Downtown Chicago's historic movie theatres / Konrad Schiecke.
2012
PN2277.C4 S35 2012
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Title
Downtown Chicago's historic movie theatres / Konrad Schiecke.
Author
Schiecke, Konrad, 1938-
ISBN
9780786465903 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786488650 (e-book)
9780786488650 (e-book)
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 195 pages).
Call Number
PN2277.C4 S35 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
384/.850977311
Summary
"This chronicle tells of Chicago's theatres, from mid-nineteenth century vaudeville houses to the urban decline and renewal of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With nearly 200 photographs from the Theatre Historical Society of America, this work brings to life all of the theatres that have enlivened Chicago's entertainment district, reflecting the transformation of downtown Chicago itself"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Historical overview. Early amusements
Moving pictures and the nickel theaters
The movie palaces and the films that talked
An era ends
A rebirth
The theatres. The theatres as they opened after the Great Fire
Theatres opening from 1900
Theatres opening from 1910
Theatres opening from 1920
South State Street theatres.
Historical overview. Early amusements
Moving pictures and the nickel theaters
The movie palaces and the films that talked
An era ends
A rebirth
The theatres. The theatres as they opened after the Great Fire
Theatres opening from 1900
Theatres opening from 1910
Theatres opening from 1920
South State Street theatres.