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Plaza Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
by Wendy Darling
Instagram I called “Waiting for the magic to start.” I love going to movies at the Plaza. Almost all of what I go see is old movies, from silent movies to cult to 1980s. In the past year, I’ve seen: Phantom of the Opera, White Zombie, M, Barbarella, Stand by Me, Ghostbusters, The Pit and the Pendulum, Flesh Gordon and a few more.
Main Theater, Plaza Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
by Wendy Darling
The large theater with its new curtains (same style, same color, just new) and new seats, which have a sort of Deco pattern. Some people really like the old seats, but they were super, super tired IMO. These new seats are spiffy and comfy.
Plaza Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
by Wendy Darling
I thought this was cool: The old film projection system is being used as a door stop. It was replaced with a new film system, which operates alongside a new digital projection system. (They want to be able to show types of films.) I guess they didn’t want to just toss it and this way it’s kind of a display.
Interior Plaza Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
by Wendy Darling
A few snapshots of the recent renovations. Among things that have been replaced or upgraded: carpet, paint on walls, massive curtains inside the main theater, seats in the main theater, projector (and new digital projector put in as well), sound system. And more things too, but those are the main. They are nearing up on completion.
Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
by Wendy Darling
Interrupting the oft-interrupted Deco A-Z to present some recent shots of Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre, which is near the end of extensive interior renovations. I was there on Friday to see Fritz Lang’s psychological thriller M and again on Saturday for Ghostbusters.
B… Bujumbura… Burundi
Cinema, Bujumbura, Burundi
by Martin Callum
Deco cinema in Burundi, a landlocked nation in southeast Africa.
B… Burma
Thamada Cinema, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Photo by John Meckley
The photographer of this has traveled the world pursuing Deco — posted his pics of China and South America and other places — so not suprising I guess that he found Deco in Burma. I really didn’t expect I would find any examples I could post!
From Flickr:
Night view of the very cool Thamada Cinema in Yangon ( Rangoon ), Myanmar ( Burma ).
Thamada
Rm 5. Alanpya Pagoda Rd.. Corner of. Yaw Min Gyee St., Yaw Min Gyi Ward
Dagon Township
Phone No : 246962. 246963. 252118
A…. Allentown
Nineteenth Street Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Photo by agilitynut
Giddy 1920s theater facade.
Wide shot from same photographer:
From Cinema Treasures:
The Nineteenth Street Theatre opened September 17, 1928 with 1,000 seats the silent movie “The Sawdust Paradise”. The theatre was designed by the Philadelphia firm of Thalheimer & Weitz. The Moller Deluxe pipe organ is still played today. The interior walls were painted green with gold and silver accents. The auditorium now seats 501.
Since the summer of 1957, the Civic Theatre of Allentown has owned the building and presented plays. The theatre has also served as Allentown’s art house movie theatre for several decades.
Restoration is ongoing. On October 7, 1994, the restored marquee was turned on and it looks just like it did on opening day. New restrooms have been built on the main floor, where stores used to be.
About 2004, a 100-seat black box theatre for live shows and movies opened across the street in a former warehouse building.
Cinema in Basingstoke, demolished 1999.
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Lower Wote Street Cinema, Basingstoke
This was my childhood cinema. Opened as the Waldorf Cinema on 28th October 1935 with Fred Astaire in “Roberta”, it later closed in June 1977 for conversion to a twin screen cinema. I’ve fond memories of joining long queues that often snaked alongside the right side of the building, although occasionally this was a waste of time for screenings that were sold out by the time I reached the entrance
My most lasting memory of the cinema was to watch “Gremlins” with a handful of friends. The original 1984 release was a 15 certificate, and since we were only 12 and 13 years old only a handful of us got in. Those who didn’t look old enough were left to watch “Ghostbusters”, the other big Christmas release that year. In March 1990, the last film that I saw there was “Born on the Fourth of July”, and by September that year a new out-of-town Warner Village 10-screen multiplex had opened that effectively proved a death knell to the cinema
“Death Warrant” with Jean-Claude Van Damme was the last film to be screened, and the cinema finally closed on 21st February 1991. Before its demolition in August 1999, it was used as both a bingo hall and charity shop with ample space for secondhand furniture
Old Odeon in Loughborough, England.
Odeon Cinema, Loughborough. January 2013.
