Jay, as a New Yorker I remember every type of display shown in this thread at one theatre or another until about the late 60s. Times Square when I was a kid was mind-blowing. sadly, I did not learn to appreciate architecture or the great palaces until they were closing them down. The theatre in Jamaica on Jamaica Blvd at 164th street was such a palace with marble staircases on either side of the circular lobby/concession area, actual Ushers and on the mezanine they had skyboxes. That was some theatre
i just did a rather large research project on jamaica, queens a couple semesters ago, and it has sadly come a long way down. amazing to think what was once there though.
Maybe one of ya would like this.http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950s-Movie-Theatre-Movie-photo-lobby-card-display-27-x51-/400413635824?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d3a8334f0
Yeah that's cool but so heavy and so far away
This one actually isn't too far from me... hmmm....For future reference, if any of you find old display cases like this please PM me. I was thinking of using old displays like this in the poster show I'm going to put on in fall. Thanks!
And Sean, would this poster be a OS for the sound version of the Phantom? This was in the other shot that Peter posted:sorry for the delay, it is from july 1939, (photo was part of a 'federal art project,' guessing a post-depression program, if that interests anyone)
Great topic and great photos, thank you guys for having shared!Seeing them I remembered this video of a strike by film distributors against bill posting tax increase. It has been shot on the streets of Rome in the '60 and you can see some giant italian posters while being..(no, stop please, do not do it!!)..deleted http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GoEsHs44hHg
Damn! That made me sick...
and made me cry....