Cathedral of Dreams - The Roxy Theatre conjures the gilded excess of Samuel Rothafel's 1927 movie palace on Seventh Avenue, where 6,000 seats sat beneath a rotunda dressed like a Spanish baroque sanctuary. Every gilded balustrade and velvet-draped tier reads as a sermon to the silent-screen era — devotion rendered in plasterwork.

About the Source

Bella Frye sources NYC artifacts from American photographic archives, postcard collections, and period broadsides — the press photographers, postcard publishers, and architectural lithographers who documented Manhattan and the boroughs through the Gilded Age, the jazz-age skyline, and the great pre-war years.

Materials & Finish

Printed to order in our Pacific Northwest studio on premium 380gsm cotton canvas with archival pigment inks. Hand-finished and framed in our signature ornate frame with verdigris corner detail, available in three finishes:

• Ebony — deep black with carved ornate detailing; dramatic against light walls
• Verdigris — aged copper-green with antique patina; the signature Bella Frye look
• Bourbon — warm walnut tone with ornate relief; rich and historically grounded

Stretched canvas (frameless gallery wrap) is available for those who prefer a frameless presentation.

Where It Belongs

Apartments, lofts, libraries, restaurants, and any space that draws power from New York's particular history. Pairs naturally with other documents from the Bella Frye Archive — period photographs, architectural drawings, and the artifacts of American urban memory.

• Premium 380gsm cotton canvas, archival pigment inks
• Three frame finishes: Ebony, Verdigris, Bourbon
• Stretched canvas option available
• Hand-finished in our Pacific Northwest studio
• Arrives ready to hang
• Free shipping on every order, ships next business day