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Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - J. Beckert - 06-07-2014 08:22 PM
http://ghostsofdc.org/2013/12/02/amazingly-detailed-fords-theatre-photo-1870s/
Here's another view I've never seen - a street level view of Ford's right after the assassination.
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - LincolnMan - 06-08-2014 06:34 AM
That building must have been impressive for 1870. I wonder what it looked like when it was a church?
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - RJNorton - 06-08-2014 08:06 AM
(06-08-2014 06:34 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: I wonder what it looked like when it was a church?
Bill, the Ford's Theatre Society website has an image here.
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - LincolnMan - 06-08-2014 08:10 AM
Nice web site. So there it is! I can't say it looked attractive as a church- but what do I know? That may have been the style but then. Ironic that Lincoln was shot in a building that was a former church- and that some scolded him for being in a theater on Good Friday when he "should" have been in church.
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - Eva Elisabeth - 06-08-2014 05:21 PM
(06-08-2014 08:10 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: I can't say it looked attractive as a church- but what do I know?I don't find it that bad. At least it did look like a church - unlike this: http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussionSymposium/thread-695-post-20209.html#pid20209 .
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - Craig Hipkins - 06-08-2014 07:33 PM
Just curious...Does anyone know what was on that location before the building was built? Washington was a fairly new city at that time so I imagine there is not much of a history as far as buildings go.
Craig
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - RJNorton - 06-09-2014 04:42 AM
Craig, if I am reading the new Ford's Theatre Society book correctly it was simply a vacant lot prior to the church being built in 1833-1834.
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - Gene C - 06-09-2014 06:55 AM
Thanks for posting this Joe. The Ghosts of DC web site is very interesting.
RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo - J. Beckert - 06-09-2014 02:57 PM
No problem, Gene. I posted on the forum I found the street level shot of Ford's on, asking the man who posted them where he found them, but I haven't gotten a response. Is anyone here a member of CivilWarTalk.com?