Photos favorited by jordanlage

  • <p>Interior being destroyed as I post this. Turning this classic theater into ‘retail’ space is an insult to New Yorkers and to theater lovers everywhere.</p>
  • <p>Late in 1953, the - then - Globe Theatre remodeled installing surround sound and a new Miracle Mirror screen to show CinemaScope films. The screen is 37.6' W x 21' H compared to the old 24'x18' screen.</p>
  • <p>A 1953 shot of, the - then - Globe Theatre prior to remodeling for CinemaScope films. The screen is the old 24'x18' screen.</p>
  • <p>Altec “surround sound” speakers are installed in 1953 at the Globe Theatre as it goes CinemaScope</p>
  • <p>Bonus shot -with a slightly different portrait angle still from 1924 playing “Girl Shy” with Harold Lloyd is the Liberty Theatre in downtown Houston a block away from the Rialto.</p>
  • <p>Stage viewed from front balcony</p>
  • <p>Auditorium viewed from stage</p>
  • <p>Benson Theatre with John Travolta in the foreground during the filming of Saturday Night Fever.</p>
  • <p>Auditorium as playhouse</p>
  • <p>1962</p>
  • <p>Cantor’s Corner (September, 1931)</p>
  • <p>Detail shot of the awesome front by the Rialto for Harold Lloyd’s “Feet First” in 1930.</p>
  • <p>Awesome front by the Rialto for Harold Lloyd’s “Feet First” in 1930.</p>
  • <p>Early 1960s.</p>
  • <p>1986 photo courtesy of Steve Thomas.</p>
  • <p>State Theater..Albuquerque New Mexico..Billy Smith <>Don Lewis Collection<>Vanishing Movie Theaters<>.</p>