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  • <p>“Time,” November 23, 1957, p. 75</p>
  • <p>Loew’s State Theatre, Providence, RI in 1929 - Auditorium from stage</p>
  • <p>Louisville Theatre, Louisville, KY in 1928 - Detail of the Spanish staircase in the Outer Lobby</p>
  • <p>Lobby chandelier. It should be noted that the colors on the ornamental plasterwork of the ceiling are not the original scheme. The interior colors were largely intact–though dirty–at the time of the Paramount/Portland’s conversion to a formal concert hall. They were painted over in a lighter, more neutral palette. 2007 photo.</p>
  • <p>An elaborate coffered ceiling in the grand lobby</p>
  • <p>B.F.Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, MA in 1928</p>
  • <p>Loew’s State Theatre, Providence, RI in 1929 - Proscenium</p>
  • <p>Loew’s State Theatre, Providence, RI in 1929 - Staircase to Mezzanine</p>
  • <p>Source: “American Movie Palaces,” by David Naylor</p>
  • <p>Photo by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre from TIME, 2009</p>
  • <p>This is a vintage postcard of the interior of the Tampa Theatre. They have “touched-up” the blinking stars, which are actually much prettier in real life.</p>
  • <p>The recently opened Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL in 1926</p>
  • <p>This was the Rotunda in 1970</p>
  • <p>The Upper Messanine from John Lauter</p>
  • <p>Auditorium</p>
  • <p>March 26th, 1927 grand opening ad as Riviera</p>
  • <p>Louisville Theatre, Louisville, KY in 1928 - Auditoreum</p>
  • <p>Louisville Theatre, Louisville, KY in 1928 - Main Lobby</p>
  • <p>Louisville Theatre, Louisville, KY in 1928 - View to outer Lobby from Mezzanine</p>
  • <p>Louisville Theatre, Louisville, KY in 1928 - Left sidewall</p>