Cinema treasures

Melnick, Ross; Fuchs, Andreas.

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Ross Melnick. More than years after the first movie delighted audiences, movie theaters remain the last great community centers and one of the few amusements any family can afford. While countless books have been devoted to films and their stars, none have attempted a truly definitive history of those magical venues that have transported moviegoers since the beginning of the last century.

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Customer Service Guaranteed, cinema treasures. Condition: Used. On top of the publicity they generated, their debuts were treated like the gala openings of new operas or exhibits, with critics weighing in on everything from the interior and exterior design to the orchestra.

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Previously operated by: B. Moss Enterprises , Loew's Inc. Functions: Restaurant. Styles: Streamline Moderne. Previous Names: B. The B. Designed in the Art Moderne style with 1, seats on part of the site of the old Olympia entertainment complex. All were demolished to make way for the Criterion Theatre, retail stores and the International Casino nightclub. Due to divestment of theatres because of antitrust litigation, in , the Criterion Theatre reverted back to B.

Cinema treasures

Previously operated by: B. Previous Names: B. Moss' Coliseum Theatre boasted to be the third largest theatre in Manhattan, with 3, seats, when it opened on September 23, Original plans were drawn by architect William H. McElphatrick but they was not used.

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View basket. Search review text. Write a Review. New Copy. Published by Brand: MBI, New - Hardcover Condition: new. Mass Market Paperback. Spine may show signs of wear. Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Condition: New.

Architects: Walter W. Styles: Spanish Baroque , Spanish Renaissance. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then one look at photos of this palatial movie palace is worth about a million.

Loading interface Text is mostly clean readable. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Condition: Good. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. The authors started the www. List Grid. A square, tight and unmarked copy. In their heyday, historian Ross Melnick and exhibitor Andreas Fuchs write in Cinema Treasures, openings of new motion-picture pleasure palaces that would have dazzled Kubla Khan 'received enormous attention in newspapers around the country. New - Hardcover Condition: new.