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Carthalia
andreas-praefcke.de
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.
Historic Los Angeles Movie Theatres
losangelestheatres.googlepages.com
Bill Counter provides photographs and descriptions of historic movie theatres in Los Angeles along with links to other resources and databases.
Saenger Theatres
saengeramusements.com
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.
Kilduff's Movie Theatre Survey
kilduffs.com
A survey of movie theatres in Maryland built between 1900 and 1950. Photographs, building dates and descriptions.
Aztec On The River Theatre
aztecontheriver.com
A theater in San Antonio, Texas, opened in 1926 in a fantasy Meso-American style. Includes photographs and history.
Theaters
greatbuildings.com
Great Buildings Online provides photographs, details and bibliographies for a number of significant theaters of all periods across the world.
The KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico
cabq.gov
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.
American Picture Palaces
xroads.virginia.edu
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.
Fox Theatre Building, Detroit, Michigan
michigan.gov
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.
Redford Theatre
redfordtheatre.com
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.
Theatre Royal, York, UK
theatre-royal-york.co.uk
The official site includes a brief history of the theater built in 1744 and re-modelled in the 19th century.
The Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted
therexberkhamsted.com
This Art Deco cinema in the UK, designed by David Nye in 1936, has been restored and re-opened. Includes photographs.
Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas
moviehousehistory.tripod.com
Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners.
Scottish Surviving Cinemas and Theatres
survivingcinemas.org.uk
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.
Theatron
theatron.org
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.
The Michigan Theater
michtheater.org
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.
Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
rinestock.com
Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios.
Drive In Theater
driveintheater.com
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.
Swedish Cinemas
algonet.se
This stylish site by Kjell Furberg, cinema historian and photographer, provides an architectural feast from the silent era onwards. English and Swedish language versions.
Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, California
juliamorgan.org
Redwood building designed by architect Julia Morgan in 1908 as the St. John's Presbyterian Church. Brief description, photographs, plan.
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