Trolley tracks cut across the cobblestone at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. At 532 W. Main, the corner building houses the State Board of Health of Kentucky as well as the State Tax Commission Office and the...
Address: 1617 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A small statue of a woman holding a large flame decorates a handrail in a hallway. The walls are decorated with two different patterns; one is a wallpaper with sketches of leaves and...
Address: 625 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The interior of Loew's Theatre shows the stage set up for a band with a drum, two pianos and music stands. The backdrop curtain has a patterned design and a side panel blocks the view of the...
Buildings; Banks; Liberty Insurance Bank (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 207-209 W. Market Street. This view of the Liberty Bank shows the teller counters, marble floors, tables and benches, and the buildings front doors. The ceiling is ornately decorated and has two rows of chandeliers. There appear to be...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This view of the Rialto Theatre stage was probably taken from the balcony and shows an elegant stage, with orchestra pit and music stands. The stage is framed by an ornately tiled arch and the walls...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This view of the Rialto Theatre stage was probably taken from the balcony and shows an elegant stage, with orchestra pit. The stage is framed by an ornately tiled arch and two box seats....
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This drawing shows the elaborate plan for a theatre in the Kosair Temple. The Egyptian motif includes sculptures of sphinxes, scimitar and crescent designs, and ornately painted walls. The theater was never built....
The entryway to this building has ornately decorated glass, marble walls and staircase, a radiator, multiple spittoons, and a sign reading, "No spitting allowed on these premises."
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Majestic Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 618 S. Fourth Street (Building no longer exists.) This interior shot of the Majestic Theatre shows the stage with a piano in front and a balcony on either side. There are three rows of chandeliers hanging from an ornately carved ceiling....
Address: 224 E. Broadway. The ballroom of the Kosair Temple is shown with chairs lining the wood floor. A piano is on the right and rows of matching chandeliers line the ceiling. The ceiling and walls are ornately decorated in Egyptian-style...
Address: 224 E. Broadway. The ballroom of the Kosair Temple is shown with chairs lining the wood floor. A piano is on the right and rows of matching chandeliers line the ceiling. The ceiling and walls are ornately decorated in Egyptian-style...
Ornate gold chandelier hanging from an ornately decorated ceiling. Title: 31 Chandelier, Salon de Jenets, Vienna. Handwritten on bottom: Austria. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 by H.C. White Co. N.Y. Text on left: Polychrome Stereo Views,...
Basilicas; Plazas; Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano; Buildings
View of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome from across the square. The church is ornately decorated with columns and a dome. Other buildings are around the perimeter of the square with a fountain or state in the center. Title: 35. Magnificent St....
