The WAND-TV story mentions the comments from the local Republican state representative Bill Mitchell(our governor is currently a Democrat but in 2002 when the grant was approved the governor was a Republican) stating the money would be better spent on schools or firehouses. Few would argue agaisnt a statement that schools and firehouses are a higher priority. What the TV reporter failed to mention is that the monies came from a special state fund that is legally and specifically earmarked for projects like the Lincoln project and not for schools and firehouses. There are other places in the state budget that cover those important structures.
The money was going to be spent so it was decided that Decatur was a better place to spend it than elsewhere in the state, such as Chicago.
I would suggest that the folks working on the Indiana contact the Theatre Historical Society in Elmhurst, Illinois. I believe that the John Ebberson archives are in the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami.
Is there any way to include a search feature that would allow to do a further search, especially in the United States by state and than by city? It would be a useful tool for those of us that are actively visiting these sites. I’d like to be able to print off a list of theaters in a city.
I too will add my request for the quick return of the Add-A-Photo. As I have traveled around the country for the past 12 months I have collected a large number of photos of non-catalogued theaters.
The site is wonderful, state-of-the-art. Well worth the wait.I would like to encourage new theater submitters to include the address. It makes it much easier to find the theater when I am out on a road trip.
Recently, the Al Ringling was featured on a TV show for PBS. It was reported that the Al Ringling was one of the earliest theaters in the country that was originally designed with movie capabilities. This was based on analysis of the original Rapp and Rapp blueprints.
It also came out that the Al Ringling, eventhough technically a “movie palace” – too small", was a model for many of the movie palaces of the next 10-20 years.
I’d love to know how Mr. Grossman gets those beautiful skies using Photoshop 8.
Gorgeous images. Has he considered putting them on a calendar or in a book?
The WAND-TV story mentions the comments from the local Republican state representative Bill Mitchell(our governor is currently a Democrat but in 2002 when the grant was approved the governor was a Republican) stating the money would be better spent on schools or firehouses. Few would argue agaisnt a statement that schools and firehouses are a higher priority. What the TV reporter failed to mention is that the monies came from a special state fund that is legally and specifically earmarked for projects like the Lincoln project and not for schools and firehouses. There are other places in the state budget that cover those important structures.
The money was going to be spent so it was decided that Decatur was a better place to spend it than elsewhere in the state, such as Chicago.
You gotta love politics.
I would suggest that the folks working on the Indiana contact the Theatre Historical Society in Elmhurst, Illinois. I believe that the John Ebberson archives are in the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami.
Linda, Contact the Theater Historical Society in Elmhurst, Il. They have a library of theater photos.
Is there any way to include a search feature that would allow to do a further search, especially in the United States by state and than by city? It would be a useful tool for those of us that are actively visiting these sites. I’d like to be able to print off a list of theaters in a city.
Dave
I too will add my request for the quick return of the Add-A-Photo. As I have traveled around the country for the past 12 months I have collected a large number of photos of non-catalogued theaters.
The site is wonderful, state-of-the-art. Well worth the wait.I would like to encourage new theater submitters to include the address. It makes it much easier to find the theater when I am out on a road trip.
Recently, the Al Ringling was featured on a TV show for PBS. It was reported that the Al Ringling was one of the earliest theaters in the country that was originally designed with movie capabilities. This was based on analysis of the original Rapp and Rapp blueprints.
It also came out that the Al Ringling, eventhough technically a “movie palace” – too small", was a model for many of the movie palaces of the next 10-20 years.