May 2012
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Q&A with Kathy McKean, Managing Director of MIFA... →
A short Q&A I did with the Managing Director of the Victory Theatre.
April 2012
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March 2012
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Anonymous asked: You have really inspired me to capture the rich histories of where I live. How do you go about taking these photos and how do you know if it's ok to go in or not? Thanks!
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February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
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Loew's Majestic Theatre →
The Loew’s Majestic Theatre opened on November 4, 1922 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb (who also designed the other theater in the complex, theLoew’s Palace Theatre, and many other theaters at the time) for theater mogul Sylvester Z. Poli, who also owned the nearby Palace Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Check out the rest at After the Final Curtain.
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November 2011
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The RKO Hamilton Theatre →
Moss and Brill’s Hamilton Theatre opened on January 23, 1913 in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood. The theater was commissioned by vaudeville operator Benjamin S. Moss and theater developer Solomon Brill and designed by the prolific Thomas W. Lamb, known for the architecture of many of the Hamilton’s contemporaries. Lamb designed the Hamilton in the Renaissance Revival style,...
October 2011
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laterretremble asked: yesss there's a tumblr! Keep up the good work!
Modern Ruins: The show will never go on again... →
At the blog After The Final Curtain, photographer Matt Lambros documents some of the most majestically collapsing theaters across the United States. Despite the fact that many of these post-apocalyptic auditoriums have been vacant for decades, Lambros’ gorgeous photos imbues these now-hidden places…
Check out the rest at io9.com!
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September 2011
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The Newark Paramount Theatre →
The Paramount Theatre opened on October 11, 1886 as H.C. Miner’s Newark Theatre. It was originally a vaudeville house managed by Hyde & Behman Amusement Co., a Brooklyn based theater Management Company. After H.C. Miner’s death in 1900, his surviving relatives retained ownership of the theater for several years until its sale in 1916 to Edward Spiegel, the owner of the nearby Strand...
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Facebook →
Because I love shameless self-promotion: check out my blog’s facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/Afterthefinalcurtain
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The Palace Theatre →
The Palace Theatre opened on November 26, 1925 in Gary, Indiana. The 3,000-seat atmospheric theater was designed by John Eberson, a renowned architect known for the design of the Paramount Theatre in nearby Anderson, Indiana.
Check out more history and images from one of the most photographed abandoned theaters in America at After the Final Curtain.
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August 2011
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The Paramount Theatre →
The Liberty Theatre opened on February 11, 1918 in Youngstown, Ohio. It was designed by architect C. Howard Crane, later known for designing the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The 1,800 seat Liberty opened as a vaudeville theater, and was managed by C.W. Diebel. Diebel’s father had built a theater on the same lot as the Liberty, but it was demolished to make way for what would become the...
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