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Prior to World War II, there were 90 single-screen movie theaters in Milwaukee. By 1960, that number had been reduced by half. With the arrival of television fo
Silver Screens
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Authors: Larry Widen
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

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Silver Screens traces the rich history of Milwaukee's movie theaters, from 1890s nickelodeons to the grand palaces of the Roaring Twenties to the shopping mall
After the Final Curtain
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Pages: 0
Authors: Matt Lambros
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Most of the time, there is nothing remarkable about a movie theater today; but that wasn't always the case. When the great American movie palaces began opening
Milwaukee Movie Theaters
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Categories: Photography
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Prior to World War II, there were 90 single-screen movie theaters in Milwaukee. By 1960, that number had been reduced by half. With the arrival of television fo
Downtown Chicago's Historic Movie Theatres
Language: en
Pages: 202
Authors: Konrad Schiecke
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-10 - Publisher: McFarland

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The story of downtown Chicago--its early development, later struggles, and current restoration--is mirrored in the history of the theatres that occupied its str