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Life's Too Short commented about Will Rogers Theatre on Dec 8, 2010 at 7:03 pm

That’s too bad. It was a really nice-looking room.

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Life's Too Short commented about Will Rogers Theatre on Dec 8, 2010 at 4:11 pm

When it was divided, did they go left and right or front and back?

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Life's Too Short commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Dec 1, 2010 at 8:19 pm

Vintage postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/streetsofdc/4333794382/

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Life's Too Short commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Dec 1, 2010 at 8:17 pm

Picture about halfway down. The large trusses you see were for the theatre:

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Life's Too Short commented about Eastown Theatre on Nov 22, 2010 at 6:56 pm

Flickr photos. The future does not look bright:

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Life's Too Short commented about Bremen 4 on Nov 22, 2010 at 6:37 pm

I went here once. It was a decent place: similar to the Belvidere in Waukegan and very much a blast from the past. This was probably around 1999-2000.

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Life's Too Short commented about Carpenter Theatre on Nov 17, 2010 at 11:00 pm

Looking good:

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Life's Too Short commented about Kenosha Theatre on Nov 15, 2010 at 8:24 pm

Many not-so-cool modern phtos here:

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Life's Too Short commented about Kenosha Theatre on Nov 15, 2010 at 8:21 pm

Interesting, but I’m not sure what the angles it:

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Life's Too Short commented about Kenosha Theatre on Nov 15, 2010 at 8:19 pm

Many cool Kenosha Theatre pictures at this link. Scroll through using thumbnails at right:

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Life's Too Short commented about Des Plaines Theatre on Nov 15, 2010 at 7:01 pm

I remember going to the Des Plaines when I was a little kid. At the time it was a twin second run theatre. It was dark. It also had a strange shape (like all such conversions): graceful curve on one side, straight wall on the other. I remember a few plaster details covered with one color of paint. But that was the only vestige of the old days. If you can say anything about the 70’s & 80’s it is that twin conversions kept some of these places from being demolished long enough for alternative uses to arise.

I honestly didn’t think anything good was going to happen here, based on what I perceived to be the attitude of the owner. But it seems like better days may be ahead.

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Life's Too Short commented about Venetian Theatre on Nov 15, 2010 at 6:40 pm

Photo toward the bottom:

http://news.racinepost.com/2009_05_10_archive.html

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Life's Too Short commented about Esquire Theatre on Oct 14, 2010 at 12:00 pm

I think the Urban Remains listing is inaccurate. That sign is not from the 30’s, if memory serves. I think it is a recreation installed at the time of the multiplex conversion.

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Life's Too Short commented about Varsity Theater on Sep 23, 2010 at 7:15 pm

It seems like there’s been consistent interest in restoring the Varsity over the last few years. Every time I think the subject has died down I hear from someone that it is being dicussed again by people who seem to matter. I’d love to see the project come to pass. But what would they do with it?

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Life's Too Short commented about Lafayette Theatre on Sep 23, 2010 at 6:49 pm

I’ve never seen that before. It makes a certain amount of sense.

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Life's Too Short commented about Tivoli Theatre on Sep 23, 2010 at 6:48 pm

Was there any relationship between Van Gunten and Van Gunten and Eugene De Rosa? To me the Tivoli looks similar to this place:

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Life's Too Short commented about Lafayette Theatre on Sep 23, 2010 at 6:43 pm

The organ console is in one of the boxes?

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Life's Too Short commented about CityPlace project approval spells doom for St. Francis Theatre on Sep 23, 2010 at 6:41 pm

This doesn’t seem like a big deal to me. The St. Francis has been sitting for a long time, and this project seems like it will be good for the area. San Francisco also has a fair number of classic venues in decent condition. The real crime in this town was committed decades ago when the Fox was torn down. I would give you the Golden Gate, the Castro and all the rest if we could just have that one back.

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Life's Too Short commented about Nortown Theater on Sep 16, 2010 at 12:19 pm

Lot is vacant. No coming soon signs for the development project. The theatre seemed so big, but the vacant lot seems so small. It’s amazing how much they fit onto a limited piece of property.

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Life's Too Short commented about Theater chain to operate new theater on Ft. Bliss military base on Sep 14, 2010 at 7:15 pm

Is that the organization that runs all the PX outlets?

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Life's Too Short commented about Uptown Theatre on Sep 9, 2010 at 10:43 pm

Interior, also from Jack Coursey:

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Life's Too Short commented about Lebowsky Center is enclosed again on Aug 30, 2010 at 4:29 pm

They won’t quit. Pretty cool.

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Life's Too Short commented about Nokia Theatre, nee Astor Plaza, to be renamed the Best Buy Theatre on Aug 30, 2010 at 4:08 pm

There was a time when nobody would have considered selling the name of an important public place, because it was understood that some things are sacred. Then along came the baby boom generation with their up-yours, I’m going to what I want attitude, and here we are. The one that really kills me is the “Willis Tower” in Chicago. I’m glad to hear about the Mayor of Boston. Maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all.