A slightly improved copy the photo of the interior of the Colonial after the wall collapsed in 1983. I believe the first version of this is now deleted from FLICKr. Also just added a new photo of the demolition of the Rio around 1955.
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I’m amazed to find the Gem here. I discovered it on a trip through southern Utah in 1992.
It was an October evening, a kid was decorating for Halloween across the street from the closed theater. The whole ambiance was so haunting I wrote a poem about it.
I never thought I would learn anything about the Gem (which I’ve never forgotten) but here it is again.
Organizing my photos for FLICKr I found some pristine color slides of the Senate I didn’t know I had! Here is the first one:
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1996 photo with surrounding high rises:
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What is the current status of this beautiful theater?
A seasonal view across 8th St., 2007:
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Color photo of the Vista showing MAGNOLIA:
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Robby Ready 4 His Close-Up at the Egyptian:
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Robby the Robot, Anne Francis, Earl Holliman at the Egyptian:
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Ken leaves the Aero:
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Director Paul Verhoeven at the screening of STARSHIP TROOPERS at the Aero:
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Ken Russell & Richard Chamberlain at the Aero:
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Just added this to FLICKr:
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Entrance & Ticket Kiosk:
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WIZARD OF OZ Reissue Loew’s REGENT Ad:
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Current photo:
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Just put another ad for Loews Regent in my FLICKr vintage theater album. I try to add new photos from time to time:
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Looking down Market St. plus Loew’s Regent ad:
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Senate Theatre ad:
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A close up:
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A slightly improved copy the photo of the interior of the Colonial after the wall collapsed in 1983. I believe the first version of this is now deleted from FLICKr. Also just added a new photo of the demolition of the Rio around 1955.
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After the demolition of the Rio. You can still see the gas station which is to the right in the previous photo of the theater in its prime.
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BTW I now date my previous Rio photo at 1950, the year THE SAVAGE HORDE with Wild Bill Elliott (the film on the marquee) was released.
Sorry, the above link will take you to my FLICKr photostream which will change. This should take you to the Los Angeles Theatre photo in my album of vintage theaters:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/39527581@N07/
I’m amazed to find the Gem here. I discovered it on a trip through southern Utah in 1992.
It was an October evening, a kid was decorating for Halloween across the street from the closed theater. The whole ambiance was so haunting I wrote a poem about it.
I never thought I would learn anything about the Gem (which I’ve never forgotten) but here it is again.
This site is AMAZING!
Here’s a photo I took:
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First page of an article on Harrisburg theaters:
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Where the Pods Were:
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