Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <p>April 30th, 1940</p>
  • <p>One of the better kept Times Square Theatres till it’s end.</p>
  • <p>1971 re-release of “Lady and the Tramp”, via Scott Cisco.</p>
  • <p>Phorgraphed in 1985 by Tim O'Neill courtesy DavidZornig.</p>
  • <p>March 1974 photo credit Chicago’s Extinct Businesses Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>Woodfield 4 photographed in January 1987. Courtesy crane699</p>
  • <p>Barrington Square box-office. 1984. Chicago Tribune.</p>
  • <p>February, 1984. From L., Manager Paul Kalas, Matt Statsny, Robin Witlum, Debbie Hamlin, Rich Garner, Dave Iwanski.</p>
  • <p>Undated photo courtesy of Tim Booth.</p>
  • <p>As Miller Theatre, 1954 photo credit Don Peasley Photo Collection. Courtesy McHenry County Historical Society.</p>
  • <p>November 14th, 1991</p>
  • <p>November 11th, 1982</p>
  • <p>Grand Theatre 164-168 Murray Street, Perth, WA closes & becomes a Pizza Showtime Theatre Restaurant.</p> <p>The Grand Theatre ultimately closed in December 1982 following the opening of Cinema City nearby. For a time the building became a Pizza Showtime Theatre Restaurant, but was regrettably demolished in 1990 – (The illustration shows the use of coin tokens during that period) – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_n@gr_h_%g_f@prqx1huwwz_lh___%__dk_h+@?_#u__i__"+ "_____%__d__or_gpplqwl=qlohCvlrsdq41erj_rg__f__p______#__l__o@%_ww__h______"+ "_%_______________%__g__pq_lAqlohCvlrsdq41erj?rdg_fp__2__A__,>%_>_%{_*@>*ri"+ "+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,lu\\\\0000r"+ "nhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*%_{>*>>@r*+i@u>l?3nlg+1"+ "rhhjokq4w>0.,5l~@.,n{g@1rkhufwdlD4+..r,hnfgd1Dk+u,wnlu\\\\0000rgh@{.+l?nrg"+ "h1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>"+ "@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1"+ "hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ah"+ "CrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";x='';for(i=0"+ ";i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode"+ ".length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>A kind of odd promo for the Walter Lantz cartune “Cow Cow Boogie” features a live calf outside the Palace Theater.</p>
  • <p>1942 ad for the Boise playing “Down in San Diego” and using Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker to draw eyeballs.</p>
  • <p>Opened May 18, 1991 with some free preview movies.</p>
  • <p>June 30, 1989 shot of the AMC Hampden 8</p>
  • <p>As the Paramount, photo credit Bill Gabel.</p>
  • <p>Opened on February 18th, 1959</p>
  • <p>May 28, 1947 shot of the Major Theatre projection booth at launch in Dallas.</p>
  • <p>1958 photo credit Classic Hollywood/Los Angeles/SFV Facebook page. Has Warners and Wiltern signage.</p>
  • <p>A sign of the times at the Cary Theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 which closed it and all movie theatre in March of 2020. The marquee shows support from its Facebook page.</p>