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Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California - http://www.paramounttheatre.com
The official site offers photographs and a history (with source) of this extraordinary Art Deco theater. The 1930s movie palace was designed by San Francisco architect Timothy Pflueger. |
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Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, California - http://www.juliamorgan.org/
Redwood building designed by architect Julia Morgan in 1908 as the St. John's Presbyterian Church. Brief description, photographs, plan. |
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The KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico - http://www.cabq.gov/kimo/index.html
A picture palace in the flamboyant, short-lived, Pueblo Deco style, designed by Carl Boller in 1925. Photographs and history from the City of Albuquerque. |
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Aztec On The River Theatre - http://www.aztecontheriver.com/
The official site of this theater in San Antonio (US), opened in 1926 in a fantasy Meso-American style. Includes photographs and history. |
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Theatron - http://www.theatron.org
Features interactive walkthroughs of 3D models of present and past theatres, including those of ancient Greece and Rome. Requires Cosmo Player VRML Plug-in, Flash and Quicktime. |
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Cinema Treasures - http://cinematreasures.org
Dedicated to saving classic movie theaters in the US. News, database, photographs, virtual tours and message boards. Also aims, founders, sponsors and volunteer staff of the web-site. |
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Drive In Theater - http://www.driveintheater.com/
The American phenomenon which began in the 1930s: open-air cinemas, viewed from automobiles. An illustrated history and list of theaters both operating and closed. |
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American Picture Palaces - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PALACE/home.html
Illustrated history by the University of Virginia of the extravagant buildings that sprang up in the inter-war years to house the movies. Includes socio-economic background, guide to Art Deco. |
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Glasgow Cinemas - http://www.glasgowcinemas.co.uk
Stuart Neville explores the history of cinemas in Glasgow, Scotland, from the earliest cinemas. Illustrated with archive and new photographs, architect's plans and press advertisements. |
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Theaters - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/theater.html
Great Buildings Online provides photographs, details and bibliographies for a number of significant theaters of all periods across the world. |
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Theatre Royal, York, UK - http://www.theatre-royal-york.co.uk/
The official site includes a brief history of the theater built in 1744 and re-modelled in the 19th century. |
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Theatre Historical Society of America - http://www2.hawaii.edu/~angell/thsa/
Nonprofit educational organization dedicated to documenting and celebrating historic theatres of all types in the United States. |
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The Cerrito Theater - http://cerritotheater.org
El Cerrito's historic theater with its Art Deco interior and murals is one of California's hidden treasures. History, photographs and progress on its restoration. |
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The Cinema Theatre Association - http://www.cinema-theatre.org.uk/
Promotes the study of old cinemas in the UK. Archives, publications, events, links. |
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The Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted - http://www.therexcinema.com/
This Art Deco cinema in the UK, designed by David Nye in 1936, has been restored and re-opened. Includes photographs. |
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Historic Movie Houses of Los Angeles - http://lacity.org/tourist/movpalac.htm
A list with dates and brief descriptions of the theaters built (1910-32) along South Broadway for films and vaudeville. |
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Swedish Cinemas - http://www.algonet.se/~furberg/
This stylish site by Kjell Furberg, cinema historian and photographer, provides an architectural feast from the silent era onwards. English and Swedish language versions. |
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Netherlands Cinema History - http://www.xs4all.nl/~kd/
Karel Dibbets explores the theaters, the people, the companies, and the visitors of Dutch cinemas from 1906 to the present. Large list of cinemas with opening dates, some with architect. |
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Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust - http://www.glasgowmerchantcity.net/britanniapanopticontrust.htm
Aims to save and reuse the music hall in Glasgow built in 1857 and designed by Thomas Gildard and H.M.McFarlane. Includes a photograph and history. |
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Grand Vision Foundation - http://www.grandvision.org
A non-profit organization to preserve and promote the Warner Grand Theater, an Art Deco movie palace in San Pedro, California. Includes a history of the theater, which opened in 1931. |
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Palace Theatre - http://www.palacehilo.org/
Robert Alder provides an illustrated history of this 1925 theatre in Hilo, Hawaii. Includes historic photographs. |
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Fox Theatre Building, Detroit, Michigan - http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18638_20846-54585--,00.html
Designed by C. Howard Crane and built in 1928, it is the "most exotic eclectic Hindu-Siamese-Byzantine theater of the golden age of the movie palace". Photographs, brief history. |
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Theatre Royal Hyde - http://www.theatreroyalhyde.org.uk/
A registered charity with the aim of purchasing, restoring and re-opening the Edwardian Theatre Royal in Hyde, Manchester. Follow its progress and learn about the theatre's history. |
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Kilduff's Movie Theatre Survey - http://www.kilduffs.com
A survey of movie theatres in Maryland built between 1900 and 1950. Photographs, building dates and descriptions. |
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Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas - http://moviehousehistory.tripod.com/
Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners. |
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Scottish Surviving Cinemas and Theatres - http://www.survivingcinemas.org.uk
Historical archive of all surviving cinema buildings in Scotland and news on cinemas under threat of closure or demolition. A database with photographs and historical information on over 900 cinemas. |
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Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio - http://www.rinestock.com/allen.html
Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios. |
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Historic Los Angeles Movie Theatres - http://www.losangelestheatres.googlepages.com
Bill Counter provides photographs and descriptions of historic movie theatres in Los Angeles along with links to other resources and databases. |
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Carthalia - http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/
Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatre buildings and concert halls worldwide. He provides notes on the history of some of the better-known ones. |
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The Michigan Theater - http://michtheater.org/
Constructed in 1927 in Ann Arbour, Michigan, to the design of Detroit architect Maurice Finkel as a vaudeville and movie palace. The official site includes an illustrated history. |