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| Author | Garcia, Javier A. |
| Title | Re-remembering the Royal Theater: Public History, Place, and Urban History |
| Year Degree Awarded | 2011 |
| Department | History |
| Degree | M.A. |
| Abstract | The Royal Theater was a public space which happened to be located in the path of the proposed Crosstown Expressway. From preliminary research, including interviews, it is clear the community feared displacement. During the early twentieth-century, before the invention of television, the theater existed as a place of entertainment for the entire community. Children as well as adults attended the theater as a form of escapism and during the days of segregation, The Royal Theater provided an entertainment space for African Americans which could not be found at White theaters. This thesis will attempt to explore what role The Royal Theater, a significant public space in the heart of this community, played in the tumultuous time of the proposed Crosstown Expressway. |
| Advisor | Bruggeman, Seth C. |
| Committee Members |
Flamm, Bradley Hilty, James W. |
| Degree Granting Institution | Temple University |
| Subject |
History Urban Planning |
| Keywords |
Crosstown Expressway History Philadelphia Royal Theater Urban Planning |
| Publisher | Temple University Libraries |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | Application/PDF |
| Number of Pages | 74 |
| Rights | The author has granted Temple University a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her dissertation, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. This permission is granted in addition to rights granted to ProQuest. The author retains all other rights. |
| Description | Temple University--Theses |
| Digital Collection | Temple University Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
| Contact | etd-library@listserv.temple.edu |
| File Size | 3,921 KB |