| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 404 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- A Personal Note -- Introduction -- Part I: Overview of Cinema History -- 1-The Early Years -- 2-The Advent of Sound -- 3-Television's Impact -- 4-Saving the Older Theatres -- Part II: Directory of Illinois Movie Theatres -- Appendix: Illinois-Operated Movie Theatre Circuits -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Author clearly has a passion for his subject. The bulk of the book is a directory of 3,000 Illinois movie houses that were in business from the early 1880s to 1960"--ARBA. This history and catalog of the movie theaters of Illinois follows their evolution from the early opera houses, to the storefront nickelodeons, to the awe-inspiring movie palaces, to the post-World War II theaters and the advent of the multiplex. Each theater has its own story, and together these stories make up a fascinating history of cinema viewing in Illinois |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion picture theaters -- Illinois -- History
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Motion picture theaters -- Illinois -- Directories
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Motion picture theaters.
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Illinois.
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| Genre/Form |
directories.
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Directories.
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History.
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Directories.
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Répertoires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476610702 |
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1476610703 |
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