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Title	Parsons Theatre after removal of tower, 66 Prospect Street, Hartford.
Place	66 Prospect Street (Hartford, Conn.)
Topic	Theaters Restaurants Commercial buildings Signs and signboards
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Parsons' Theatre
Theme	Environment Lifestyle
Description	Brick theater building with a curved facade and arched windows. The window to the left of the entrance appears to contain stained glass. A sign on the balustrade reads: "Parsons." A sign on the roof, set with electric lights, reads: "Parson's / Mrs. Fiske/ in / Ladies of / the [Jury]" A round stand in the entrance also holds electric lights. A sign over the entrance reads: "Parsons Theatre." Photographs and a broadside advertising the current performance are posted near the entrance. A door at the far side of the building has a sign that reads: "Gallery Entrance." Traffic signs read: "No Parking" and "No Waiting." Street signs on a street lamp on the corner read: "Central Row" and "Prospect St." A trash can and a wooden bin labeled "Sand" are nearby. Trolley wires connect to a trolley pole. Two men in caps sit on the sand bin. Other pedestrians are blurred from movement. Fire escapes are on the side of the theater building. Steel girders frame an addition [?] at the back of the building. The brick commercial building at the left has signs that read: "... NY" and "Restaurant - Higbie's - Cigars & Tobacco." Curtains and potted palms are in the shop windows of the restaurant. Large cutouts of a hammer and a fisherman are in the upstairs windows. An automobile is parked nearby. Inscribed on back: "Parsons Theatre / Demolished May 1936." Stamped: "January 31 1931."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>
Date created	1931
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1982.80.330<br>File name 0532 img0083.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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