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Posted by Dave Macaulay (Member # 813) on 02-07-2007, 11:20 AM:

Check out the "Theaters" images. Nice record of the vanishing single-screen palace - and a few skytops.

Edit: Bugger, forgot to include the link [Frown]

http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/sugimoto/photography.htm

[ 02-07-2007, 01:59 PM: Message edited by: Dave Macaulay ]

Posted by Rick Raskin (Member # 1561) on 02-07-2007, 01:51 PM:

Also interesting photos:

Warner Theatre

[ 02-07-2007, 03:26 PM: Message edited by: Rick Raskin ]

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-07-2007, 03:26 PM:

Fortunately most of those single screen palaces still exist. The Drive in photos show how badly aperature platess CAN be filed and how off center projectors CAN be lined up or should we say film done badly! All in all very unimpressive and silly. And I love good B&W photography too... but somehow those palaces beckon to be shown only in full color.

Now Ricks photo link has some meaning to it! Especially this photo..... Thats got to be the worlds only uphill projection booth!

Mark

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 02-07-2007, 04:41 PM:

1992 photos of the Warner

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 02-07-2007, 04:45 PM:

The Sugimoto picture of the Ohio Theatre shows the pit up and the organ in accompaniment position. That is taken from the aisle right in front of the second balcony.

I've seen his work before in an exhibition at the Wexner Center. It was a picture of the Cinerama Dome shot the same as these pictures with a lit white screen.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 02-07-2007, 05:06 PM:

What it reminds me of is how good theatres used to be and how blah they are now. Those theatres were worth going to. <sigh>

Posted by Rick Raskin (Member # 1561) on 02-07-2007, 05:55 PM:

quote:
Thats got to be the worlds only uphill projection booth!

I was in there in the 1970s and "Pop" Shannon was still working the booth at 90 years of age. He claimed to have been working that booth since the theatre opened in the 20s. Sadly the venue had turned to running porn but at least the DP70s were pointing in the right direction.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-07-2007, 09:09 PM:

Rick, Thats interesting. The neat thing about that picture is that if you download the hi-rez version you can read almost all of the writing on the walls. Nothing like large format photos!

Mark

Posted by Rick Raskin (Member # 1561) on 02-08-2007, 06:31 AM:

Mark,

Check out the hi-res version of the stage switchboard.

Rick

Posted by Cameron Glendinning (Member # 3516) on 02-14-2007, 03:16 AM:

quote:
What it reminds me of is how good theatres used to be and how blah they are now. Those theatres were worth going to. <sigh>

So well said.

Lets hope the industry goes back to the experience for its future.

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 02-14-2007, 02:16 PM:

quote:
Thats got to be the worlds only uphill projection booth!

I bet they only hire projectionists with one leg shorter than the other!

[Big Grin]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 02-15-2007, 01:13 AM:

I find it interesting the optical path points to the top of the port. YIKES! Talk about masking! [uhoh]