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August 12, 2015
Historic Theatre Preservation: How New Mexico is Saving its Historic Theatres
This article written by Elmo Baca, a New Mexico MainStreet Program Associate, Economic Development Department, looks at how historic theatres are achieving success with investment from Main Street programs.
A tiny prairie town of 3,200 on the state line in northeastern New Mexico, Clayton welcomes many Texas snowbirds in the winters en route to the New Mexico and Colorado mountains. Long before, Santa Fe Trail wagon caravans rumbled westward near here, and the vast buffalo plains surrounding Clayton nurtured great herds of cattle.
In town, meanwhile, sits the nearly 100-year-old Luna Theater, which operates today as one of New Mexico’s oldest movie houses, and the state’s best preserved from the silent movie era. The reason for its success: New Mexico’s MainStreet Historic Theater Initiative, the only program of its kind in the nation to actively invest in rural downtown theaters to keep them as economic anchors for their communities.
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August 7, 2015
Saving the Terrace, a Masterpiece of International-Style
Robbinsdale, MN: Considered a masterpiece of International-Style when it opened in 1951, The Terrace was one of the first ultramodern theaters in America. The spectacular venue was the most luxurious, comfortable and up-to-date theater in America. Local movie theater owners, Bill and Sydney Volk, spared no expense when they built their flagship overlooking the marshes on the west side of Crystal Lake.
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August 6, 2015
American City & County Governments Make the Case for Historic Theatres
The American City & County website makes the case for historic theatres. Historic theaters like Count Biase Theatre in Red Bank, N.J. pictured above, bring beauty and revenue to local communities. Enjoy the article ‘Preserving the past is a key to the future’ by Michael R. Schnoering, AIA for American City and County.
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July 31, 2015
Europe’s largest Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ brought back to life, in pictures!
Programs & Performances: From The Telegraph – Enjoy their amazing images and the story of this great theatre organ.
“The Grand Hall at vintage venue Troxy in London’s East End is soon to be filled with the sounds of a magnificent full orchestra upon the recent completion of the restoration project to save Europe’s largest Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ. Launching to the public on 22nd August, the Wurlitzer holds over 1728 pipes ranging from 16 ft to 1 inch housed in four separate rooms, four keyboards, one pedal board and 241 stop keys, the Organ is a truly captivating sight and the sounds are even more incredible.
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July 29, 2015
Gorgeous Old Movie Theatres That Have Fallen Into Ruin
This is a little sad, but also beautiful and inspiring. Do you have a theatre in your neighborhood in need of community support and investment?
From io9:“Movie theaters used to be glamorous places, like music halls or opera houses. The spectacle of the movie-going experience extended out into the actual look and feel of the cinema. But many of these ornate old movie theaters have fallen into disrepair, and look like gorgeous disaster areas…
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July 27, 2015
20 Of the World’s Most Breathtaking Cinemas
Planning a trip to the movies? Here’s an incredible collection of theatres around the world, from historic gems like the Winter Garden in Toronto to more creative and contemporary cinema experiences, like the Floating Archipelago Cinema in Thailand.
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July 23, 2015
Stage Technicians Throughout History from Audio Visual Resources
Check out these great images of stage technicians in historic theatres from Audio Visual Resources, like this image: At the rail, 1935.
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July 21, 2015
Success Stories Behind Pittsburgh’s Art House Theatres
Do you have an art house movie theatre in your neighborhood? No matter where you are in your operations plan, you will find some helpful perspectives in this article. Here are some stories about successes in Pittsburgh, a city with with at least 11 art house theatres.
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July 20, 2015
Slate Magazine: David Leventi Documents the Granduer of the World’s Great Opera Houses
Slate’s David Rosenberg brings photographer David Leventi’s work documenting the world’s great opera houses to readers. ‘Photographer David Leventi started out thinking he would be a reportage photographer. He admired Henri Cartier-Bresson and street photography, began his career interning in the archives at Magnum Photos, and shot with a Leica camera searching for the elusive “decisive moment.” But things started to change when he began working for photographer Robert Polidori…’
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July 16, 2015
Friends of Wilmington, California’s Granada Theatre Seeks Support for Purchase & Revitalization Plan
San Pedro’s fabulous and historic Warner Grand Theatre has undergone significant renovations and updates, screens movies, and hosts special events, but not too far away, the similarly handsome Granada Theatre in Wilmington, CA has not had the same good fortune. Yet…