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History of the Tower Theatre: Part II

History of the Tower Theatre: Part II

This blog picks up where we left off at on Part I of the Tower Theatre’s history from the blog published on...

History of the Tower Theatre: Part I

History of the Tower Theatre: Part I

When the Tower Theatre opened to the public on October 12, 1927 with the FBO film “The Gingham Girl,” it was...

The Dynamo Room!

The Dynamo Room!

The B. F. Keith’s Theatre in Boston was named after B.F. Keith (the ‘K’ in the future company RKO Pictures, though...

L.A.’s Tower Theatre

L.A.’s Tower Theatre

In the early 1920s, the motion picture industry had been experimenting with ways to bring sound into the moviegoing experience....

Heinsbergen’s impressive murals

Heinsbergen’s impressive murals

A prominent theatre muralist was Anthony Heinsbergen (1894-1981). At an early age Heinsbergen’s family moved to Los Angeles where he...

Right this way, please…Theatre Ushers

Right this way, please…Theatre Ushers

Movie theatres offered attendees to be treated like royalty while they visited for an afternoon or evening of entertainment. They...

The Marvel of Cantilever Balcony Engineering

The Marvel of Cantilever Balcony Engineering

Each theatre is a marvel of design and engineering. Building a sound structure is only part of the equation. Architects...

Coming Attractions at the Roosevelt – Chicago, IL

Coming Attractions at the Roosevelt – Chicago, IL

The C. Howard Crane designed Roosevelt enjoyed nearly 60 years as a stately movie palace in downtown Chicago. It opened...

Chicago’s Pekin Theatre

Chicago’s Pekin Theatre

The Pekin Theatre located at 27th and State on Chicago’s south side was one of the country’s first if not...

VERTICAL THEATRE SIGNS:  1997

VERTICAL THEATRE SIGNS: 1997

By Joseph R. DuciBella, ASID Some tidbits on the UPTOWN THEATRE, Chicago (Rapp & Rapp,  1925) came to light just...

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