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Sitting in downtown Elizabethtown, Kentucky, the State Theater opened in 1942 with its classic Art Deco décor. Built for $100K by the T. J. Murphy Company for J.M. Hobbs, president of the Kentucky Amusement Company.The theater had a downturn in 1982 and closed its doors after the release of “E.T.” After years of neglect, the City of Elizabethtown purchased and funded a complete renovation of the theater. As part of the renovation, the theater was to be restored to its original décor of 1942, including original patterned carpet, paint colors, and even original seating. In April of 2009, the State once again reopened its doors and now hosts classic movies, live concerts, comedy shows, and theatrical productions.

It was originally the Ezella theater, constructed in 1912 it seems. Thanks for exploring with me.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades of the past.

Marquee of the Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City, New Jersey - 1930. Designed by architects Cornelius W. Rapp and George Leslie Rapp. One of the five "Wonder Theatres" in the New York City area.

Historic theater, opened in 1914 as the Palace. The Palace was remodeled in the 1930s and renamed the State Theater. In the 1970s the theater was closed, reopened in 1982, and has been open ever since. Tupper Lake, New York.

Opened in 1920 as a vaudeville theater, later transitioning to movies. The Community Theatre has been mostly closed since 2020 and is awaiting restoration. Catskill, New York.

Opened in 1920 as a vaudeville theater, later transitioning to movies. The Community Theatre has been mostly closed since 2020 and is awaiting restoration. Catskill, New York.

Architects: Avery Associates, 1999. The building drops another storey below road level where the entrances are approached on foot. Largest movie screen in UK. Due to proximity of heavy road and underground (subway/metro) traffic, the structure rests on A/V mounts and is surrounded by a full-height glazed gallery which, sadly, is now utilised to display advertising. London Borough of Lambeth.

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The NUVU Showhouse theater in downtown Metaline Falls, Washington.
The Clark Fork Theater was built in 1952 by Henry Hagman who also constructed the Ione Theater in Ione, Washington. The Clark Fork theater was renamed NUVU in 2016.

Taken in 1970.

Back in the 60s, when I was in school, I'd go to the Brattle Theater in Harvard Square almost every week to see the foreign and classic films they played (there weren't a lot of indie films back then). It was renowned for its "orgies" of Bogart films during final-exam times at Harvard.

You entered the theater through these barn-like doors, which opened directly onto Brattle Street. When a movie ended, you exited through them as well, stepping around the two or three employees who stood in the doorway to make sure that nobody snuck in without paying through the emerging crowd.

The theater is still there, and still in the same barn-like structure. But it's only the back half of the building is a theater now and the entrance is on the side. The front half now houses shops and boutiques. When I took this picture, there was only one shop -- Truc -- and it was down in the basement with the Blue Parrot coffee house and the small Casablanca restaurant (both referring to the movie Casablanca).

Truc -- French for miscellaneous stuff -- originally sold soaps, aromatic candles (relatively rare back then), and posters but then found that bell-bottom jeans were more profitable, so it became more of a clothing store.

Historic movie theater opened in 1923 and in use as such until the 1950s. Currently it is a venue for performing arts. Hudson Falls, New York.

So, this is the old Abergavenny Coliseum cinema, that has been refurbished and is a Weatherspoon's pub. We stopped by for a quick drink and a light lunch. The place was pretty busy for a Tuesday lunchtime and there were lots of people having a coffee and a sandwich, enjoying the reasonable prices.
On the face of it, we have an old building that probably went out of business, due to lack of demand for sticky seats and over priced popcorn. Behind the heritage facade, we now have a cut price boozer. It's not been turned in to flats, so maybe I should be grateful for that!
Taken with my Fujifilm X-T30 II camera and a XF18-55mm lens.

Historic 800-seat movie theater built in 1914 as a vaudeville house. Gloversville, New York.

Memorabilia relating to the Glove Theatre, an 800-seat theater built in 1914 as a vaudeville house. Gloversville, New York.

Memorabilia relating to the Glove Theatre, an 800-seat theater built in 1914 as a vaudeville house. Gloversville, New York.