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Downtown Chicago's Historic Movie Theatres.
The story of downtown Chicago--its early development, later struggles, and current restoration--is mirrored in the history of the theatres that occupied its streets. This vivid chronicle tells the tale of the Windy City's theatres, from mid-nineteenth century vaudeville houses to the urban decl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson :
McFarland & Co., Publishers,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Historical Overview; 1. Early Amusements; 2. Moving Pictures and the Nickel Theatres; 3. The Movie Palaces and the Films That Talked; 4. An Era Ends; Part II: The Theatres; The Theatres as They Opened After the Great Fire; Theatres Opening from 1900; Theatres Opening from 1910; Theatres Opening from 1920; South State Street Theatres; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index.