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The Cerrito Theater
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El Cerrito's historic theater with its Art Deco interior and murals is one of California's hidden treasures. History, photographs and progress on its restoration.
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Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
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Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios.
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American Picture Palaces
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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.
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Aztec On The River Theatre
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The official site of this theater in San Antonio (US), opened in 1926 in a fantasy Meso-American style. Includes photographs and history.
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Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust
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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.
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Carthalia
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Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatre buildings and concert halls worldwide. He provides notes on the history of some of the better-known ones.
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Cinema Treasures
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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.
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Drive In Theater
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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.
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Fox Theatre Building, Detroit, Michigan
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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.
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Glasgow Cinemas
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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.
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Grand Vision Foundation
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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.
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Historic Movie Houses of Los Angeles
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A list with dates and brief descriptions of the theaters built (1910-32) along South Broadway for films and vaudeville.
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Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, California
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Redwood building designed by architect Julia Morgan in 1908 as the St. John's Presbyterian Church. Brief description, photographs, plan.
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Kilduff's Movie Theatre Survey
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A survey of movie theatres in Maryland built between 1900 and 1950. Photographs, building dates and descriptions.
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La Scala Helensburgh
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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.
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Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas
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Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners.
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Netherlands Cinema History
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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.
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Palace Theatre
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Robert Alder provides an illustrated history of this 1925 theatre in Hilo, Hawaii. Includes historic photographs.
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Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
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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.
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Redford Theatre
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This 1928 cinema in Detroit was designed with a Japanese motif. Includes an illustrated history and details of its restoration by the Motor City Theatre Organ Society.
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Scottish Surviving Cinemas and Theatres
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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.
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Swedish Cinemas
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This stylish site by Kjell Furberg, cinema historian and photographer, provides an architectural feast from the silent era onwards. English and Swedish language versions.
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The Cinema Theatre Association
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Promotes the study of old cinemas in the UK. Archives, publications, events, links.
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The KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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A picture palace in the flamboyant, short-lived, Pueblo Deco style, designed by Carl Boller in 1925. Photographs and history from the City of Albuquerque.
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The Michigan Theater
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Constructed in 1927 in Ann Arbour, Michigan, to the design of Detroit architect Maurice Finkel as a vaudeville and movie palace. The official site includes an illustrated history.
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The Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted
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This Art Deco cinema in the UK, designed by David Nye in 1936, has been restored and re-opened. Includes photographs.
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Theaters
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Great Buildings Online provides photographs, details and bibliographies for a number of significant theaters of all periods across the world.
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Theatre Historical Society of America
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Nonprofit educational organization dedicated to documenting and celebrating historic theatres of all types in the United States.
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Theatre Royal Hyde
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A registered charity with the aim of purchasing, restoring and re-opening the Edwardian Theatre Royal in Hyde, Manchester. Follow its progress and learn about the theatre's history.
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Theatre Royal, York, UK
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The official site includes a brief history of the theater built in 1744 and re-modelled in the 19th century.
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Theatron
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Features interactive walkthroughs of 3D models of present and past theatres, including those of ancient Greece and Rome. Requires Cosmo Player VRML Plug-in, Flash and Quicktime.
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