They painted over the DECO?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I used to go to the theatre when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, back in the “Stockton Royal” years. I remember at least one of the auditoriums had a gorgeous side wall with all sorts of art deco/archaic greek plasterwork. There was a stag, and perhaps archers too…I can’t remember, but it was all very Artemis/Apollo allusiony. It was gorgeous. I also remember that the lobby had at least one depression glass chandelier. A family friend, who was a glass collector and just happened to live right across the street from the Royal (on Walnut), freaked when we saw the fixture had been replaced by some cheesy 80s looking thing.
Sigh. I miss this place. I think the last film I saw there was “Ghost.”
They painted over the DECO?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I used to go to the theatre when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, back in the “Stockton Royal” years. I remember at least one of the auditoriums had a gorgeous side wall with all sorts of art deco/archaic greek plasterwork. There was a stag, and perhaps archers too…I can’t remember, but it was all very Artemis/Apollo allusiony. It was gorgeous. I also remember that the lobby had at least one depression glass chandelier. A family friend, who was a glass collector and just happened to live right across the street from the Royal (on Walnut), freaked when we saw the fixture had been replaced by some cheesy 80s looking thing.
Sigh. I miss this place. I think the last film I saw there was “Ghost.”