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Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, California
Redwood building designed by architect Julia Morgan in 1908 as the St. John's Presbyterian Church. Brief description, photographs, plan.
http://www.juliamorgan.org/
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Theaters
Great Buildings Online provides photographs, details and bibliographies for a number of significant theaters of all periods across the world.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/theater.html
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Theatre Royal, York, UK
The official site includes a brief history of the theater built in 1744 and re-modelled in the 19th century.
http://www.theatre-royal-york.co.uk/
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The KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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.
http://www.cabq.gov/kimo/index.html
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Swedish Cinemas
This stylish site by Kjell Furberg, cinema historian and photographer, provides an architectural feast from the silent era onwards. English and Swedish language versions.
http://www.algonet.se/~furberg/
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American Picture Palaces
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.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PALACE/home.html
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Cinema Treasures
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.
http://cinematreasures.org
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Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios.
http://www.rinestock.com/allen.html
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Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California
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.
http://www.paramounttheatre.com
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Drive In Theater
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.
http://www.driveintheater.com/
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