Stand, Ticket
Object number2014.27.1 a-u
Datec. 1917
MediumWood; paint; glass; metal; marble
Credit LineTransfer from the Frick Art & Historical Center.
DescriptionPainted wooden movie theater ticket booth.Dimensionsa) Height 97.5, Width 50, Depth 58;b) Height 35.25, Width 21.25, Depth of window 0.875, Depth of window with bracket 4.5;
c) Width 2.813, Length 11.75, Depth 2;
d-u) Height 2.063, Diameter 1.25.
Inscriptionsa) Yellow and red painted paper rectangular sign adhered to front of booth just below center with text "$1.00" in top two corners and "Tickets" at center.
Marks(d-n) Each has black text and decoration on top of bulb "7 1/2 W / [star] [GE logo] [star] / 130V".
(o-r) Each has black text and decoration on top of bulb "7 1/2 W / [star] [GE logo] [star] / 115-125V".
(s-u) Each has gray text and decoration on top of bulb "SYLVANIA / 7 1/2 / W / 115-125V"; Part u has slightly larger text than Parts s and t.
Historical NotesTicket booth from the Garden Theater on the Pittsburgh's North Side. The theater was built in 1915 for showing major motion pictures. It designed by architect Thomas H. Scott and financed by David E. Park, a steel-industry scion and banker. The theater could hold 1,000 people and was designed in the Beaux Arts style. In 1973, the pornographic film Deep Throat played there, and did quite well, and soon after the Garden became known as an adult movie theater. It closed in 2007.
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