What a great trendsetter! So many cities now realize that the old marquees did add excitement and zip to the dark streets and wish they had not legislated them out of existance in the ‘60s. With today’s electronic animation allowing truly spectacular effects, we can only hope that more theatres will return their lights to brilliance (and I’m sure the electric sign shops agree with me!) It was also nice of Ross to post that photo rather than just a description; after all, a picture is worth a thousand words! For those interested in marquees in the grand manner of days past, the Theatre Historical Soc. of America has an entire ANNUAL on the subject titled: MARQUEES, and can be obtained through their web site at: www.HistoricTheatres.org on the sidebar link PUBLICATIONS>ANNUAL. No color photos there (there was no color still photography back then) but still worth it for the dozens of b&w photos and drawings!
Thanks for this terrific photo goes to Brian Auman and Paul Fagley for sending it in.
What a great trendsetter! So many cities now realize that the old marquees did add excitement and zip to the dark streets and wish they had not legislated them out of existance in the ‘60s. With today’s electronic animation allowing truly spectacular effects, we can only hope that more theatres will return their lights to brilliance (and I’m sure the electric sign shops agree with me!) It was also nice of Ross to post that photo rather than just a description; after all, a picture is worth a thousand words! For those interested in marquees in the grand manner of days past, the Theatre Historical Soc. of America has an entire ANNUAL on the subject titled: MARQUEES, and can be obtained through their web site at: www.HistoricTheatres.org on the sidebar link PUBLICATIONS>ANNUAL. No color photos there (there was no color still photography back then) but still worth it for the dozens of b&w photos and drawings!