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Theatres in Los Angeles

Theatres in Los Angeles - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Suzanne Tarbell Cooper, Amy Ronnebeck Hall, Marc WanamakerPublish date:2008-01-16Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531635435ISBN-10:1531635431UPC:9781531635435Book Category:History, EducationBook Subcategory:United States, Aims & ObjectivesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCC98YFH96
Los Angeles and the movies grew up together, and a natural extension of the picture business was the premium presentation of the product--the biggest, best, and brightest theatres imaginable. The magnificent movie palaces along Broadway in downtown Los Angeles still represent the highest concentration of vintage theatres in the world. With Hollywood and the movies practically synonymous, the theatres in the studios' neighborhood were state-of-the-art for showbiz, whether they were designed for film, vaudeville, or stage productions. From the elegant Orpheum and the exotic Grauman's Chinese to the modest El Rey, this volume celebrates the architecture and social history of Los Angeles's unique collection of historic theatres past and present. The common threads that connect them all, from the grandest movie palace to the smallest neighborhood theatre, are stories and the ghosts of audiences past waiting in the dark for the show to begin.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531635435ISBN-10:1531635431UPC:9781531635435Book Category:History, EducationBook Subcategory:United States, Aims & ObjectivesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCC98YFH96
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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