Web Directory

» Allen Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
   Photographs of the movie theater built in 1921, from RineStock Studios.
   http://www.rinestock.com/allen.html

» 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

» Aztec On The River Theatre
   A theater in San Antonio, Texas, opened in 1926 in a fantasy Meso-American style. Includes photographs and history.
   http://www.aztecontheriver.com/

» Carthalia
   Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatre buildings and concert halls worldwide. He provides notes on the history of some of the better-known ones.
   http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/

» 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://www.cinematreasures.org

» 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

» Fox Theatre Building, Detroit, Michigan
   Designed by C. Howard Crane and built in 1928, it is the "most exotic eclectic Hindu-Siamese-Byzantine theater of the golden age of the movie palace". Photographs, brief history.
   http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18638_20846-54585--,00.html

» Grand Vision Foundation
   A non-profit organization to preserve and promote the Warner Grand Theater, an Art Deco movie palace in San Pedro, California. Includes a history of the theater, which opened in 1931.
   http://www.grandvision.org

» Historic Los Angeles Movie Theatres
   Bill Counter provides photographs and descriptions of historic movie theatres in Los Angeles along with links to other resources and databases.
   http://sites.google.com/site/wwwlosangelestheatres/

» 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/

» Kilduff's Movie Theatre Survey
   A survey of movie theatres in Maryland built between 1900 and 1950. Photographs, building dates and descriptions.
   http://www.kilduffs.com

» Movie House History: Classic Theaters of Kansas
   Paul Salley lists theaters, opera houses and drive-in theaters in Kansas, with some history. Banners.
   http://moviehousehistory.tripod.com/

» Netherlands Cinema History
   Karel Dibbets explores the theaters, the people, the companies, and the visitors of Dutch cinemas from 1906 to the present. Large list of cinemas with opening dates, some with architect.
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~kd/

» Palace Theatre
   Robert Alder provides an illustrated history of this 1925 theatre in Hilo, Hawaii. Includes historic photographs.
   http://www.palacehilo.org/

» 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

» Redford Theatre
   This 1928 cinema in Detroit was designed with a Japanese motif. Includes an illustrated history and details of its restoration by the Motor City Theatre Organ Society.
   http://redfordtheatre.com

» Saenger Theatres
   A study of the former Saenger organization and its theaters, mainly in the US. A list, with illustrated histories of selected theaters, some now gone.
   http://www.saengeramusements.com/

» Scottish Surviving Cinemas and Theatres
   Historical archive of all surviving cinema buildings in Scotland and news on cinemas under threat of closure or demolition. A database with photographs and historical information on over 900 cinemas.
   http://www.survivingcinemas.org.uk

» 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/

» The Cerrito Theater
   El Cerrito's historic theater with its Art Deco interior and murals is one of California's hidden treasures. History, photographs and progress on its restoration.
   http://cerritotheater.org

» The Cinema Theatre Association
   Promotes the study of old cinemas in the UK. Archives, publications, events, links.
   http://www.cinema-theatre.org.uk/

» 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

» The Michigan Theater
   Constructed in 1927 in Ann Arbour, Michigan, to the design of Detroit architect Maurice Finkel as a vaudeville and movie palace. The official site includes an illustrated history.
   http://www.michtheater.org/

» The Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted
   This Art Deco cinema in the UK, designed by David Nye in 1936, has been restored and re-opened. Includes photographs.
   http://www.therexberkhamsted.com/

» 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

» Theatre Historical Society of America
   Nonprofit educational organization dedicated to documenting and celebrating historic theatres of all types in the United States.
   http://www2.hawaii.edu/~angell/thsa/

» 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/

» Theatron
   Features interactive walkthroughs of 3D models of present and past theatres, including those of ancient Greece and Rome. Requires Cosmo Player VRML Plug-in, Flash and Quicktime.
   http://www.theatron.org