picture palace

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About five years ago, a mystery woman dropped off a bin bag filled with almost 30 old ledgers detailing about 40 years of early activity at the picture palace.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2021

The picture palace in the center of Thailand’s capital, the city’s last standalone big-screen cinema, on Sunday screened its final offering.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2020

All of the proposed headsets will come with cinema apps that put the user inside a virtual picture palace with an ordinary flat screen.

From Economist • Aug. 27, 2015

The Capitol was a rather gaunt, barn-like picture palace, with a wooden floor and seats covered with balding plush that gave off a curiously doggy smell.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2012

To resume, it is my custom to take Boanerges with me on my weekly visit to a local picture palace.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir