Photos favorited by Gerald A. DeLuca

  • <p>July 18, 1958</p>
  • <p>September 16, 1958</p>
  • <p>the 70 mm print of Licorice Pizza and projectionist</p>
  • <p>May 1, 1992.</p>
  • <p>October 5, 1958. Maria Schell’s goose is cooked.</p>
  • <p>Former Park Theatre/Playhouse via Google.</p>
  • <p>JFK observance, Waterbury American November 25, 1963. Courtesy of Florence T Crowell’s Historic Watertown Connecticut Photo Gallery Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>Capture from YouTube video of 1946 historic film footage showing audience members inside the theatre.</p>
  • <p>February 12, 1952.</p>
  • <p>found at the site of the Strand demolition on 12/7/21…a fragment of a magazine from 1940s, and a film canister.</p>
  • <p>In 1945 as the Arena Cinema Verdi. Image captured from YouTube video.</p>
  • <p>1958 photo courtesy of Kenneth McIntyre.</p>
  • <p>American premiere engagement started August 12th, 1938</p>
  • <p>January 1, 1950. One midnight showing only. Too naughty for a regular run?</p>
  • <p>Visconti’s 1951 “Bellissima” with Anna Magnani in 1953.</p>
  • <p>From a YouTube video of San Francisco in the 1940’s. One film on the marquee was “I Married a Witch,” released after October 1942.</p>
  • <p>August 28, 1951.</p>
  • <p>Interior photos and description (1940)</p>
  • <p>Photo in March 13, 1980 Boston Globe. Just before the cinema closed for good.</p>
  • <p>October 7, 1952.</p>
  • <p>“L'ebreo errante” in 1949.</p>
  • <p>August 3, 1984.</p>
  • <p>Sidney Poitier across from the Apollo and Times Square theatres on January 14, 1959.</p>
  • <p>The Oct. 6, 1951 issue of Boxoffice ran a two-page story about manager Ronald Means' work in transforming an 8x10-foot space into a little concession stand. The original caption:</p> <p>Maximum efficiency in minimum space has been achieved in this 8x10-foot concession stand at the Oak Park Theatre, Kansas City, Mo. Since remodeling the neighborhood theatre has almost doubled its former refreshment business.</p>