Tag: Sacred Houses
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SACRED HOUSES: THE SUN THEATRE, YARRAVILLE
“Sacred Houses Series”This month, we would like to pay homage to The Sun Theatre in Yarraville, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The theatre holds a rich history deeply rooted in the area’s cultural heritage. It originally opened in 1938 as a single-screen…
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SACRED HOUSES: BROOKLYN HEIGHTS CINEMA
The Brooklyn Heights Cinema, located on Henry Street in the historic neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights, was a beloved cultural institution. It operated as a hub for independent, foreign, and classic films for forty-four years before sadly closing in 2014. The theater opened its doors in 1970 and quickly became a staple in the community for…
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SACRED HOUSES: THE QUAD, NEW YORK CITY
Photograph copyright Peter Mauss The Quad Cinema, located at 34 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, was opened by entrepreneur Maurice Kanbar and his younger brother Elliott S. Kanbar in October 1972. It is New York City’s first small four-screen multiplex theater and has been described as “one of the oldest independent cinemas in the…
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SACRED HOUSES: THE RIO, DALSTON, LONDON
The Rio Cinema, situated on Kingsland High Street in Dalston, east London, is an independent Art Deco cinema that has been in operation for over 100 years. The cinema is listed as a Grade II building. The building was initially an auctioneer’s shop, later transformed into the Kingsland Palace in 1909 by its owner, Clara…
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SACRED HOUSES: TUSCHINSKI CINEMA, AMSTERDAM
“Sacred Houses Series”In this edition of the “Scared Houses Series,” we would like to pay homage to the historic Tuschinski Cinema Amsterdam as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The Tushinski cinema, renowned for its beauty, also boasts a rich historical past. Abraham Tuschinski established the theatre, and its…
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SACRED HOUSES: THE LIDO, BANGKOK
“Sacred Houses Series”In this edition of the “Scared Houses Series,” we would like to pay homage to the historic Lido Theatre in Bangkok, Thailand, as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The Lido Theatre, a 1,000-seat movie palace, opened on June 27, 1968, in the fast-modernizing Pathumwan neighborhood of…
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SACRED HOUSES: VILLAGE EAST, NYC
“Sacred Houses Series”In this edition of the “Scared Houses Series,” we would like to pay homage to the historic Village East Cinemas in New York City as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The Village East Cinema, located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City,…
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SACRED HOUSES: UPSTATE FILMS, RHINEBECK, NEW YORK
“Sacred Houses Series”This month, we would like to pay homage to Upstate Films in Rhinebeck, New York, as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. Upstate Films was founded in 1972 in Rhinebeck, New York, by Steve and DeDe Leiber and Susan Goldman. The theater is located in a historic…
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SACRED HOUSES: THE EGYPTIAN, HOLLYWOOD, CA.
Showman Sid Grauman and real estate developer Charles E. Toberman collaborated to construct the Egyptian theater. Later, they also built the El Capitan Theatre and Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. It’s also worth noting that Grauman had previously opened one of the United States’ first movie palaces, the Million Dollar Theater, on Broadway in Downtown…
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SACRED HOUSES: SCALA CINEMA, LONDON
The Scala was initially constructed as a cinema following the designs of H Courtney Constantine. However, the construction was halted due to the onset of the First World War. During the War, the building was repurposed to manufacture aircraft components as part of the War efforts. Later on, it served as a labor exchange for…
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