Movie Palaces

Website dedicated to the films and movie posters of the 50s with a tribute to the theaters of 42nd Street

Study of American movie palaces written by a student in the American Studies department at the University of Virginia.

I was in both the Majestic and the Palace last year. I was surprised to see amidt the damage, the theatres are in near original condition ... don’t get me wrong, they are in rough shape. Carpets, the boxes, carpets, dressing rooms, orchestra pits, faded wall paintings, ornamentation, seats ... nearly everything is in tact. There was a lot of water damage several years ago, but the roof was completely replaced thanks to a grant from the state.  

Photographic tour of the old Los Angeles theater district on Broadway.

The Detroit area is blessed with three beautiful old movie theaters that were built in the 1920’s and still show films—the Detroit Film Theatre, the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, and the Redford Theatre in Detroit.

Each theater is a good example of how a classic film theater can be supported: through an art museum (the Detroit Film Theatre), through a college community (the Michigan Theater), and through donations and volunteer work (the Redford Theatre). 

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Essoldo Cinema, Stretford, Manchester

Brand new DVD for sale

Essoldo Video Tour

A rare opportunity to acquire a video taken of the Essoldo Cinema located in Stretford, Manchester

Originally known as the Longford Cinema (super-cinema) built in the ‘30’s, b/w photo published here taken in 1936

The Essoldo circuit took ownership in the ‘50’s

In the ‘70’s, converted to Top Rank Bingo Club

It stands today, abandoned as a bingo hall, but with much of the cinema still in tact

This item contains video footage of the building as it stood in December 1995

Features include:-

. Scenes including Foyer, Circle, Projection Room, Roof Void, Roof and Stalls etc
. Good quality
. Available on DVD disk playable on PC’s (DVD drive and software required) and DVD players
. Approximately 10 minutes

Bonus Features:-

. Pearl & Dean adverts, with never seen before opening titles!
. Pearl & Dean original opening closing titles, temple steps
. Pearl & Dean opening closing titles featuring Asteroid
. Approximately 12 minutes

Artist George Rothacker has produced paintings and limited edition prints of many venerable theaters including The Anthony Wayne in Wayne, the County in Doylestown, the Tower in Upper Darby, the Colonial (the Blob theater) in Phoenixville, and the Roxy in Northampton, PA.

Tour the magnificent Golden State Theatre in Monterey, California!  Enjoy before and after pictures of its restoration, and see classic photographs of this Reid Brothers movie palace in its heyday!  Check out the Golden State Emporium for gifts and memorabilia, then see what’s coming up next on the entertainment docket!

My name is Hal Doby. I was a 17-year volunteer veteran at the Atlanta Fox Theatre. I came on board as a volunteer doing restoration work on the theatre a year after it was saved from the wrecking ball. In the following years, I not only did restoration work, but clerical and event staff work there. I first started these pages in 1996 and have just recently put them through heavy revision and re-posted them at this site.