Defunct Theaters (with link)

[senorvoce]

Posted: 1/26/11 at 9:38pm

Interesting photos of old time theaters.

Some movie houses too.



http://www.marchandmeffre.com/theaters/index.html#

added missing link


Updated On: 1/26/11 at 09:38 PM

[KT1385]

Posted: 1/27/11 at 1:33am

Thanks so much senorvoce! I've walked by the Uptown Theatre in Chicago dozens of times and always wondered what it looked like inside nowadays . Just incredible.

[lakezurich]

Posted: 1/27/11 at 8:23pm

It is truly a shame that the beautiful Uptown Theatre is not being used.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/27/11 at 11:08pm

Thank God the Uptown is still standing. I was in it a few times & it is eye popping

The initial picture on the link is the Loews Kings in Brooklyn. It was one of the 5 Loews Wonder Theaters. It has sat abandoned & rotting away for 3 decades. It is unbeliveably being renovated. If they can bring it back, it would be astounding. Over 4 000 seats and most of them in the orchestra

Here is a list of the of the more ornate ones lost to progress:

Chicago

Paradise
Granada
United Artists
Belmont
Southtown
Marbro
Nortown

Philadelphia

Mastbaum - Over 4000 seats

NY

Paramount
Capitol
Loews 72 St
Roxy
Triboro
Brooklyn Fox

San Francisco

FOX - An example of civic vandalism of the highest order

Cincinnati

RKO Albee

Minneapolis

Minnesota - Over 4000 seats

Detroit

Michigan Theater (They did save the Fox however)

St Louis

Ambassador Theater - (Again they saved the Fox here)

Updated On: 1/27/11 at 11:08 PM