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
Now, "it's a brand new old movie palace, if that's not a contradiction in terms," Nicita added.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023
Originally built as a movie palace and vaudeville playhouse, it suffered the fate of many once-grand cinemas, as moviegoers fled downtowns for the suburbs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 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
