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Georgetown Theater Neon – Wisconsin Avenue – Washington DC – Barbara Snow

© Barbara Snow

Orpheum Theatre – Madison, WI

© Vincenzo Aiosa

Cameo Theatre – Bristol, VA – Aug 2009

© Frank H. Jump

Barbary Coast – San Diego’s ‘In Spot’ – New California Theatre – San Diego, CA – Mitch Paluszek

© Mitch Paluszek

The picture was taken from the corner of 3rd Ave and B Street in downtown San Diego; the building on which this is painted is at 4th and C. The building itself is a gem; the old “California Theater.” Shuttered now. – Mitch Paluszek

Saturated and hue altered to enhance text by Frank H. Jump – picture by Mitch Paluszek

This Spanish Colonial Revival theater was built in 1927 and seated over 2200 patrons. Once a premiere venue for the city, the theater has been in disuse for decades. Although the California was renovated in 1988, two years later it was again scheduled for demolition. Now, in addition to restorations, plans call for a wide redevelopment of the entire area, which should bring the theater back into the spotlight and out from the shadows of time.Cinema Treasures

Samuel Goldwyn presents Barbary Coast – United Artists – Internet Movie Poster Awards Gallery (IMPA)

From the Halls of Moctezuma to the shores of Tripoli – Marine Corps – Barbary Wars

Lahaina Printsellers – Printsellers dot com

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State Theatre – Monterey Peninsula- The Playground of America – Monterey, CA

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Barry Cigar – California's First Theatre – Monterey, CA

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Society Smoke…Cigar! Wall Sign Revisited – Theatre District, NYC

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Other Society Smoke Cigar postings before & during adjacent buildings demolition.

Furry Sings the Blues – Joni Mitchell – Jay Warren – Memphis TN

New Daisy Theatre - © Jay Warren

New Daisy Theatre - © Jay Warren

“There’s a double bill murder at the New Daisy
The old girl’s silent across the street
She’s silent waiting for the wrecker’s beat
Silent staring at her stolen name…”

“Handy’s cast in bronze
And he’s standing in a little park
With a trumpet in his hand
Like he’s listening back to the good old bands
And the click of high heeled shoes
Old Furry sings the blues…”

– Joni Mitchell – Furry Sings the Blues – Hejira 1976

WC Handy Park - © Jay Warren

WC Handy Park - © Jay Warren

Hejira (1976)

Milford Theatre – Milford, PA

Milford Theatre - Milford, PA

Milford Theatre - Milford, PA

Milford Theatre - Milford, PA
© Frank H. Jump

Jersey City Diversity or Culture Wars? Loews Jersey & Stanley Theatres – Journal Square, PAVONIA! Avenue

Loews Jersey Theatre

Jersey City Diversity or Culture Wars?

Stanley Theatre, Jersey City

Jersey City Diversity or Culture Wars?

Jersey City Diversity or Culture Wars?

Jersey City Diversity or Culture Wars?
© Frank H. Jump

These two historic theatres are within a block of each other.

Friends of Loews, Jersey City
Wikipedia

Jersey City History – Stanley Theatre
Wikipedia