Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <p> This 8x10 photo was given to me by my neighbor, Jesse Lund, in 1969, when I was 14 years old. He was the former manager of the State Theater in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and was retired. The film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ was released in the USA on Feb. 4, 1938. The photo has an embossed stamp on the lower left corner reading “Simantiras Studios, Pittsburgh Aliquippa.</p> <p>Richard Kicovic</p>
  • <p>Walt Disney 100th birthday party 2001.</p>
  • <p>July 22nd, 1964 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Aerial showing expansion phases for the Studio 28</p>
  • <p>1950s photo credit Bert Crawford, via Jeff Davies via Facebook post below.</p> <p>https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159484608493495&set=g.1568206713503013</p>
  • <p>August 3, 1972 Gimbel’s Department Store promotes “Snoopy, Come Home” with free tickets for the kids.</p>
  • <p>1970..I’m surprised that they did not twin or triple the DI in the later years.</p>
  • <p>Opened on February 23rd, 1940</p>
  • <p>Opening Day of “White Christmas” (October 14th, 1954)</p>
  • <p> White Christmas add page 1</p>
  • <p>It’s intermission time folks!</p>
  • <p>Kino Itäkeskus in 2009, shortly before the theatre closed down for good.</p>
  • <p>Source: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/063RObqPjRlZV Taken 30th October 1956 Photo 16: Field 2.</p> <p>Note the border below the screen. In contrast to the other photo on this site showing Field 2 promoting the movie “The Lovebug” where the picture of the movie screen was the 1960s equivalent of PhotoShop but without computers.</p> <p>Text of the slide on the screen</p> <p>“Cinema slide advertising that sells”</p> <p>“Featured Theatre Ads sole contractors to this screen”</p> <p>“300 Pitt St Sydney”</p>
  • <p>Closed in March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Walt Theatre had this on their Facebook feed awaiting a comeback.</p>
  • <p>In Color</p>
  • <p>Last chance to see 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm - tomorrow afternoon at 3pm before renovations begin in February.</p>