Bastable Theatre Postcard Image

Bastable Theatre Postcard Image

This colored postcard image includes the theater marquee at center right.

Bastable Block and Theatre

Bastable Block and Theatre

This 1893 etching shows the Bastable Block and Theatre as they appeared upon opening. At this time, the theater marquee had not yet been installed.

Bastable Threatre Program

Bastable Threatre Program

A program for Bastable Theatre presentations the week of March 14, 1898.

Ingersoll Lecture Ad

Ingersoll Lecture Ad

A newspaper ad promoting an Ingersoll Syracuse lecture. Reclaimed from microform by Doug Schiffer. The prices charged for admission to Ingersoll's lecture were well in excess of the Bastable's usual prices of 10 cents (gallery), 20 cents (balcony), and 30 cents (orchestra).

State Tower Building

State Tower Building

Completed in 1928, the State Tower Building had an L-shaped eight-story lower structure reflecting the latest trends in office building design. The twenty-one-story tower remains the tallest in Syracuse. The tower now houses upscale apartments.

State Tower Building tower section

State Tower Building tower section

The State Tower Building's twenty-one-story tower section as viewed from Hanover Square.

State Tower Building entrance

State Tower Building entrance

The typical building entrance is rich with late-1920s architectural details.

State Tower Building Signage

State Tower Building Signage

A plaque like this one is mounted near each building entrance.

Hanover Square Marker

Hanover Square Marker

This marker designates Hanover Square. An entrance to the State Tower Building can be seen at right, across South Warren Street (Art Deco doorway numbered "109").

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