Photos favorited by Kinospotter

  • <p>rendering of the renovation</p>
  • <p>a 3 screen process by Barco projectors called Escape for Camera 12</p>
  • <p>Jay Golden</p> <p>RKO regional manager</p>
  • <p>rendering of the restoration</p>
  • <p>1949 interior photo courtesy of Deedee Summers.</p>
  • <p>1949 interior photo courtesy of Deedee Summers.</p>
  • <p>Hastings 3 now features leather recliners, cozy couches, and pod seating.</p>
  • <p>Above photograph taken prior to opening showing the decorative auditorium with raised Compton organ, the two organ chambers were concealed below stage. Stage width was 76ft wide and 28ft deep complete with fly tower and 12 dressing rooms making the Ritz popular with touring stage shows right through until the 1960’s. The auditorium decoration and fibrous plaster works were carried out by H.H. Martyn Ltd Cheltenham. All lighting was concealed within the auditorium and finished in varying shades of red highlighted by gold leaf.</p> <p>Ron Knee From the Leslie H Kemp collection</p>
  • <p>A perspective drawing by Architect Leslie Kemp of the main auditorium. From the Leslie H Kemp Collection.</p>
  • <p>Showing one of a pair of new Kalee projectors which were installed in the Orion February 1958. The Pay Box show 1958 prices stalls 1/9d and 2/6d circle 3/- and 3/6d. The films listed on the category board were for the Sunday only, “Single Handed” and “Something for the Birds”. Following that week Monday to Wednesday “There’s No Business like Show Business” and from Thursday to Saturday “An Affair to Remember”.</p> <p>Ron Knee</p>
  • <p>Photo from OpenSFHistory.org Sept 2,1947</p>
  • <p>A 1939 facelift to the signage and doors of the RKO Palace shown here. RKO’s Palace is showing RKO studio’s “5th Ave. Girl” in New York in October of 1939.</p>
  • <p>The foyer, photographed at its opening in September 1936. Courtesy Gary Lewis</p>