showing the fairgrounds with Chicago skyline
It was called the world's largest theatre by its builders and had a seating capacity of 5
PA photographed by the Detroit Publishing Company around 1905 on 8x10 glass plate negative
Funny Side Up
It was Published by Smith & Porter Press in 1917 to inspire and motivate Americans to enlist in the Navy
Stage View, Metropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York, NY Size:26" x 26" showing the fairgrounds with ChicagoMetropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York, NY Related Names: Cady, J. Cleveland, Treadwell, E. P., Carrere & HastingsBuilding structure dates: 1883 initial constructionBuilding structure dates: 1903 subsequent workBuilding Demolished: 1966Significance: The Metropolitan Opera House was the home of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1883 until 1966 and during these eighty three years played an important role in operatic tradition.