Roma Theatre at King and College St., ca. 1914, also L. Longo Fruit Store

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Title: Roma Theatre at King and College St., ca. 1914, also L. Longo Fruit Store
Abstract: Caption from published 1954 version of photo: "ROMA THEATRE - The Roma Theatre at King and College streets was opened in 1914 by Leo Longo. It closed in 1925. The Longo fruit store adjoined the theatre."
Item description: Image of four adults looking toward the camera from where they are standing outside of L. Longo Fruit Co. and the Roma Theatre. The theatre is covered in posters advertisements for The War of the Wars and two adults, with their back toward the camera, are visible outside reading the posters.
General note: Reproduced on Page 23 of the June 22, 1954 anniversary edition of the newspaper, titled Kitchener's first 100 years, as part of the article "Old Berlin Opera House Was Famous."
Fonds: Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds
Identifier: GA92-9-181
Date created: [ca. 1914]
Extent: 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 34 cm
Genre: photographs
Corporate creator name: Creator
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Province: Ontario
Region: Waterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
City: Waterloo (Ont.)
Usage rights: Public Domain
Preferred citation: University of Waterloo Library. Special Collections & Archives. Kitchener-Waterloo Record fonds. Roma Theatre at King and College St., ca. 1914, also L. Longo Fruit Store. GA92-9-181.