Ken, I love that last photo, close up of one of the Art Deco panels on the auditorium’s side walls. If the panels are different, please photo & post the others!
Here’s another excellent 2007 photo of auditorium facing screen: View link
2007 view of Art Deco grille near the screen: View link
Auditorium 7 with his caption
The City was the first cinema in Amsterdam to split it’s original auditorium to become a multiplex. The balcony of the main big auditorium got split into 3 small ones in the late seventies, this one was the last one to be added on March 31st 1977, with 274 seats originally. Rumour has it, the screen can be rolled up so one can view the big screen of the main auditorium again. View link View link
The Tuschinski has elements of Art Nouveau and Expressionist, among other designs, but is Art Deco. It is featured in what is just about a centerpiece of the V & A Art Deco book, and is absolutely wonderful.
Saturday December 8, I saw the 1:30 PM “Enchanted” movie in its 3rd week at the Ziegfeld. Sweeney Todd posters & little photos are in the exterior display cases and staff told me that movie starts December 21. There’s a poster for the digital concert, too.
For “Enchanted” as usual, film presentation & surround sound were outstanding.
4 COSTUMES designed for the movie’s main characters (Prince, Princess, lawyer & his girlfriend) are on display in a large display case in the upstairs Foyer, a display appropriate for a flagship theater. Looking at flickr, the movie’s stars appeared at the Ziegfeld for a premiere. Flickr photos show a premiere at El Capitan in Hollywood, and a world premiere in London.
After the digital preshow, two curtains closed for a few minutes, a touch that I greatly enjoy. The see thru white curtain was present. NEW CURTAIN? I’m sure if the front curtain is the same curtain as before, as it looked white, with a red border at its bottom. After the preshow ended, the theater wasn’t exceptionally well lit, so I’m not sure.
“Enchanted” began with the animated scenes, but in “flat” or something less than full scope, and showing the screen (not curtained or matted). Several minutes later, the animated scenes end and real people in New York City are depicted. As soon as real people are seen, the movie becomes scope, using the entire screen. It was puzzling to see exposed screen to the left & right for the 1st few minutes. In other theaters, sometimes entire movies are presented that way. Do multiplexes mat that over, for this film, or do the same? Since the change is very sudden, and the animated time is short, I don’t fault the theater for doing it this way. I’m just curious.
Regardless, kudos to the Ziegfeld for maintaining an overall quality presentation.
I’m not sure if the out of date? photo can be changed at this point, but I’ve sent in the theater website correction, and you should expect that will be fixed with a day or two.
Thanks Ken for adding this cinema to this website today. Scroll down to page 16 for a vintage photo of the auditorium facing the stage. Curtain looks a bit Art Deco to me, so this might be a 1931 photo.
Thanks to Ken Roe for adding this theater to this website today. For a vintage photo of the auditorium facing stage, after redesigned described above with an Art Deco makeover, scroll down to page 14, View link
The curtain:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buddha_is/1450246468/
Proscenium Arch:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackstonr/2110306963/
Exterior lit up at night, 2007
View link
Daytime: View link
View link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/btmeacham/799819212/
ticket booth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/btmeacham/799842858/
LA Conservancy, Scarface: http://www.flickr.com/photos/btmeacham/799845538/
Exterior lit up at night, 2007
View link
Daytime: View link
View link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/btmeacham/799819212/
ticket booth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/btmeacham/799842858/
LA Conservancy, Scarface: http://www.flickr.com/photos/btmeacham/799845538/
2007 photo of beautiful drinking fountain in the theater-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodharbor/288726979/
I’ve toured this fantastic exotic movie palace.
Here’s more photos from CTA visit this year that I found on flickr.
Lobby
View link
more lobby or foyer View link
Ken, I love that last photo, close up of one of the Art Deco panels on the auditorium’s side walls. If the panels are different, please photo & post the others!
Here’s another excellent 2007 photo of auditorium facing screen:
View link
2007 view of Art Deco grille near the screen:
View link
photos of theater’s exterior & smokestack:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bvr/1390058826/
View link
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/terecico/270962125/
View link
Lit at night: View link
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exterior at pedestrian level:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buschap/538988870/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chenamber/122865829/
Lit at night: View link
The Art Deco reference for the City was revised to Dutch Functionalism.
Thanks to Roloff for these 2006 to 2007 photos
Auditorium 1:
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2005 photos Auditorium 1
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Screen 3, added in basement in late 1970’s, closed September 2005
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Screen 4, with many columns, closed for some time before the complex closed for renovation
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Auditorium 5
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Auditorium 7 with his caption
The City was the first cinema in Amsterdam to split it’s original auditorium to become a multiplex. The balcony of the main big auditorium got split into 3 small ones in the late seventies, this one was the last one to be added on March 31st 1977, with 274 seats originally. Rumour has it, the screen can be rolled up so one can view the big screen of the main auditorium again.
View link
View link
The Tuschinski has elements of Art Nouveau and Expressionist, among other designs, but is Art Deco. It is featured in what is just about a centerpiece of the V & A Art Deco book, and is absolutely wonderful.
2007 exterior at night;
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/1842413529/
2007, a look into the Lobby:
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/1842409599/
auditorium facing screen:
http://www.jtbioscopen.nl/cinema.asp?id=47
This has 2005 photo of exterior and 1956 photo of lounge or lobby with furniture of the time:
View link
Saturday December 8, I saw the 1:30 PM “Enchanted” movie in its 3rd week at the Ziegfeld. Sweeney Todd posters & little photos are in the exterior display cases and staff told me that movie starts December 21. There’s a poster for the digital concert, too.
For “Enchanted” as usual, film presentation & surround sound were outstanding.
4 COSTUMES designed for the movie’s main characters (Prince, Princess, lawyer & his girlfriend) are on display in a large display case in the upstairs Foyer, a display appropriate for a flagship theater. Looking at flickr, the movie’s stars appeared at the Ziegfeld for a premiere. Flickr photos show a premiere at El Capitan in Hollywood, and a world premiere in London.
After the digital preshow, two curtains closed for a few minutes, a touch that I greatly enjoy. The see thru white curtain was present. NEW CURTAIN? I’m sure if the front curtain is the same curtain as before, as it looked white, with a red border at its bottom. After the preshow ended, the theater wasn’t exceptionally well lit, so I’m not sure.
“Enchanted” began with the animated scenes, but in “flat” or something less than full scope, and showing the screen (not curtained or matted). Several minutes later, the animated scenes end and real people in New York City are depicted. As soon as real people are seen, the movie becomes scope, using the entire screen. It was puzzling to see exposed screen to the left & right for the 1st few minutes. In other theaters, sometimes entire movies are presented that way. Do multiplexes mat that over, for this film, or do the same? Since the change is very sudden, and the animated time is short, I don’t fault the theater for doing it this way. I’m just curious.
Regardless, kudos to the Ziegfeld for maintaining an overall quality presentation.
Step inside with 2006-2007 photos of this gorgeous movie palace:
Lobby & foyer: View link
and View link
Auditorium Facing Balcony: View link
Facing Balcony & side view View link
Auditorium seats & side view: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boeke/247748315/
Wurlitzer organ console: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boeke/247841650/
For historic photos, click on the exterior photo for a gallery. Each photo can then be clicked to enlarge:
http://www.ibdb.com/venue.aspx?id=1393
I’m not sure if the out of date? photo can be changed at this point, but I’ve sent in the theater website correction, and you should expect that will be fixed with a day or two.
View link
this is unclear to me, whether Palaace to be demolished is the historic Art Deco theater or if Art Deco adjoining & to be saved?
the website says the Palace is closing down? and they have a new home somewhere else?
2005 exterior photo of where this former cinema was:
View link
Our there any buildings in the US built as recently as 1970 that have been declared historic?
Nov 2007 photo with Funny Girls at this theater:
View link
Photo set from Oct 30, 2007, right before closure, including interior photos!
View link
Scaffolding being removed:
View link
I forgot the link:
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Thanks Ken for adding this cinema to this website today. Scroll down to page 16 for a vintage photo of the auditorium facing the stage. Curtain looks a bit Art Deco to me, so this might be a 1931 photo.
Thanks to Ken Roe for adding this theater to this website today. For a vintage photo of the auditorium facing stage, after redesigned described above with an Art Deco makeover, scroll down to page 14,
View link