[Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic]

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Lamb, Thomas.

Hoffman Henon Co.

Mercantile & Theatre Properties.

Stanley Company.

Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

2649 Kensington Ave. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Kent Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Kenton Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Peoples Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Desmond Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

2649 Kensington Ave. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Kent Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Kenton Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Peoples Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Desmond Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Physical Description:

9 photoprints ; 8 x 11 cm. or smaller

Contained In:

Irvin R. Glazer theaters collection. Graphics series.

Place of Publication:

n.d.

Notes:

Includes: [1] 1 item with verso stamp "D. Sargent Bell, photographer ...", no. 2832. This item is labelled as the Peoples Theatre, Philadelphia, Penn. [2] 1 photo of an architectural rendering by Hoffman - Henon Co., architects & engineers, Philadelphia, Pa., for the Kenton Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa., Mercantile & Theatre Properties, Inc. and the Stanley Co. of America, John J. McGuirk, president. Verso has "Berry & Homer, #4131" and "Kent Theatre". [3] 5 interior images with verso stamp "E.C. Luks, photographer, 1321 Arch St., Phila." labelled "Kenton Theatre". [4] 1 b&w snapshoot on Kodak paper, of "Kent" marquee, shot from under "El" train structure. [5] 1 col. snapshot of marquee, ca. 1960's.

Glazer, Philadelphia theatres, A-Z give the name of this theater as the Kent Theatre, 2649 Kensington Avenue, with alternative names Peoples Theatre & Desmond Theatre. According to Glazer, this structure was originally built as the Peoples Theater, which opened in Aug. 1890. There was a major reconstruction in 1914 by architect Thomas Lamb. From 1924 to 1926 it was called the Desmond Theatre. In 1927, Hoffman and Henon faced the structure in sand brick. Glazer does not acknowledge the name "Kenton Theatre" shown in the Hoffman - Henon rendering & used as an identifying label on the verso of the "E.C. Luks" photo.

Forms part of: Irvin R. Glazer theaters collection. Graphics series.

Cited in:

Glazer, p.145.