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a rare glimpse at the demolition of adler & sullivan's garrick theater through kodachrome slides

the following john vinci slides paint the demolition of adler & sullivan's schiller building or garrick theater (completed in 1892) in full color, thanks to the use of kodachrome, which was the first commercially successful color film praised since the great depression for its sharpness, archival durability, and vibrant yet realistic hues.

those familiar with the garrick and its demolition have been accustomed to seeing the exterior and interior in black and white, thanks to the perseverance of architectural photographer and salvager richard nickel. architect, friend, and fellow salvager john vinci however, readily embraced both kodachrome and ektachrome formats, resulting in some of the only existing images of the building and its demolition in color.

before digitizing and editing vinci's images - many of them haven't seen the light of day since 1961, when the garrick was demolished - i spent hours looking over each and every image, mesmerized by what i saw. the colored slides brought me that much closer to being there, along with nickel, vinci, and david norris, dismantling the theater's ornament while the building was wrecked. 

 

note: the image below is a digital scan of original brochure that came with the purchase of john vinci's rolleilex - the camera he used for shooting the garrick and many other buildings during the 1960's. 

 

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