Theatre marquee

I hate to see the old theaters disappear, but I'm glad they kept the ticket booth and part of the facade.

Centre theater neon signage. A vintage movie marquee from an old folder of photos I came across. Don't know who took the pictures or remember where they came from, but they sure look nice.

The Paramount Theatre in Times Square, 1934. Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). From Cinema Treasures: A New Look at Classic Movie Theaters (Ross Melnick and Andreas Fuchs)

Marquees are seen everywhere – billboards, movie theaters, hotels, building fronts, and the crawl in New York City. A traditional marquee is a sign with flashing light bulbs, where a theater …

Sharon Community Entertainment and Recreation Association (SCERA) theater marquee on State Street in Orem

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This is the historic Paramount Theater on Charlottesville's Main Street. Here's the info from the Paramount Website: Built in 1931, Charlottesville's Paramount Theater has held a starring role both now and in the past. Once a home for movies and community events, The Paramount's doors were closed for thirty years before recent restoration returned the theater's former glory. If you like this photo, you can get prints (framed and unframed) and greeting cards here in my imagekind gallery.

Could the State theater, known for playing new independent films and midnight showings of older classics, be in for its final showing?