Let's have a look at all varieties of movie marquees from mid-century through the 1980s. Enjoy!

Movie theater entrance and marquee

Let's have a look at all varieties of movie marquees from mid-century through the 1980s. Enjoy!

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Antique cars and vintage wardrobe tell the story of old New York in these black and white photos taken by LIFE's photographers between 1942 and 1970.

Restored marquee for the Paramount Theater, an historic theater on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ben Schumin is a professional photographer who captures the intricacies of daily life. This image may be used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. Please provide artist attribution, as well as a link to the original photo and to the license terms.

Aperture –f/16 ISO – 100 Shutter Speed, 1/10, ½ & 1.6 Seconds Lens – 16mm Lighting – Natural Location – Downtown Phoenix Theme – HDR

The spectacular Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway had an equally spectacular marquee. This shot was taken in 1933 when tickets cost 25cents for the main floor and 15 cents for the balcony. The double…

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I hate to see the old theaters disappear, but I'm glad they kept the ticket booth and part of the facade.

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It started out in 1933 with great promise in the cinema-crazed Depression. The auspiciously named Midtown was a gem of a movie house on Broadway and 99th Street that played first-run films (Ann Har…

I was watching a dvr'd episode of Columbo called "Short Fuse"and was enjoying Anne Francis' performance so I did a little googling to explore her other...

Let's have a look at all varieties of movie marquees from mid-century through the 1980s. Enjoy!

A new marquee at the Carpenter Theater. This new marquee is a replica of the original, aside from the digital ticker line and the illuminated lettering. Originally this was traditional removable backlit letting. Here is a older photo of the theater that shows the ugly 1970s marquee. Originally, this theater was a Loew's movie palace.

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