Detail View: Savannah Postcard Collection: Lucas Theatre, Savannah, Ga.
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Title:
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Lucas Theatre, Savannah, Ga.
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Description:
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Color postcard with white border and divided back, addressed, but not stamped or postmarked. Arthur Lucas built the Lucas Theatre in 1921 with architect C.K. Howell. Howell was the architect for a number of theaters all over the country. It was an eclectic mix of many styles, including Adamesque, Italianate, and Art Deco. In 1976, the Lucas Theatre closed. In 1986, Lucas Theatre for the Performing Arts, Inc. was established as a not-for-profit corporation by Savannah residents Emma and Lee Adler and the building was purchased. The publisher of the postcard was E. C. Kropp, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Subject:
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Historic buildings
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Subject:
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Theaters
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Publisher:
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E.C. Kropp Co.
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Date:
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1922
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Coverage:
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Savannah (Ga.)
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Coverage:
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Georgia
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Language:
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English
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Type:
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Still Image
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Extent:
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3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
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Format/Medium:
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Postcards
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Format/Medium:
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Lithographs
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Source:
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Savannah Postcard Collection, MS 016, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Relation:
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Catalog Record: https://library.scad.edu/record=b1273050
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Rights:
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Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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