- Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios.
http://www.rinestock.com/allen.html
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- American Picture Palaces
Illustrated history by the University of Virginia of the extravagant buildings that sprang up in the inter-war years to house the movies. Includes socio-economic background, guide to Art Deco.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PALACE/home.html
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Aztec On The River Theatre
The official site of this theater in San Antonio (US), opened in 1926 in a fantasy Meso-American style. Includes photographs and history.
http://www.aztecontheriver.com/home.htm
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Balaban and Katz Historical Foundation
Explores the contribution of the Balaban and Katz theater corporation to Chicago's cultural heritage.
http://balabanandkatzfoundation.com
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust
Aims to save and reuse the music hall in Glasgow built in 1857 and designed by Thomas Gildard and H.M.McFarlane. Includes a photograph and history.
http://www.glasgowmerchantcity.net/britanniapanopticontrust.htm
(Added: Fri Mar 31 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Carthalia - Theatres on Postcards
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatre buildings and concert halls worldwide. He provides notes on the history of many buildings and on the postcards of them.
http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Cinema Treasures
Dedicated to saving classic movie theaters in the US. News, database, photographs, virtual tours and message boards. Also aims, founders, sponsors and volunteer staff of the web-site.
http://cinematreasures.org
(Added: Thu Mar 30 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Drive In Theater
The American phenomenon which began in the 1930s: open-air cinemas, viewed from automobiles. An illustrated history and list of theaters both operating and closed.
http://www.driveintheater.com/
(Added: Sat Apr 08 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Fox Theatre Building, Detroit, Michigan
Designed by C. Howard Crane and built in 1928, it is the "most exotic eclectic Hindu-Siamese-Byzantine theater of the golden age of the movie palace". Photographs, brief history.
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18638_20846-54585--,00.html
(Added: Mon Apr 10 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Glasgow Cinemas
Stuart Neville explores the history of cinemas in Glasgow, Scotland, from the earliest cinemas. Illustrated with archive and new photographs, architect's plans and press advertisements.
http://www.glasgowcinemas.co.uk
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Grand Vision Foundation
A non-profit organization to preserve and promote the Warner Grand Theater, an Art Deco movie palace in San Pedro, California. Includes a history of the theater, which opened in 1931.
http://www.grandvision.org
(Added: Sat Apr 08 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Historic Movie Houses of Los Angeles
A list with dates and brief descriptions of the theaters built (1910-32) along South Broadway for films and vaudeville.
http://lacity.org/tourist/movpalac.htm
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, California
Redwood building designed by architect Julia Morgan in 1908 as the St. John's Presbyterian Church. Brief description, photographs, plan.
http://www.juliamorgan.org/
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Kilduff's Maryland Movie Theatre Survey
A survey of movie theatres in Maryland built between 1900 and 1950. Photographs, building dates and descriptions.
http://www.kilduffs.com
(Added: Wed Mar 29 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- La Scala Helensburgh
Aims to bring back to life a cinema built in 1913 on the west coast of Scotland, designed by Neil Duff. Includes history, proposals and questionnaire.
http://www.lascala-cinema.com
(Added: Sun Apr 09 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas
Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners.
http://moviehousehistory.tripod.com/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Netherlands Cinema History
Karel Dibbets explores the theaters, the people, the companies, and the visitors of Dutch cinemas from 1906 to the present. Large list of cinemas with opening dates, some with architect.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kd/
(Added: Sun Apr 09 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Palace Theatre
Robert Alder provides an illustrated history of this 1925 theatre in Hilo, Hawaii. Includes historic photographs.
http://www.palacehilo.org/
(Added: Mon Apr 10 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
The official site offers photographs and a history (with source) of this extraordinary Art Deco theater. The 1930s movie palace was designed by San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger.
http://www.paramounttheatre.com
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Recreating The Theater of Dionysus in Athens
A computer reconstruction of this ancient amphitheater from the e-journal Didaskalia: Ancient Theater Today.
http://didaskalia.open.ac.uk/StudyArea/recreatingdionysus.html
(Added: Fri Apr 07 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Redford Theatre
This 1928 cinema in Detroit was designed with a Japanese motif. Includes an illustrated history and details of its restoration by the The Motor City Theatre Organ Society.
http://redfordtheatre.com
(Added: Mon Apr 10 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Renaissance Texts Research Centre
Provides background information on Shakespearean performance in original conditions. Centred around the construction of a replica of the Globe playhouse in London, it includes pages devoted to the original Globe and other playhouses in Early Modern London, reports and photographic documentaries on reconstruction and performances at the New Globe, and also some practical information. Provides contact details.
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/globe/
(Added: Sun Apr 02 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Saenger Theatres
A study of the former Saenger organization and its theaters, mainly in the US. A list, with illustrated histories of selected theaters, some now gone.
http://www.saengeramusements.com/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Scottish Surviving Cinemas and Theatres
Historical archive of all surviving cinema buildings in Scotland and news on cinemas under threat of closure or demolition. A database with photographs and historical information on over 900 cinemas.
http://www.survivingcinemas.org.uk
(Added: Mon Apr 10 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Shakespeare's Globe
Faithful reconstruction of Shakespeare's original theatre on the banks of the River Thames, London, which includes education and exhibition departments. This is the 400th anniversary of the opening of the first Globe Theatre in 1599.
http://shakespeares-globe.org/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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