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New Bedford's iconic Orpheum Theatre now sits vacant in the South End, but thanks to Acushnet photographer Frank C. Grace, we can take a virtual tour inside.
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The Columbia Theatre is a closed theater in downtown Paducah, Kentucky. Efforts are underway to restore the facility as a performing arts venue.
Most of us find architecture fascinating. The built environment around us reflects the history and culture of a place that can shape our experiences and perceptions of an area. However, not all the buildings stand the test of time and many are left to decay. For some, they become unwanted ghosts of the past; for others, they are objects of mystery and awe.
Abandoned movie theater in downtown Rockford, IL.
Writer and photographer, Matt Lambros, goes behind-the-scenes to take a look at the Loew's Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY.
This place is on private property. Listing for informational purposes only. Please do not visit without express permission from the land owner. The tiny New England town of Derby, Connecticut is home to one of the most interesting abandoned buildings in America. The Sterling Opera House was built in 1889 and was designed by H.G. Ficken, the same man who designed Carnegie Hall. In it’s heydays, the building was graced by entertainers like Bing Crosby, Red Skelton, and John and Ethel Barrymore. Even Harry Houdini performed here, and left behind a parting gift: a trap door in the stage. But while the guests, architecture, and leftover decorations are an incredible reminder of the Sterling Opera House’s past, the really intriguing secret is tucked away in the building’s sub-basement… The old ticket booth still displays signs advertising shows from the early 1900s, but head into the basement where the really cool stuff is hidden away, including the former office of the mayor himself. Old tour posters from the glory days of the opera house still grace the walls, displaying the performers who once entertained guests long ago. A creepy wall full of handprints graces the basement… An abandoned safe sits in the basement, its combination unknown. Makes you wonder what treasures might sit untouched inside it. Finally, the secret hidden in the basement: a jail! The cells date back to the town’s beginning, when the opera hall actually acted as a town hall, complete with a functioning holding cell. The groundskeepers have said that they often hear the cell door rattling on its own in the evenings, leading many to believe the Sterling Opera House to be haunted by the spirits of those long dead. In fact, the building was the subject of a 2011 episode of SyFy’s Ghost Hunters. -Roadtrippers The tiny New England town of Derby, Connecticut is home to one of the most interesting abandoned buildings in America. The Sterling Opera House was built in 1889 and was designed by H.G. Ficken, the same man who designed Carnegie Hall. In it's heydays, the building was graced by entertainers like Bing Crosby, Red Skelton, and John and Ethel Barrymore. Even Harry Houdini performed here, and left behind a parting gift: a trap door in the stage. But while the guests, architecture, and leftover decorations are an incredible reminder of the Sterling Opera House's past, the really intriguing secret is tucked away in the building's sub-basement: a jail! The cells date back to the town's beginning, when the opera hall actually acted as a town hall, complete with a functioning holding cell. The groundskeepers have said that they often hear the cell door rattling on its own in the evenings, leading many to believe the Sterling Opera House to be haunted by the spirits of those long dead. In fact, the building was the subject of a 2011 episode of SyFy's Ghost Hunters.
They're incredibly beautiful but haunting.
Ok last one for now i think, il have to swap genres! Cheers to @Lenston for the heads up. I had been trying to get in here for a decade or more. It was...
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They're incredibly beautiful but haunting.
Abandoned church auditorium, Gary, Indiana by Timothy Neesam (GumshoePhotos) on Flickr.
Image 8 of 9 from gallery of After the Final Curtain: Abandoned Theaters / Matt Lambros. Loews Kings Theater © Matt Lambros
Teatro Balconi features opulent Art Nouveau architecture. The ravages of time have left this cavernous auditorium in an advanced stage of decay.
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America's once-grand movie theaters are now crumbling and forgotten
Although they look unsightly or scary in some ways, abandoned places tend to have a beauty unique to them that has been polished over time. To truly stop and appreciate small things means to understand what might have happened there and the reasons why the place was set aside. Mansions, cinemas, castles, theaters, pieces of incredible architecture design, and even abandoned ships in the seas are part of an endless photo series, taken by visual artist Kim Zier.
Frankreich, Theater/Konzerthaus, Historische Immobilie
In NYC and New Jersey, before they were grand movie palaces, many of the theaters were vaudeville houses. Take a look inside 10 that have since been abandoned.
They're incredibly beautiful but haunting.
