The American Movie Palace: A Look at its Decorative Evolution -- A presentation by Gary Parks

In this presentation, we will be looking at the aesthetic evolution of the facades and public spaces in movie theatres, showing their decorative evolution out of the nickelodeon era, into the movie palaces of large and mid-sized cities. We will focus on several key theatres across the United States which figure prominently in this evolution, and then-when spotlighting theatres of the movie palace era’s later years-we will include several in, or close to, the Bay Area.
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[@serginhowise]

I love this!

[@johnnyjames7139]

The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles seats more people than Radio City Music Hall

[@herbtarlic892]

I suspect that the majority of your comments are from those of us of a certain age. Born and raised in Toronto, I spent many evenings in such movie palaces; Rialto, Odeon, Pantages, Tivoli, Biltmore... All gone. But the few that remain show younger generations the grand scale and social status once held by the silver screen.

[@gcathome]

Really enjoyed this, thank you for sharing!

[@garyparks7620]

My pleasure!

[@ThatMikeHume]

Great job and very informative, thank you!

[@garyparks7620]

Thanks so much, Mike!