| Description |
199 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 x 31 cm |
| Summary |
Most of the time, there is nothing remarkable about a movie theater today; but that wasn't always the case. When the great American movie palaces began opening in the early 20th century, they were some of the most lavish, stunning buildings ever seen. However, they wouldn't last -- with the advent of in-home television, theater companies found it harder and harder to keep them open. Some were demolished, some were converted, and some remain empty to this day. After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theatre will take you through 24 of these magnificent buildings, revealing the beauty that remains years after the last ticket was sold. |
| Contents |
Loew's Poli Theatre, Bridgeport, Connecticut -- Adams Theatre, Newark, New Jersey -- Paramount Theatre, Newark, New Jersey -- Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Uptown Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Franklin Park Theatre, Dorchester, Massachusetts -- Embassy Theatre, Port Chester, New York -- Loew's Canal Theatre, New York, New York -- Shore Theatre, Brooklyn, New York -- Loew's Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, New York -- Lyric Fine Arts Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama -- Loew's State Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana -- Grand Theatre, Steubenville, Ohio -- Variety Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio -- Eastown Theatre, Detroit, Michigan -- Liberty Theatre, Youngstown, Ohio -- Studebaker Theatre, Chicago, Illinois -- Kenosha Theatre, Kenosha, Wisconsin -- Jayhawk Theatre, Topeka, Kansas -- Paramount Theatre, Marshall, Texas -- Fox Theatre, Inglewood, California -- Warner Theatre, Huntington Park, California. |
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Motion picture theaters -- Pictorial works.
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Theater architecture -- United States -- Pictorial works.
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Architecture and recreation -- United States.
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Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.
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Architecture and recreation. (OCoLC)fst00813571
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Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
(OCoLC)fst00957729
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Motion picture theaters. (OCoLC)fst01027261
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Theater architecture. (OCoLC)fst01149322
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Motion picture theaters -- United States -- Pictorial works.
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Theater architecture -- United States -- Pictorial works.
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Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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| Added Title |
Fall of the American movie theater |
| ISBN |
2361951649 |
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9782361951641 |
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