About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Indian Hills Theater, Winter Garden Theatre, Bowery Theatre, Howard Athenaeum, Chicago Stadium, Park Theatre, Oriental Theatre, Chatham Garden Theatre, New York Hippodrome, California Theatre, Manhattan Theatre, Ambassador Theater, Century Theatre, Chatham Theatre, Pan-Pacific Auditorium, New York Vauxhall Gardens, Lakehurst Cinemas, Circle Star Theater, Niblo's Garden, Pike's Opera House, Ziegfeld Theatre, Center Theatre, St. Ann's Church, Church of the Messiah, Lyric Theatre, Royal Theatre, Alhambra Theatre, Capitol Theater, Adelphi Theatre, Granada Theatre, Amphitheatre Auditorium, Capitol Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Fox Theatre, Casino Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Vanderbilt Theatre, New Century Theatre, Tappan Zee Playhouse, Woods Theatre, Old Howard Theatre, United Artists Theatre, Macauley's Theatre, National Theater, 66 Drive-In, Bijou Theatre, Garrick Theatre, Paradise Theatre, 44th Street Theatre, Astor Theatre. Excerpt: The Indian Hills Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, was built in 1962 as a movie theater showcasing films in the Cinerama wide-screen format. The theater's screen was the largest of its type in the United States. Despite the protests of local citizens, Hollywood legends, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the theater was demolished in 2001 by Nebraska Methodist Health Systems, Inc., for a parking lot. The theater was built for Swanson Enterprises of Omaha at a cost of one million dollars by A. Borchman Sons Company. The theater was leased to the Cooper Foundation of Lincoln, Nebraska, for exhibition of films in the Cinerama format. The theater was designed by architect Richard L. Crowther of Denver, Colorado, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Crowther is considered one of America's leading architects specializing in environmentally responsible design, passive-s...
