01936cam a2200337 a 4500 257991 257991 pucpr 20200227153211.0 810610s1981 nyua b 001 0 eng 81010344 0442238614 : $25.00 (est.) 9780130263292 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda n-us--- CARIBET NA6846.U6 N39 1981 725/.822/0973 19 Naylor, David, 1955- American picture palaces : the architecture of fantasy / David Naylor. txt New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold , 1981. 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. book rda content text txt rda unmediaded n rda Volume nc Includes index. Include bibliography. Contents: Photo Credits Acknowledgments Preface Setting the stage The age and the movies Ancestral Original The Palace Architects A matter of Taste The Building Program The First Palaces Broadway, The loop,and Beyond The Old Guard Fantasyland Changes in the Weather The Exotics Master in Maturity Years of Transition Art Deco Giants Art Deco in Decline Lost and Found Paved into Oblivion An End to the Slaughter The rescue Continues Transformations 1 : Religious Ties Transformations 2: Athletic Conversions Transformations 3: Commercial Redevelopment The case for Preservation Appendix of Theaters Bibliography Index 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. Motion picture theaters United States. 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc 6 NA6846.U6 General N39 1981 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2016-12-15 donado 0.00 0 General NA6846 U6 N39 1981 91000000051656 2017-03-08 00:00:00 0.00 2017-03-08 6