Description: Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - Metropolitan Opera House - 1910 - ARCHTECTURE: The Metropolitan Opera House (MOH) is a historic opera house located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 858 North Broad Street. It has been used for many different purposes over its history. As of 2017 the theater is under renovation and is planned to reopen as a concert venue, managed by Live Nation, in December 2018. Built over the course of just a few months in 1908, it was the ninth opera house built by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I. It was initially the home of Hammerstein's Philadelphia Opera Company, and called the Philadelphia Opera House. Hammerstein sold the house to the Metropolitan Opera of New York City in 1910, when it was renamed. The Met used the MOH through 1920, after which various opera companies used the house through 1934. For over five more decades it remained in constant use in turn as a movie theater, a ballroom, a sports venue, and a church. The MOH then fell into serious disrepair and was unused and vacant from 1988 until 1995, when it became the "Holy Ghost Headquarters Revival Center at the Met". The church stabilized much of the building, eventually paving the way for the latest renovation of the opera house in 2017. The MOH has been included in the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1910, is in good condition, but shows some edge wear and franking on the image. No. 2296.
Price: 9 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-19T04:14:56.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Currently: Concert Venue
City/Region: Philadelphia
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1910
Material: Paper
City: Philadelphia
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Unbranded
Modified Item: No
Subject: Metropolitan Opera House
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Hammerstein's Philadelphia Opera Company: Philadelphia Opera House
Region: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Famous Places, Landscapes, Religious, Theatre & Opera, Hammerstein's Philadelphia Opera Company, Philadelphia Opera House., The Met, MOH, Holy Ghost Headquarters Revival Center at the Met
Features: Architecture
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
Met: MOH
Opera: Philadephia
