Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xviii, 332 p. : ill., map. |
Series |
Roger Fullington series in architecture |
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Texas film and media studies series.
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Roger Fullington series in architecture.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-320) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Staged origins -- The nickelodeons -- Bigger and better -- The majestics -- The main three : the metropolitan, the Kirby, and Loew's state -- The later 1920s : you ain't heard nothing yet! -- Will Horwitz, philanthropist -- The neighborhood theatre, 1934-1949 -- Hoblitzelle's interstate -- Jim Crow and the ethnic theatre -- The fifties : the incredible 3-d wide-screen technicolor stereophonic-sound ballyhoo parade -- The drive-in : a view from the car seat -- The sixties : the times, they are a-changin' -- The x-houses -- From multicinema to multiplex : safety in numbers -- Let them eat candy : the concession stand -- Beyond the fringe : midnight movies and the alternative cinema -- Rediscovery in the age of the megaplex -- Perspectives : an afterword -- Notes. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Motion picture theaters -- Texas -- Houston.
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Houston (Tex.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780292717008 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0292717008 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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