Date: 01 23 1930
Description: Snow-dusted Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue with "The Viking" and "Skin Deep - Coming Soon" on the marquee.
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 05 02 1939
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee at night showing "'When Germany Fell' with Col. A.L. Rule. Authentic from beginning to end." People are purchasing tickets at the t...
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Eastwood Theatre

Date: 01 27 1930
Description: Architect's retouched exterior view of Eastwood Theatre, located at 2090 Atwood Avenue.
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Eastwood Theatre

Date: 01 27 1930
Description: Architect's retouched exterior view of Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue, "Eastwood Theatre-Madison Wis. Frederic J. Klein - H. C. Alford, Architects."
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Security State Bank

Date: 03 27 1927
Description: Security State Bank at 1965 Atwood Avenue, with a lamppost in the foreground. The Gem Theater, later known as the Palace Theater at 1953 Winnebago Street, ...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street, under construction, looking east, showing the back sides of buildings along State Street.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north with steam shovel. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, and Holy ...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking east.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 1926
Description: View across W. Johnson Street towards the back side of the Orpheum Theater under construction at 216 State Street. The house beside the theater on the left...
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Domed Tower of the Eastwood, Cinema, Barrymore Theater

Date: 05 27 1973
Description: The ornate, domed tower of the Cinema Theater, 2090 Atwood Avenue, which was the Eastwood Theater and is now the Barrymore Theater.
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Roosevelt Theater and Surrounding Commercial Area

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Description: Looking west on W. North Avenue from N. 14th Sreet. The Roosevelt Theater is on the far right, and the Luick ice cream building is on the far left.
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Royal Theater

Date: 1913
Description: View across street of the exterior of the Royal Theater, 407 Atwood Avenue (address now 2142 Atwood). Designed by Ferdinand Kronenberg (?) Building remode...
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Roundy and Children in Front of the Majestic Theater

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: From the left: Ray Rockow, manager of the Majestic Theater on King Street; Roundy, Wisconsin State Journal; and Cliff Harm, Montgomery-Ward and Co. ...
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Neighborhood Play Acting

Date: 07 18 1951
Description: A group of children sitting on the lawn in a residental neighborhood watching seven other children acting in a play in front of a make-shift stage.
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Front Street

Date: 1921
Description: View of Front Street with five men standing along a sidewalk. They are standing near a two-story building which houses the Avoca Cooperative Company and th...
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Double Exposure: Royal Theater

Date: 1914
Description: Double exposure of two views of the exterior of the Royal Theater at 407 Atwood Avenue in the Schenk-Atwood Neighborhood (address now 2142 Atwood). The lar...
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The Barrymore Theater

Date: 03 03 2012
Description: The snow-dusted Barrymore Theater, formerly the Eastwood Theater, at 2090 Atwood Avenue. Businesses next to the theater include Bad Dog Frida and Lao Laan ...
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The Cinema Theater on Atwood Avenue

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Description: View from from the Severson service station (currently Monty's Blueplate) of the Cinema Theater on Atwood Avenue. Snow is on the ground.
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Plan of the City of New York

Date: 1789
Description: Map of New York City showing ward boundaries, ferries, streets, roads, swamps, ponds, and rivers. The properties of Lispinard, Byards, Jones, Rutgers, and ...

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