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an old drawing shows the inside and outside of a theatre with auditoriums in it

Architect: C.J. Phipps Designed by the eminent theatre architect C.J. Phipps, who also designed the 1871 Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, this was a sumptuous rebuild of an existing theatre. Intended as a complete evening's entertainment, it had a restaurant, and patrons could eat before seeing the show and then go directly to their seats without

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the theatre district is lit up at night with its lights on and people walking outside

The award honors “new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.” The building is one of just two in the nation recognized in the entertainment category along with the Searle Visitor Center Lincoln Park Zoo. What is the award? Find out on OnlyInArk.com?

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an old movie theater with cars parked in front

AKA "the Riv" • opened with advertised capacity of 2,600 • French Renaissance design by brothers C.W. (1861-1927) and George L. (1878-1949) Rapp -- Rapp and Rapp, Chicago • managed by Balaban and Katz • building included 8 retail storefronts and 36 "bachelor apartments" • featured live music acts with movies • catering to women, had nursing station & children's playroom • converted to nightclub, 1986, now a live concert venue Jazz Age Chicago • Cinema Treasures • Uptown Historic District…

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an old movie theater with lights on and the marquee lit up at night

In an age of multiplexes, 3D cinema and pirated movies, the theatre is on the decline and rapidly fading in oblivion. Art Deco movie palaces, as they were called, could once be found in every American city during the Hollywood’s golden age of cinema spanning from the 1920s through the 1940s. These opulent, single-screen theatres represent an important aspect of American popular culture. Celluloid Dreams is the decade long project by Boston photographer, Stefanie Klavens, who seeks to…

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