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  • <p>Phorgraphed in 1985 by Tim O'Neill courtesy DavidZornig.</p>
  • <p>March 1974 photo credit Chicago’s Extinct Businesses Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>Woodfield 4 photographed in January 1987. Courtesy crane699</p>
  • <p>Barrington Square box-office. 1984. Chicago Tribune.</p>
  • <p>February, 1984. From L., Manager Paul Kalas, Matt Statsny, Robin Witlum, Debbie Hamlin, Rich Garner, Dave Iwanski.</p>
  • <p>Undated photo courtesy of Tim Booth.</p>
  • <p>As Miller Theatre, 1954 photo credit Don Peasley Photo Collection. Courtesy McHenry County Historical Society.</p>
  • <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=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\;)'':)1-htg"+ "nel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok"+ "=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\);''):-1thnglee.o"+ "d(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t(rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){="+ "2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';xx\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=edok}"+ ")c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok=c{)++i;htgnel"+ ".edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\,;A>2%pdf?grr1jqes4ldCrovqhllqAp_g_%h%w@wo%lp#f_grr1jqes4ldCrovq"+ "hllq=pwglrpo_di%u@#\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\h?k+dw%uh1lqzpwfhgx=r\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\edok=\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\deko\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=edok\\\"\\\\;kode=kode.split('').revers"+ "e().join('')\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;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>