The Cinema Palace

Lost and Found

By Richard Gray

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'The Cinema Palace: Lost and Found' is a fascinating journey through some of the greatest ever structures built for film.

Most were built during the film heyday of the 1920s and 1930s, when spectacular picture palaces appeared to provide enticing locations for the then most popular form of entertainment.

Important survivors are included, such as the stupendous Detroit Fox and its sister of the same name in St. Louis, together with a number that have been tragically lost, including London's amazing Trocadero, New York's opulent Roxy, and the vast Gaumont Palace in Paris.

The book will delight many as the author uncovers a vast array of spectacular picture houses in Britain, Europe, the USA, Canada, Australasia, and India.

The Cinema Palace

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Auditorium of a cinema, looking towards the screen, with curtains drawn in front of it. Aerial view of Croydon town centre in 1938. The theatre is advertising the film production of 'Nell Gwyn' starring Anna Neagle and Cedric Hardwicke. Aerial view of Marble Arch, the Cumberland Hotel and the Maison Lyons, Hyde Park, 1934 Cinema screen covered with a ruched curtain. View of the auditorium from the upper balcony. Looking across the seating in the circle of a cinema auditorium. Picture of auditorium. A view across the auditorium towards the private boxes. Two men outside a cinema. Entrance to cinema. Cinema lit up at night. Cinema entrance advertising 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' Front of cinema with red telephone boxes on one side.

Additional Information

  • Series: Architectural History
  • Publication Status: Completed
  • Pages: 264
  • ISBN: 9781836245810 (Hardback) | 9781807810658 (PDF) | 9781807810665 (ePub)

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