Naylor, David,  1955- <br/><br/>
American picture palaces :  the architecture of fantasy /  txt 
David Naylor. 
 - 224 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  29 cm.  book 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Include bibliography. 
<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>Photo Credits<br/><br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Preface<br/><br/>Setting the stage<br/><br/>The age and the movies<br/><br/>Ancestral Original<br/><br/>The Palace Architects<br/><br/>A matter of Taste<br/><br/>The Building Program<br/><br/>The First Palaces<br/><br/>Broadway, The loop,and Beyond<br/><br/>The Old Guard<br/><br/>Fantasyland<br/><br/>Changes in the Weather<br/><br/>The Exotics<br/><br/>Master in Maturity<br/><br/>Years of Transition<br/><br/>Art Deco Giants<br/><br/>Art Deco in Decline<br/><br/>Lost and Found<br/><br/>Paved into Oblivion<br/><br/>An End to the Slaughter<br/><br/>The rescue Continues<br/><br/>Transformations 1 : Religious Ties<br/><br/>Transformations 2: Athletic Conversions<br/><br/>Transformations 3: Commercial Redevelopment<br/><br/>The case for Preservation<br/><br/>Appendix of Theaters<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Index<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/> The history of American movie theaters focusing on the larger, more ornate ones exploring both their facades and their interiors and emphasizing their ultimate fate. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0442238614 :  $25.00 (est.) 9780130263292 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>81010344  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture theaters--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NA6846.U6  / N39 1981 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>725/.822/0973