movie palace

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It was built in 1929 as the Fox Theatre — the third-biggest movie palace on the West Coast when it opened with visiting Hollywood royalty, including Jackie Coogan and Joan Crawford.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024

The day after the queens’ stroll, on Dec. 1, their show hit Kings Theater in Brooklyn, a former movie palace that seats 3,000.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2023

The Ramova opened in 1929 as a single-screen movie palace.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Now, "it's a brand new old movie palace, if that's not a contradiction in terms," Nicita added.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023

Fifty cents would be a lot to pay for a matinee, but the Egyptian Theatre was new, a lavish movie palace, and it had an exclusive on the picture.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu