Photos favorited by classictheaters

  • <p>1960 newspaper photo courtesy of Joe O'Conner.</p>
  • <p>Undated newspaper photo courtesy of Joe O'Conner.</p>
  • <p>MY DAD SHOWED ME THE BUILDING ON GRAND AVE. THAT HOUSED THE DREAMLAND THEATER ON GRAND AVE. WE LIVED NEARBY ON CLAY STREET, HE SAID HE ENJOYED SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AT THE THEATER.</p>
  • <p>AFTER CLOSING IN THE LATE 1960’S, THE HOWARD THEATER WAS NOT DEMOLISHED - - FOR A LONG TIME IT BECAME “THE HOWARD LANES” - A BOWLING ALLEY…</p>
  • <p>Rivoli Theatre “Come to the Stable” engagement</p>
  • <p>NYC RIVOLI 1986 shortly before before being demolished.</p>
  • <p>December 1955 issue of Box Office magazine.</p>
  • <p>1932 photo courtesy of Doug Simmons.</p>
  • <p>There’s a photo of the Rivoli playing “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in 1943. Also in photos two away from this one, you’ll see the mock-up of this display that was created prior to this installation.</p>
  • <p>Seventh Avenue signage and billboards (1947)</p>
  • <p>Wide shot of the Rivoli Theatre in 1922</p>
  • <p>New York premiere engagement opened January 28th, 1939</p>
  • <p>Rear exit of the Rivoli. 1963 photo via Gerard Legrand‎.</p>
  • <p>Exterior with “The Lost Weekend” (December, 1945)</p>
  • <p>New York Premiere Engagement (January, 1932)</p>
  • <p>Marbro Theatre, Chicago, IL in 1927</p>
  • <p>Outer lobby</p>