1952 American Theater Lobby Card, Carbine Williams (James Stewart) velo It was considered to be

It was considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century

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Date:1930's

Original Poster from the 1976 Montreal Olympics

This maquette would be lovely in a kitchen

1952 American Theater Lobby Card, Carbine Williams (James Stewart) velo It was considered to beMovie theaters were originally called movie palaces. They were known for being rather extravagant in design in order to attract as many paying customers as possible. The appeal of the first few movie palaces that were built spurred a boom of buildings from 1914 to 1922. There were 4,000 new theaters in the United States built during that time. Impressive lobbies with rich European dcor were intended to give moviegoers the feeling of being royalty and