1) A picture of the interior as it was in 1931: View link
2) A picture of the theatre in 1966, during the run of “My Fair Lady”: View link. It looks like there was another cinema in the building at that time, the Bijou, perhaps in a space that was originally used for something else?
3) Exterior of the theatre in its current use a nightclub: View link and View link
4)There is a webpage about the organ if you first go here: View link, then click on the NOF-Organs tab at the left, and then on the link indicated on the page that then comes up.
Oh, truly a technological godsend; I can’t tell you how many fingers I have strained dialing and punching in numbers over the years – and another “reason” to use a cellphone in a darkened theater.
There is a photo of the exterior on the theater’s website: http://augustahistorictheatre.com/the_theatre. Based on the information there, it was apparently later covered in glass, (possibly Vitrolite as was used on the lower portion of the façade) which was then removed when that ugly green metal cladding was installed. Other than that, it would appear that the theater, especially the interior, looks very much it did when it opened. It’s an Art Deco gem.
There is a set of thirty-seven photos here: View link
A picture of the theater in 1964 taken from under the marquee of the United Artists diagonally opposite: View link It is interesting, after looking at all the photos that have been posted, how many stores and restaurants occupied that corner space.
Unfortunately, that link does not seem to work anymore; it may be that the library uses one of those dumb search mechanisms that only generates temporary URLs.
The picture can be found by going to the Library of Virginia’s Main Page: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/, and then clicking on “Digital Collections” under “For the Public”. Then click on “Online Photo Collections” then on “Digitool” and then search for “Buckingham Theater” when the Digitool window comes up. It should not have to be this complicated.
I remember when it was exciting just to walk around State, Randolph, and Dearborn with all of those theater marquees ablaze. I would trade that clunky Block 37 monstrosity with its pretentious and useless collection of overpriced stores for the return of the Roosevelt and the United Artists any day.
Cinemark plans to add three additional auditoriums to this theater by the fall of 2011; one will have one of the chain’s large-format XD screens: View link.
This webpage has a picture of the Alexandra (something less than the most inviting cinema I have ever seen) and some additional information: http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=798
There is a picture here: http://tinyurl.com/4ad7zyj “Lost in a Harem” was released in 1944 in the U.S. but I was not able to find a date for the U.K. release. The signage shows the theatre was named the Ritz, so it apparently was taken in 1952 or after.
An article about the Belfield, including some additional historical details: View link
A picture of the exterior from 1938 when it was still a Ufa theatre: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hab3045/448559375/
A photo of a portion of the theater’s façade: View link
1) A picture of the interior as it was in 1931: View link
2) A picture of the theatre in 1966, during the run of “My Fair Lady”: View link. It looks like there was another cinema in the building at that time, the Bijou, perhaps in a space that was originally used for something else?
3) Exterior of the theatre in its current use a nightclub: View link and View link
4)There is a webpage about the organ if you first go here: View link, then click on the NOF-Organs tab at the left, and then on the link indicated on the page that then comes up.
The Sylvia is getting new seats (which can be sponsored by donors), and a new sound system: View link
Oh, truly a technological godsend; I can’t tell you how many fingers I have strained dialing and punching in numbers over the years – and another “reason” to use a cellphone in a darkened theater.
There is a photo of the exterior on the theater’s website: http://augustahistorictheatre.com/the_theatre. Based on the information there, it was apparently later covered in glass, (possibly Vitrolite as was used on the lower portion of the façade) which was then removed when that ugly green metal cladding was installed. Other than that, it would appear that the theater, especially the interior, looks very much it did when it opened. It’s an Art Deco gem.
There is a set of thirty-seven photos here: View link
This theater has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places: View link
A picture of the theater in 1964 taken from under the marquee of the United Artists diagonally opposite: View link It is interesting, after looking at all the photos that have been posted, how many stores and restaurants occupied that corner space.
A night photo of the Shangri-La when it was still a restaurant: View link
Unfortunately, that link does not seem to work anymore; it may be that the library uses one of those dumb search mechanisms that only generates temporary URLs.
The picture can be found by going to the Library of Virginia’s Main Page: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/, and then clicking on “Digital Collections” under “For the Public”. Then click on “Online Photo Collections” then on “Digitool” and then search for “Buckingham Theater” when the Digitool window comes up. It should not have to be this complicated.
I remember when it was exciting just to walk around State, Randolph, and Dearborn with all of those theater marquees ablaze. I would trade that clunky Block 37 monstrosity with its pretentious and useless collection of overpriced stores for the return of the Roosevelt and the United Artists any day.
Cinemark plans to add three additional auditoriums to this theater by the fall of 2011; one will have one of the chain’s large-format XD screens: View link.
In the B&W picture on this webpage, Charnley’s would be the peaked building on the left hand side: http://www.blackburnnowandthen.co.uk/unknown-20/
This webpage (scroll down a bit) has a picture of the Carlton with its original facade: View link
An old picture of Charnley’s Pictures, when it was still known as the Victoria: http://tinyurl.com/6gxvhw2
There are two pictures of the Savoy on this webpage: View link
This webpage has a picture of the Alexandra (something less than the most inviting cinema I have ever seen) and some additional information: http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=798
A picture of the Cinema Royal from sometime in the 1960’s: http://tinyurl.com/4la3brs
A picture of the Eldorado Kino: View link
This is a picture of the Spar supermarket in the former Palladium Cinema building: http://tinyurl.com/4batct9
There is a picture of the Olympia here: http://tinyurl.com/484wrhc
There is a picture of the theatre here: http://tinyurl.com/4qg4zdn
There is a picture here: http://tinyurl.com/4ad7zyj “Lost in a Harem” was released in 1944 in the U.S. but I was not able to find a date for the U.K. release. The signage shows the theatre was named the Ritz, so it apparently was taken in 1952 or after.
There is a picture of this former theater as a fitness center on its page at CinemaTour: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/6506.html