Luis,
Nice fantasy. We hear it so many times (Embassy 1,2,3…..Cape May’s Beach……etc) but it isn’t realistic. And, as Intro says “little or no lobby” this one hardly sounds like a movie palace to me!
Today’s Senator email also announced:
We’re opening up The Senator’s back rooms!
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Senator Theatre history
Starting this Friday, April 3rd @ 1pm, a wide variety of Senator Theatre
memorabilia, including: film posters, banners, t-shirts, standees,
film reels, press books, vintage projection equipment, marquee
letters, large marquee signs from past premieres and more,
will fill our lobby spaces for your perusal and purchase.
Thousands of these items will be placed on sale
in the next few weeks, lobby space permitting.
And, today’s Senator email announced This Weekend The Senator Has Scheduled Two Classic Films Presented With Rare Original “I.B.Technicolor” 35mm Prints
Cabaret (1972) and Horror of Dracula (1958)
JodarMovieFan, today, I provided the changed status for the Rotunda, because the article says so. But, when the Senator ceased showing “Watchmen” the email stated there would be a final series, of classics. Let’s wait and see.
I know what you are trying to do. You evidently don’t know who I am & what I’ve been doing for 7 years as a volunteer(hint: www.FriendsOftheBoyd.org))
Reply: ask for funds from people you know, and get in the newspapers with the box “send funds to….” Affiliate with a nonprofit that can give tax deductions for those funds you will be raising.
All our preferences were deleted! That’s terrible. I realize this isn’t set up as a democracy, but I’d think most of us would have voted to tolerate an occasional phantom email rather than lose track of many theaters we were following.
Don, protection for the exterior only is what I guessed, and now confirmed. The interior photos link that I added some time ago doesn’t show ornate features inside (with exception of last photo).
A week from tomorrow, Aliens vs. Monsters 3 D arrives at the Ziegfeld, which appears to be 3rd 3 D movie in a row, since I think Jonas Bros and Coraline were both showcased here.
If there’s a date on your newspaper copy, please tell us the date and name of newspaper so researchers can look it up themselves if so inclined.
The Mastbaum indeed might have been too huge to put to economic purpose, though less excuse exists for the demolitions of the Earle, Fox, and Stanley, three of the other flagship movie palaces of downtown Philadelphia, and NO excuse exists for the Boyd. (I lead the citizen activists advocating on its behalf).
I’m in Philadelphia but also familiar with NYC & DC. Some of the best chains are gone in recent years: Cineplex Odeon, Hoyts, GCC, Loews. Some of the movie theaters they built survive. I’m especially a fan of the AMC Plymouth Meeting 12 outside Philly & the AMC Mazza Gallerie in DC, both built by GCC.
National Amuseuments has done well here in Philadelphia at the Bridge theater.
If the criteria would be places movies are still shown at any time…..classic movies are shown many times a year at the Oakland Paramount, but the public never gets to see movies at Radio City. I’d put the DC Uptown on my list, though of course I’d like a classic 70mm once in a while there as they did before AMC tookover. I saw a comment in another page that the AFI Silver isn’t nonprofit but it is nonprofit.
JodarMovieFan, yes, Los Angeles movie theaters, being in the region where Hollywood is located, do a great job. Surround sound is better.
Google search exactly
Boxoffice November 22, 1952
and insert 162 and 170 for photos of Beekman foyer, including 1st from inside the auditorium!
Many other theaters have photos in this section, which I’m not posting but other people may wish to.
Luis,
Nice fantasy. We hear it so many times (Embassy 1,2,3…..Cape May’s Beach……etc) but it isn’t realistic. And, as Intro says “little or no lobby” this one hardly sounds like a movie palace to me!
Today’s Senator email also announced:
We’re opening up The Senator’s back rooms!
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Senator Theatre history
Starting this Friday, April 3rd @ 1pm, a wide variety of Senator Theatre
memorabilia, including: film posters, banners, t-shirts, standees,
film reels, press books, vintage projection equipment, marquee
letters, large marquee signs from past premieres and more,
will fill our lobby spaces for your perusal and purchase.
Thousands of these items will be placed on sale
in the next few weeks, lobby space permitting.
All sales final ~ cash or check only
And, today’s Senator email announced This Weekend The Senator Has Scheduled Two Classic Films Presented With Rare Original “I.B.Technicolor” 35mm Prints
Cabaret (1972) and Horror of Dracula (1958)
In the Philadelphia area, nobody has better movie projection than the Bridge (at Penn). I hope Ntl Amusements does not sell the lease!
This photo, too, from same time:
View link
Photo August 2008, apparently abandoned:
View link
JodarMovieFan, today, I provided the changed status for the Rotunda, because the article says so. But, when the Senator ceased showing “Watchmen” the email stated there would be a final series, of classics. Let’s wait and see.
“The Reader” continues a long run here, having begun December 10.
Let’s try that link again
www.FriendsOfTheBoyd.org
I know what you are trying to do. You evidently don’t know who I am & what I’ve been doing for 7 years as a volunteer(hint: www.FriendsOftheBoyd.org))
Reply: ask for funds from people you know, and get in the newspapers with the box “send funds to….” Affiliate with a nonprofit that can give tax deductions for those funds you will be raising.
Best of luck.
I don’t understand why an owner would donate the thaeter and land to the City so an office building or any other private development would be built?
Theaters are sometimes donated to government or nonprofit so they can be saved!
Refurbished restrooms will be wonderful indeed.
Movies at the Uptown look very good to me, including “The International.”
All our preferences were deleted! That’s terrible. I realize this isn’t set up as a democracy, but I’d think most of us would have voted to tolerate an occasional phantom email rather than lose track of many theaters we were following.
Don, protection for the exterior only is what I guessed, and now confirmed. The interior photos link that I added some time ago doesn’t show ornate features inside (with exception of last photo).
It IS a shame it won’t continue as a movie house.
Not so amusing Giles.
A week from tomorrow, Aliens vs. Monsters 3 D arrives at the Ziegfeld, which appears to be 3rd 3 D movie in a row, since I think Jonas Bros and Coraline were both showcased here.
If there’s a date on your newspaper copy, please tell us the date and name of newspaper so researchers can look it up themselves if so inclined.
The Mastbaum indeed might have been too huge to put to economic purpose, though less excuse exists for the demolitions of the Earle, Fox, and Stanley, three of the other flagship movie palaces of downtown Philadelphia, and NO excuse exists for the Boyd. (I lead the citizen activists advocating on its behalf).
After a very long run of “Frost/Nixon” this weekend “Duplicity” opens at the Tower East.
Be warned that I above link hijacked my computer. I had to shut down the computer to get rid of it.
Mr. Harris, what’s your definition of “vulture” as the article mentions those who would operate it as a movie theater?
My asking that question should not imply that I wish the theater to depart the existing owner operator’s hands.
Telephone…..not email…..
I’m in Philadelphia but also familiar with NYC & DC. Some of the best chains are gone in recent years: Cineplex Odeon, Hoyts, GCC, Loews. Some of the movie theaters they built survive. I’m especially a fan of the AMC Plymouth Meeting 12 outside Philly & the AMC Mazza Gallerie in DC, both built by GCC.
National Amuseuments has done well here in Philadelphia at the Bridge theater.
If the criteria would be places movies are still shown at any time…..classic movies are shown many times a year at the Oakland Paramount, but the public never gets to see movies at Radio City. I’d put the DC Uptown on my list, though of course I’d like a classic 70mm once in a while there as they did before AMC tookover. I saw a comment in another page that the AFI Silver isn’t nonprofit but it is nonprofit.
JodarMovieFan, yes, Los Angeles movie theaters, being in the region where Hollywood is located, do a great job. Surround sound is better.
Google search exactly
Boxoffice November 22, 1952
and insert 162 and 170 for photos of Beekman foyer, including 1st from inside the auditorium!
Many other theaters have photos in this section, which I’m not posting but other people may wish to.
You might want to telephone the LA Conservancy to let them know what’s going on. Sometimes building owners….