July Print Sale Week 2 – Loew’s 46th Street Theatre
Balcony, Loew’s 46th Street Theatre. From July 8 to July 14 these three images of the Loew’s 46th Street Theatre will be on sale in the following sizes: 8″×12″ – $40.00 12″x18″ – $65.00 16″x24″ –...
View ArticleJuly Print Sale Week 3 – RKO Keith’s Theatre
Auditorium, RKO Keith’s Theatre Flushing, Queens. From July 15 to July 21 these two images of the RKO Keith’s Theatre will be on sale in the following sizes: 8″×12″ – $40.00 12″x18″ – $65.00 16″x24″ –...
View ArticleJuly Print Sale Week 4 – Loew’s Kings Theatre
Lobby, Loew’s Kings Theatre From July 22 to July 28 these two images of the Loew’s Kings Theatre will be on sale in the following sizes: 8″×12″ – $40.00 12″x18″ – $65.00 16″x24″ – $100.00 Balcony,...
View ArticleGrand Theatre Steubenville, Ohio
All of the seats have been recently removed due to the upcoming restoration. The Grand Theatre building was built in 1885 by German immigrant Jacob Griesinger, Sr. in Steubenville, Ohio. It originally...
View ArticleThe Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Jayhawk Theatre opened in August of 1926 in Topeka, Kansas. It was built by local architect Thomas W. Williamson, and designed by the Boller Brothers. The...
View ArticleEnd of Summer Print Sale
Embassy Theatre Port Chester, NY Summer is coming to an end, and since I spent quite a bit of my summer photographing more theaters for After the Final Curtain, it’s time for another “From the Balcony”...
View ArticleAnd Now for Something (kind of) Different
B&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of America I’m currently working on something I’m very excited about, but can’t announce just...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2013 Day 4
The chandelier was removed when the theater was used as a church. The fourth theater I visited was the Booth Theatre in Independence, Kansas. The Booth opened in 1927 and closed in 1980. It was used...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2013 Day 5
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The next stop on the trip was the Okla Theatre in McAlester, Oklahoma. The Okla opened on July 10, 1931 and closed on September 4, 1989. The city of McAlester...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2013 Day 6
View from the balcony of the Berry Theatre. After making a quick stop at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport to drop off some of my road trip companions, I headed over to the Berry Theatre in Fort Worth. The...
View ArticleSnapshot: Metropolitan Opera House
Post 2 in the Snapshot Series - Occasionally in my travels I come across a theater that I can’t find a lot of information on, or that I only have a chance to photograph for an hour or two. They’re...
View ArticleLoew’s State Theatre (State Palace Theatre)
View of the auditorium from the top balcony. The Loew’s State Theatre opened on April 3, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was built by renowned theater architect Thomas W. Lamb for the Loew’s Theatre...
View ArticleSnapshot: Empress Theatre
Post 3 in the Snapshot Series - Occasionally in my travels I come across a theater that I can’t find a lot of information on, or that I only have a chance to photograph for an hour or two. They’re...
View ArticleHoliday Print Sale
Ceiling, Uptown Theatre Philadelphia, PA The annual Holiday print sale is here! Beginning December 9 and ending on December 24, all prints will be 20% off. Place an order by December 19 to get it in...
View ArticleLyric Fine Arts Theatre
View of the auditorium from the mezzanine. The Lyric Fine Arts Theatre opened on January 14, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built for Louis V. Clark by C.K Howell, the architect of many theaters...
View ArticleFebruary Exhibition and Lecture Update
The lobby and main level of this theater have been used as a grocery store since the late 1960s. Tickets are now available for my February 17 lecture at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico....
View ArticleParamount Theatre – Marshall, TX
View of the auditorium from the main level. Delayed and over budget, the Paramount Theatre in Marshall, Texas opened on March 31, 1930. The opening was the first event in what the city of Marshall...
View ArticleThe OKLA Theatre – McAlester, Oklahoma
View from the balcony of the auditorium. The OKLA Theatre opened on July 10, 1931 in McAlester, Oklahoma. It was built on the site of the Palace Theatre, which burned down in December of 1930. Wallace...
View ArticleTheater Updates
In light of the recent demolition of the Boyd Theatre in Philadelphia, I thought I’d post an update for some of the theaters I’ve visited over the years. View from the balcony of the Loew’s Kings...
View ArticleKings Theatre – The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Brooklyn’s Wonder Theatre
Proscenium arch from the balcony, Loew’s Kings Theatre.B&W Image from the Loew’s Collection, American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of America I’m very excited to...
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