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  • <p>Barrington Square box-office. 1984. Chicago Tribune.</p>
  • <p>February, 1984. From L., Manager Paul Kalas, Matt Statsny, Robin Witlum, Debbie Hamlin, Rich Garner, Dave Iwanski.</p>
  • <p>Undated photo courtesy of Tim Booth.</p>
  • <p>As Miller Theatre, 1954 photo credit Don Peasley Photo Collection. Courtesy McHenry County Historical Society.</p>
  • <p>November 14th, 1991</p>
  • <p>November 11th, 1982</p>
  • <p>Grand Theatre 164-168 Murray Street, Perth, WA closes & becomes a Pizza Showtime Theatre Restaurant.</p> <p>The Grand Theatre ultimately closed in December 1982 following the opening of Cinema City nearby. For a time the building became a Pizza Showtime Theatre Restaurant, but was regrettably demolished in 1990 – (The illustration shows the use of coin tokens during that period) – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@nrgh_%__u@kq(jxCnt+mmFlxv~wn7}{\\u0000}r+njeq1nEF)e{eo"+ "j+uexvmrv}wCrrwnu|Ixrjy:wk7pxxemvleer)u+F}e}ene+eem+vewGrrwnu|Ixrjy:wk7pxx"+ "EmjlevG82+DDF+0\\u0001o0{Drx91rF1DxEntumw7}n6p2qr:FD24x;____3334\\u00014Ft"+ "xmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2b{6666txmnF\\u000141rEtxmn7unwp}qHtxmn7lqj{J"+ "}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002D(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIu"+ "jkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i____3/3xq3j3Cu__k~_%>{@**>"+ "iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1"+ "iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{>_%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnh"+ "gf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\u0000,rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo"+ "1qhwj0k,4*=,*>%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.n"+ "rgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>"+ "\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+"+ "=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>A kind of odd promo for the Walter Lantz cartune “Cow Cow Boogie” features a live calf outside the Palace Theater.</p>
  • <p>1942 ad for the Boise playing “Down in San Diego” and using Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker to draw eyeballs.</p>
  • <p>Opened May 18, 1991 with some free preview movies.</p>
  • <p>June 30, 1989 shot of the AMC Hampden 8</p>
  • <p>As the Paramount, photo credit Bill Gabel.</p>
  • <p>Opened on February 18th, 1959</p>
  • <p>May 28, 1947 shot of the Major Theatre projection booth at launch in Dallas.</p>
  • <p>1958 photo credit Classic Hollywood/Los Angeles/SFV Facebook page. Has Warners and Wiltern signage.</p>
  • <p>A sign of the times at the Cary Theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 which closed it and all movie theatre in March of 2020. The marquee shows support from its Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>On July 7, 2021, The President Arrived In Crystal Lake. Here’s A Shot Of The Raue Welcoming the President To Crystal Lake.</p>
  • <p>Plymouth Theatre marquee on the right, beneath and beyond the LIQUOR sign. Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould in “M<em>A</em>S*H”. September 1970 photo courtesy Sheboygan County Historical Research Center.</p>
  • <p>February 10, 1978</p>
  • <p>To promote cartoons at Proctor’s Theatre in New Rochelle, original Paul Terry / Terrytoons artwork is on this standee promoting animation in 1940.</p>
  • <p>The Upper Darby American Legion Post helps promote “Annapolis Farewell” playing at the Tower Theatre in 1935.</p>
  • <p>A new Mickey Mouse cartoon gets a sell-out crowd to the Fox Theatre in 1931 in Hackensack.</p>
  • <p>A seven-foot homemade standee at the Colonial Theatre in the lobby in Allentown circa 1938 for “The Old Mill,” a Mickey Mouse cartoon short.</p>
  • <p>Artist Will Wills and manager Leo Rosen of the Strand Theatre in Syracuse promote the latest Mickey Mouse cartoon and James Cagney film in 1932.</p>