In an age of multiplexes, 3D cinema and pirated movies, the theatre is on the decline and rapidly fading in oblivion. Art Deco movie palaces, as they were called, could once be found in every American city during the Hollywood’s golden age of cinema spanning from the 1920s through the 1940s. These opulent, single-screen theatres represent an important aspect of American popular culture. Celluloid Dreams is the decade long project by Boston photographer, Stefanie Klavens, who seeks to preserve the memory of these historic movie palaces before they disappear forever.
A trip to the cinema is always a good idea when it is cold and rainy outside, and with the Odeon cinema in Head Street and Curzon in Queen Street,…
Few spaces combine visual splendor and colorful history like America's great old theaters
Originally posted on the Huffington Post's Home Section as "How a Historic Movie Palace Became America's Most Unusual...
Tracking the history of cinemas in Toronto is no small task. There are well over 100 movie theatres to account for, some of which have left little ...
Feast your eyes on a wonderful collection of the Victorian Grade II listed theatre’s photos from The News’ archive.
On June 19th, 1905 the nation's first stand-alone movie theater had set up the first commercial cinema enterprise offering patrons a look at "moving pictures" in a small storefront on Smithfield Street.
"Whenever I meet people at these exhibits, someone wants to tell me about [a theater] that was in a town where they grew up. The subject matter seems to strike an emotional chord with people." So says Boston-based photographer Stefanie Klavens,…
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During the golden age of Hollywood, the excitement of going to the movies wasn’t only about seeing the stars on screen. It also meant spending time at...
Most of us watch movies in boring, stock-standard movie theaters, but that's not how it has to be. These cool cinemas will show you just how much more awesome of an experience watching a movie can be.
Few spaces combine visual splendor and colorful history like America's great old theaters
Few spaces combine visual splendor and colorful history like America's great old theaters
The Islington Empire theatre, viewed from White Lion Street. This site on Islington High Street has quite a history, and a disastrous one at that. Here's a brief chronological acount; Philharmonic Hall/Theatre - built 1860 - destroyed by fire 1882 Replaced by the Grand Theatre - built 1883 - destroyed by fire 1887 Replaced by new Grand Theatre - built 1888 - partially destroyed by fire 1900 Re-opened in 1900, but another fire interrupted the very first performance Renamed Islington Empire in 1908 Became a cinema in 1932 Taken over by ABC cinemas 1938 Closed in 1962, with the auditorium being demolished soon after The facade, as seen here, was finally demolished in 1981. This information comes from the Arthur Lloyd website - the page on the Islington Empire is very extensive and gives a detailed history of all the theatres on this site, together with more photographs, posters, programmes etc. For anyone interested in this part of Islington, it's an amazing treasure trove of information. You can find the page by clicking this link www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Philharmonic.htm N.B This picture is part of a set looking at the Angel, Islington, travelling from Rosebery Avenue to Islington Green. To see a disappeared world of electric trams, trolleybuses, cinemas, theatres, fashions and architecture, click this link www.flickr.com/photos/warsaw1948/sets/72157638560394736/
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Few spaces combine visual splendor and colorful history like America's great old theaters
Few spaces combine visual splendor and colorful history like America's great old theaters
What was with the 1920s? One day they discovered King Tut’s tomb, the next day every city in America had to have a movie theater that looked like a ritzy Theban temple. The author embarks on a faux-Egyptian odyssey.
Few spaces combine visual splendor and colorful history like America's great old theaters
the famous paramount theatre in youngstown, ohio was one of the most opulent theatre's in all of the midwest. originally a vaudeville house which opened its doors in 1908, the theater was purchased by paramount pictures in 1918 and converted into a state of the art movie theater with that held 1,700 people. paramount spent $200,000 renovating the theater and modernizing the audio system. the theater remained a popular attraction until the end of the 1960's, when the steel industry (and general economy) took a turn for the worse. YOUR COMMENT IS THE GREATEST "AWARD" YOU COULD GIVE -- No graphics please. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY COMMENTS!!! www.muchphotography.com Prints available for purchase on my website and inPRNT Like me on FACEBOOK
