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an old movie theater with the marquee for holland holland

This building was erected in the late teens or early '20's (I believe) for use as a Vaudeville theater house. In the next decade, a large Michigan theater chain, W. S. Butterfield Theaters (headquarters in Lansing) purchased this and turned it into the largest movie theater in town. They also built two other theaters in Holland. One was further west on 8th St, in the middle of town, named the "Centennial." This was torn down in the '50's and a lovely little park is in now in the location…

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the rainier theater at night with its marquee lit up in black and white

Origin: a picture of an American cinema in the 1920's. Purpose: showing people how a cinema looked in the 1920's. In the 1920's, movies became more popular. A lot of people saw Charlie Chaplin playing in the cinemas and he became really popular.

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an old brick building with lots of orange chairs

The Hollywood Theater opened its doors in Northeast Minneapolis in 1935, It has been vacant for 25 years and I had the chance to spend some time getting to know those old walls yesterday afternoon&…

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the marquee is lit up at night

The Paramount Theatre in Times Square, 1934. Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). From Cinema Treasures: A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters (Ross Melnick and Andreas Fuchs)

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an old movie theater with cars parked in front

AKA "the Riv" • opened with advertised capacity of 2,600 • French Renaissance design by brothers C.W. (1861-1927) and George L. (1878-1949) Rapp -- Rapp and Rapp, Chicago • managed by Balaban and Katz • building included 8 retail storefronts and 36 "bachelor apartments" • featured live music acts with movies • catering to women, had nursing station & children's playroom • converted to nightclub, 1986, now a live concert venue Jazz Age Chicago • Cinema Treasures • Uptown Historic District…

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