Photos favorited by Dan

  • <p>2012</p>
  • <p>Side walk entrance view. Photo by Oklahoma Historical<br>Society</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater 1947 World Premier of Black Gold. Anthony Quinn is pictured standing on the speakers platform in front of the theater.</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater, Oklahoma City, late 60’s .. view from Westside alley..Playing double feature ..Faye Dunaway in “A Place for Lovers” & Omar Sharif in “Mayerling”. Note out door Public Phone Booth which is no longer as are the down town palace theaters..But, we have cell phones (not a good trade).</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater, 1975 Oklahoma City. Next in line for another parking lot. Photo taken just prior to being demolished. Note empty lots where buildings once stood.</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater / Building under demolition to make way for additional parking for urban renewal project. Unthinkable but true!</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater, Oklahoma City, Mezzanine area of upper floor. Served as a foyer level providing access to balcony area as well as ladies and mens lounge rooms. Main lobby area wall on lower level can be partly seen behind the statue. Access to the office area’s for Midwest Management was to the left of the statue, behind water fountain wall. Photo by Jeff Chapman</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater, Oklahoma City, 1970’s…Beginning of the End with conversion to Adult Theater. Was closed and demolished mid 70’s. City wanted to clear out and clean up downtown and used Urban Renewal Project as vechicle to close and tear down a number of Adult Theaters that were once first run and first class theater’s.</p>
  • <p>Original Midwest Theatre sign. Photo credit Jeff Chapman.</p>
  • <p>Midwest Theater, Oklahoma City, OK. street view of Midwest Theater looking in the Northern direction on N. Harvey around 1970. Photo by Jeff Chapman.</p>
  • <p>1985 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Criterion Theater, Oklahoma City, now showing Clark Gable in “After Office Hours” 1935 late nite.</p>
  • <p>Criterion Theater Oklahoma City view from balcony</p>
  • <p>Criterion Theater, 1953, Oklahoma City, Main Street view of theater front…Marilyn Monroe in Niagara..Fantastic Monroe ProMo Display.</p>
  • <p>Criterion Theater, Oklahoma City, Playing 1945’s “God Is My Co-Pilot” with Dennis Morgan.</p>
  • <p>Criterion Theater, Oklahoma City, 1935 Organ / Organist.</p>
  • <p>1945 photo courtesy of Ted Okuda.</p>
  • <p>Criterion Theater, Oklahoma City, view of Auditorium from stage. Note Orchestra Pit part of view.</p>
  • <p>Liberty Theater, Oklahoma City - Later transitioned to Harber Theater and ultimately Cooper Theater.</p>
  • <p>Cooper Theatre, Oklahoma City, 1960’s playing Cinerama Movies.</p>
  • <p>Harber Theatre, Oklahoma City, showing “Affairs of Dobbie Gillis”, 1953. Face to Face with competing State Theatre, directly accross street. Harber began life as Liberty Theatre then, Harber, then Cooper which was demolished in mid 70’s.</p>
  • <p>Taken in 1953 (see Brigadoon on one of the other marquees), this rare color nighttime photo shows the vibrant theater row of Market Street San Francisco. Most of the theaters shown here are now either demolished or closed.</p>