theaters
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Whiteside Theatre
Corvallis, Oregon
1922-36
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Historic Elsinore Theatre
Salem, Oregon
1926
Designed to resemble the castle in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Elsinore Theater was completed in 1926 and considered the finest theater between Portland and San Francisco. Its first shows were silent movies and vaudeville acts.
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United Artists Theater
Los Angeles, California
1927
Opened in December 1927, the United Artists Theater was designed by C. Howard Crane to resemble the medieval Spanish architecture enjoyed by patron Mary Pickford on a trip to Europe.
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Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
1921-49
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Opera House Block/Central Block Building
Fort Collins, Colorado
1917
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Teton Theater
Jackson, Wyoming
1941
This historic cinema of 1941 has been carefully restored and is now home to a pizzeria.
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Grauman's Chinese Theater
Los Angeles, California
1927
This world-famous theater opened on on May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's film The King of Kings.
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, Oregon
8 Mar 1928
Formerly known as the Portland Public Theater and Paramount Theater, the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall was built in 1927.
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Laurelhurst Theater
Portland, Oregon
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Fox Theater Building
Detroit, Michigan
1928
The "motion picture" architectural style reached its peak in Detroit in 1928 with Howard Crane's Fox Theater, the culmination of a flamboyant, inventive era.
