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Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
06-07-2014, 09:22 PM (This post was last modified: 06-07-2014 09:33 PM by J. Beckert.)
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Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
http://ghostsofdc.org/2013/12/02/amazing...oto-1870s/

Here's another view I've never seen - a street level view of Ford's right after the assassination.

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06-08-2014, 07:34 AM
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RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
That building must have been impressive for 1870. I wonder what it looked like when it was a church?

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06-08-2014, 09:06 AM
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RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
(06-08-2014 07:34 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.
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06-08-2014, 09:10 AM
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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.

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06-08-2014, 06:21 PM (This post was last modified: 06-08-2014 07:57 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
(06-08-2014 09:10 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/LincolnDiscussio...l#pid20209 .
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06-08-2014, 08:33 PM
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RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
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.

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06-09-2014, 05:42 AM
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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.
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06-09-2014, 07:55 AM
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Thanks for posting this Joe. The Ghosts of DC web site is very interesting.

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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06-09-2014, 03:57 PM
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RE: Close ups of 1870's Ford's Theater photo
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?

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