Dedicated to an era long gone featuring architectural photographs of houses, hotels, apartment and office buildings, civic institutions and more...many of which are no longer standing.
Friday, August 17, 2012
The Olympia Theatre
The Olympia Theatre designed by William L. Mowll c. 1916 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Click HERE for more on the Olympia Theatre which has since been demolished.
New Bedford, at one time, was considered the cultural center of south-eastern Massachusetts. It was a prosperous, well-to-do community as this gorgeous building indicates. With the textile and garment industries vanished, and the fishing fleet all but crippled by government restrictions and quotas, it has morphed into a run down sanctuary city. Still, wonderful examples of its architectural glory exist despite its current negative reputation.
New Bedford, at one time, was considered the cultural center of south-eastern Massachusetts. It was a prosperous, well-to-do community as this gorgeous building indicates. With the textile and garment industries vanished, and the fishing fleet all but crippled by government restrictions and quotas, it has morphed into a run down sanctuary city. Still, wonderful examples of its architectural glory exist despite its current negative reputation.
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