Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Allen Theatre

Today is the 94th Anniversary of the opening of the Allen Theatre, Friday, April 1, 1921.
From Wid's Daily, January 14, 1921. For some reason the opening was delayed for several weeks.
Box Office, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Outer Lobby, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Rotunda, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Lounge, house left side, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Mezzanine, house right side, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
(The door on the far left once led to my office.)
Elliptical Dome, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
View from balcony, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Dome, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Side walls, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Organ grills and faux boxes, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
From The Plain Dealer, April 4, 1921.
Main floor plan, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Mezzanine plan, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
Balcony plan, from Architectural Record, November 1921.
From The Plain Dealer, May 1, 1921.
From The Plain Dealer, January 1, 1922.
From Motion Picture News, July 28, 1928.
From Box Office, February 7, 1953. The Allen was the first theatre in Cleveland to exhibit 3-D pictures.
From an article on good lighting in Box Office, September 4, 1954.
From The Plain Dealer, March 28, 1958.
From The Plain Dealer, June 9, 1961.
New Norelco DP-70s in the booth, from Box Office, November 6, 1961.
Queue for the re-opening of the New Stanley Warner Allen, June 21, 1961. Plain Dealer photo.
View from stage, 1971. William Gesten/Foto Arts Inc.

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