Theaters and Cinemas
Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios.
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 …
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.
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.
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-si…
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.
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 …
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 advertisem…
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 19…
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.
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.
Kilduff's Movie Theatre Survey
A survey of movie theatres in Maryland built between 1900 and 1950. Photographs, building dates and descriptions.
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.
Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas
Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners.
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 arch…
Palace Theatre
Robert Alder provides an illustrated history of this 1925 theatre in Hilo, Hawaii. Includes historic photographs.
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 Pflu…
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.
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.
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