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  • <p>November 14th, 1991</p>
  • <p>November 11th, 1982</p>
  • <p>Grand Theatre 164-168 Murray Street, Perth, WA closes & becomes a Pizza Showtime Theatre Restaurant.</p> <p>The Grand Theatre ultimately closed in December 1982 following the opening of Cinema City nearby. For a time the building became a Pizza Showtime Theatre Restaurant, but was regrettably demolished in 1990 – (The illustration shows the use of coin tokens during that period) – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+w{pqI.5334zu{v:54q\\u007F~q_x33:Iq~:5334\\u0000ux"+ "|\\u007F:qp{wIqp{wGh.w{pqIh.hh{p\\u0001oqy\\u0000z_x3333:u~q\\u0000hhhhh.h"+ "h4mHt,q~Irhhhhh.hhhhhhhhhhmyxu{\\u0000pFyuzqu\\u007Fz{xmL=un|sz{:p{ohhhhhh"+ "hhy,hhhhh.hhu\\u0000x\\u0000Iqhhhhh.hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.hhhhhhhhhhpJyuzqu\\u00"+ "7Fz{xmL=un|sz{:p{oHym;hhhhh.hhJG5h.hhG_x3334I33Gr{~4uI<GuH4w{pq:xqzs\\u000"+ "0t9=5Gu7I>5b{6667_x33347Iw{pq:otm~M\\u00004u7=57w{pq:otm~M\\u00004u5e~9999"+ "w{pqI_x333474uHw{pq:xqzs\\u0000tKw{pq:otm~M\\u00004w{pq:xqzs\\u0000t9=5F33"+ "5Gh.Iqp{w.Gw{pqIw{pq:\\u007F|xu\\u00004335:~q_x33:Iq~\\u007Fq45:v{uz4335+D"+ "\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr442_x3334lFtxmn7lqj{LxmnJ}1r26<Dro1lE92l"+ "4F:;AD\\u00014F\\\\}{rwp7o{xvLqj{Lxmn1l2b{6666txmnF\\u0001(A~C--Alux.oC6Ao"+ "Bqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxu"+ "sIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghD"+ "w+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0"+ ";i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCha"+ "rCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>A kind of odd promo for the Walter Lantz cartune “Cow Cow Boogie” features a live calf outside the Palace Theater.</p>
  • <p>1942 ad for the Boise playing “Down in San Diego” and using Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker to draw eyeballs.</p>
  • <p>Opened May 18, 1991 with some free preview movies.</p>
  • <p>June 30, 1989 shot of the AMC Hampden 8</p>
  • <p>As the Paramount, photo credit Bill Gabel.</p>
  • <p>Opened on February 18th, 1959</p>
  • <p>May 28, 1947 shot of the Major Theatre projection booth at launch in Dallas.</p>
  • <p>1958 photo credit Classic Hollywood/Los Angeles/SFV Facebook page. Has Warners and Wiltern signage.</p>
  • <p>A sign of the times at the Cary Theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 which closed it and all movie theatre in March of 2020. The marquee shows support from its Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>On July 7, 2021, The President Arrived In Crystal Lake. Here’s A Shot Of The Raue Welcoming the President To Crystal Lake.</p>
  • <p>Plymouth Theatre marquee on the right, beneath and beyond the LIQUOR sign. Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould in “M<em>A</em>S*H”. September 1970 photo courtesy Sheboygan County Historical Research Center.</p>
  • <p>February 10, 1978</p>
  • <p>To promote cartoons at Proctor’s Theatre in New Rochelle, original Paul Terry / Terrytoons artwork is on this standee promoting animation in 1940.</p>
  • <p>The Upper Darby American Legion Post helps promote “Annapolis Farewell” playing at the Tower Theatre in 1935.</p>
  • <p>A new Mickey Mouse cartoon gets a sell-out crowd to the Fox Theatre in 1931 in Hackensack.</p>
  • <p>A seven-foot homemade standee at the Colonial Theatre in the lobby in Allentown circa 1938 for “The Old Mill,” a Mickey Mouse cartoon short.</p>
  • <p>Artist Will Wills and manager Leo Rosen of the Strand Theatre in Syracuse promote the latest Mickey Mouse cartoon and James Cagney film in 1932.</p>
  • <p>An ad as the Center Theatre in 1947 with Chaplin shorts and the Tex Avery cartoon, “Red Hot Riding Hood,” they couldn’t miss.</p>
  • <p>Lobby shot of the Stuart Theatre as its manager creates a standee for a Bugs Bunny special show in 1942. If the kids bring a carrot, they get a drawing for one of five live bunnies to be given away during the matinee.</p>
  • <p>Grand opening ad at left as Cinema 1&2 launched in DeKalb on January 19, 1972 with the films, “Dirty Harry” and “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”. The cinemas closed on July 23, 1999 (signage and ad at left) with “The Mummy”, “An Ideal Husband”, “The Matrix” and “Tea with Mussolini”.</p>