Incredible Abandoned 1920's Movie Palace - A Century of Cinema Frozen in Time
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- 100 years ago this movie palace was constructed, with moldings and statues from all around the world, only using the best materials to give movie goers the best viewing experience. As the decades went by, this venue became less and less popular as cheaper less expensive theaters opened up around the world, leaving this grandeur of the 1920's in the past. Abandoned in the 1970's this theater is a time capsule into an entirely different century, one of luxury and class. This was a top explore for me as it is my goal to travel into these buildings and seemingly go back into another era upon entering them . If you enjoy the video let me know by giving the video a thumbs up and thank you for watching!
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It's sad to see history like this just falling apart. This kind of architecture isn't found very often anymore. The detail, the design, the elegance. When people celebrated life. Valued the finest things they could obtain.
yes, so sad.😢
This beautiful theatre would make a great concert hall for a ballet/opera company and/or symphony orchestra. It should be restored and repurposed as a performing arts venue, and the hotel could be restored and repurposed as a performing arts academy…
A lot of theaters like this where built in the 1920’s. I am in the Omaha, NE area and we have the Orpheum Theater, built 1927, and its luckily been preserved and kept in primo condition. Its on the Historic Registry.
I'm in Omaha too and was thinking the same thing. It's such a shame that someone doesn't buy and use this beautiful building for something.
What !!? No way - I am in Wichita, KS and we also have an Orpheum Theater
Here in Ireland, none have been preserved and none have escaped the bulldozer... many were called "palace" because they were so lavishly decorated... sad to see a bygone era destroyed... alls such buildings should be preserved....
@@orionxtc1119 The cost is too high. Money is used for other purposes.
Tampa as well. Also, the Orpheum in Memphis
The condition this place is still in after all these years, just shows how well things where made back then.
When you saw the Chiclets Tiny Size pack and said it was “REALLY old” my 35 year old heart died. Rest in peace, my youth!
Those projectors should be in a Museum!
That Ceiling😲 I can only imagine what the hotel rooms look like. Why are these buildings accessible if they are to be repurposed?
Me too. That was my favorite gum when I was a little girl.
Same. lol.
Tiny size chicklets date to late seventies. Before that the were bigger.
haha same... im like shit i ate those in the 90s that aint really old
What a phenomenal place that was. It's so sad that its just sitting empty and falling to pieces. Should be a historic landmark since you rarely see like this anymore. Even the bathrooms were elegant. Really enjoyed this video.
Yeah those projectors alone should be in a museum it's such a shame, but at least there are some great explorers out there doing there best to document such places.
The three actual projector heads are missing, these are the "PEERLES" carbon arcs and the other two are slide and spotlight lanterns!...This building is magnificent and should be preserved and reused...Here in the UK, we have lost so much of our cinema history with no thought
Agreed Barrie! in the uk most were turned into bingo halls and then abandoned in the 90s for new build bingo halls and either demolished or left to rot! I was lucky enough to work in a coral / gala bingo back home till they moved to a new build ....BUT the old cinema building we used to work in still stands and is used as a furniture shop for the last 20 yrs ...sadly they have demolished a lot of the inner walls where the projection room was and built an extra floor in the stalls up to balcony level! the pavillion where i worked in ashton under lyne was built in 1908 so is 113 yrs old this yr and still standing thank god ! cinematreasures.org/theaters/23555
You are correct Barrie,it must be saved at all cost for the future.
I'm impressed that neither building appears to have fallen victim to the usual vandals. I do hope that wherever this place is located, someone with money and vision will save and restore it. Turning a space like that into a performing arts center could go a long way for revitalization of an area.
There have been many plans over the years but none come to fruition.
Probably torn down or gutted and converted into empty condos to hide offshore money in. The city beautiful movement is a thing of the past. I get very cynical after watching a few abandoned urban ex videos.
As an artist who worked in the theatre...it makes me nostalgically sick to see this WASTE as it sits UNAPPRECIATED! Disgusting how CRIME and DISRESPECT of ONE GENERATION OF MEN/WOMEN can RUIN HISTORICAL ARTWORKS such as these. Man is becoming a REPUGNANT beast that WASTES and DOESN'T APPRECIATE what OTHERS who came before us have left for us to appreciate, use and enjoy to the fullest! That is a LOT OF HARD WORK done by MANY in hopes that WE would ALL GET TO APPRECIATE AND TAKE CARE OF IT! Thanks again for sharing and documenting the CRIME OF WASTE!
This video had me in such awe from beginning to end . I felt like I was right there with you the whole time . You deliver the true beauty of each place you go with such enthusiasm . One of your best 👏🏻 great job Thankyou so much!!!!
I could not have said it better myself Allie!! This young man is so respectful and passionate about what he does.
I love it when you document abandoned theaters, both modern and classical.
Wish they could somehow make this place into a museum! It's gorgeous!
Awesome place! It deserves to be restored into a theater, music & conference venue! And a little film museum. Go for it!
How in the world do they keep the bad neighborhood out! I would LOVE to hear that pipe organ!!! This theater is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!
Architectural wonders like these falling on hard time is a tragedy but typical.
I LOVED how you caught the shadow of the Candy Bar! Best shot I have seen in ages! 💜💜
This building is nothing less than Phenomenal!!! I have to say, I’ve never seen anything so beautiful before!
WHY are we not trying to preserve this???
With all the materials used in building this, surely it can be used for some purpose???
My heart breaks to think that it’s just been left to fall apart! What a waste!!!
I’d give anything to be able to see this in person. It’s simply takes my breath away! One of your best! Thank you so much for sharing this!! I truly love your work!👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️💥💥💥💥💥
This should be restored. How beautiful!!
That’s exactly what’s happening (hence him mentioning it three times in the video).
untappedcities.com/2019/07/26/photos-inside-connecticuts-abandoned-poli-palace-theater/
@@lukehess2360 I do hope it happens as reading online it's sort of paused at the moment due to the cost of removing asbestos ect BUT they were reports from around 2 yrs ago ...also covid wont have helped sadly! BUT to give you some idea of what it COULD look like after restoration here is what they did with the Waterbury Palace theatre also a Poli creation that is extreamly similar to this one ( not mentioning where this one is OBV as dark explorations haven't but didnt take much finding on google and im from the U.K) Anyhow have a look at this link and it will give you some insight into what could be if everything pans out and goes a head i do hope it does as not many grand theatres / cinemas left these days with original plasterwork, ect that havent been altered ! www.palacewaterbury.com/index.shtml
"bad area" = One ethnic group...
@@orionxtc1119 it’s destiny is to become one big fancy crack den
i agree there is enough money out there to restore this to it's original condition and put it on the historical register and maybe host some events in the future
That place was magnificent!! You say it’s being repurposed but do you know if they will keep the main bones of the building? It should be protected as a listed building as it’s too exquisite. Brilliant find I loved this 🌹
Gobsmacked, and heartbreakingly sad to look at such a stunning monument. 😔
Great video . I’m glad people are posting these videos on RUclips . People don’t realize the beauty of old architecture and how important it is to preserve . It takes enormous amount of money to fix and maintain but its part of our American history. Just gorgeous !
The "two record players" are really one reel to reel tape deck. for audio tapes. Great history capture though! Keep up the good work!
Wow, this is from an era long forgotten. What a beautiful and magical place. Awesome exploration man!
Nice explore, I feel your passion. The "organ" you pointed out quite early on are dummy pipes made of plaster for decorative purposes. The organ pipes proper would be in chambers behind those dummies. I don`t know if the organ is still present as nobody seems to explore those parts much as I will them to.
I just love that kind of places scattered around the world. I'm Chilean and it's rare to see them here. I think my elementary school will end up like them by 2050 and my university too.
For a place abandoned for 46 years, it’s in great shape! It’s in a condition that the average building takes only about 10 years to reach. Obviously well built and well maintained right up to closure.
June 24, 2021 5:52 am
Is this in Detroit
That was such an awesome watch! Reminds me of the Stanley Theatre in Jersey City, a high-end theater from the 20s with built in constellation-accurate star projector with moving clouds for the domed ceiling, and architecture surrounding the stage that, together with the projector when the lights were turned off, resembled a night in Venice. It also went downhill during the 70s (didn't everything) but was rescued in the 80s/90s and fully restored, and as a child I got to see that awe-inspiring early technology demonstrated many times until regular public tours ceased around 2008 or so. (Private tours still happen on a case by case basis.)
The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown MD is similar to this, although not as large or elaborate. When a fire destroyed the lobby and apartment building attached to the front, the theater itself was preserved and it in use today. A new large lobby and floors above it house a ballroom and a room for small productions. It was never allowed to deteriorate as bad as this.
Very sad to watch such videos of what a glorious past and buildings we had, and we will never see them again.
Yes it should. It looks like the paramount theatre in Austin Texas. It was a great theatre to go to. Many times as a young womsn I did. They restored the paramount in Austin. Now they have plays there.
Imagine the history of that theater?
Such an amazing and beautiful building. It's sad to see these places disappearing over time. I wish we still constructed buildings like these, it's a grace and elegance we have lost over time. Modern isn't always better.
That theater is gorgeous. It's such a shame it is abandoned. It should at least be restored and preserved as a historic building.
A very beautiful place they should restore it like it was.
Outstanding video Amigo ! Many thumbs up. Your closing shots with music are badass ! I have been in dozens of abandon and closed theaters, you really nailed the atmosphere. Just be careful, wear your mask,travel in pairs and avoid anything that says asbestos.Keep up the great work !! and also really great work with your lighting ......!
The building with its architectural beauty is awesome! Makes it so sad to think that this can’t be saved…
That place is incredible. It reminds me of a theater in South Jersey that I went to as a kid it was also around in the 1920s. These places are absolutely amazing. That was an incredible explore.
Well up there with Steve Ronin with the way you've documented this. I've followed your work for a long while and your efforts have really paid off with this one. Great atmospherics and attention to detail. This place has just stopped in time, brilliant! 👍👍🇬🇧
Couple of quick things:
1) Those aren’t projectors. They’re just the lamp housings for the projectors.
2) Those buttons aren’t for sound. They would have controlled the lighting, motorized curtains, etc.
3) In the smaller theater, that wasn’t a piano: it was an organ, or more specifically, the keyboard(s) to an organ, potentially the one you pointed out in the bigger theater.
4) Those are not record players. They’re reel to reel decks.
The treasures our culture were built on are touchstones to how we move forward.
Absolutely beautiful... ❤❤❤
"So what kinds of films have played here?"
"Oh, the usual animated family films, musicals, comedies, and the kinky stuff that weirdos watch when they wanna get weird"
Took some digging but figured out where this place is at. Man it's a real shame how these places end up.
yes, I believe even the explorer here states in the beginning that he was here a few years ago for the movies
Would love to see the behind the scenes area, Lighting rigging above stage, dressing area. etc The way some of these theaters are designed off view is just as interesting.
Chicklets gum. I used to chew that a lot when I was a kid.
When an outing to the cinema goes to a higher level.... Seriously speaking, here cinema is a completely different experience. It elevates you to the heights of aesthetics. I probably wouldn't have made it to the cinema hall in time, gazing at every detail on the way. This place must survive, it is a work of art. The fancifulness of the forms and the fineness of the details here is phenomenal. Now, after 100 years, most of them have simple grey houses with rough plywood furnishings and imitation marble. They consider the decoration of their interiors to be made-up objects readily available in any shop. Where is the love for natural materials and the fineness of form?
Great video, I just recently rewatched the Proper people doing this same place and there have been a few changes I noticed in the last couple of years.
Back in 2019 both stages where blocked from view by huge elagent painted curtains which have now vanished the large theater had a gold and cream embroidered curtain and the smaller was painted with a baroque mural.
Also back then the smaller theater was totally filled completely with stage props filling the whole room and it was lit up with builders spotlights. It looks like most of the props have now been cleared out.
I been inside back in the 1970s. My mom and grandmother worked there for a long time and other Theaters around the city. There are talks of taking them down soon.
That is a theater pipe organ in the smaller theater--not a piano. Appears to be somewhat a large one having three keyboards. Would like to know what the builders name is--should be on a tag on the front. Thanks for capturing this piece of history. By the way, I have a pipe organ in my home that I removed from a 1925 theater that had been abandoned.
I read it was a Hall organ installed there originally
Wow that pipe organ must be a real treasure. Sounds neat!
@@susanlongb4 Hall built some really nice instruments. Do you know where this theater is located?
Is it a mighty wirlitzer?
Reminds me of what happened to the Loew’s Wonder Theatres and their surrounding areas. Those at the very least have all been restored for concerts and historic tours!! (Although the areas where they are remain not the best)
this one was also a Loew's sometime in the 1930's
Those Tiny Size Chicklets are from the '70s. Packet is exactly the same as the one's my great Aunt Joan used to pull out of her purse for me as a kid.
This has by far been my favorite exploration ! Great job with the cinematography, this theater is absolutely stunning .
Great video! What a place--this should be preserved. Always impressed that you find these hidden gems that haven't been all graffiti'd up. Great work!
Where is this masterpiece? Wow....just...wow...
You mentioned that you don't believe in ghosts and that kind of thing. However, I remember seeing you explore a house with your buddy from Urbex & Chill. You were in a bedroom by yourself and you heard a hissing sound coming from underneath the bed. You grabbed a crucifix from the dresser, can't remember, and literally ran out of the room to look for your buddy. He went into the room and looked under the bed and there were some baby birds, can't remember what they were, but they were definitely hissing. I know it really freaked you out. And rightly so. There was another house you two were exploring and you came across a teddy bear that had red eyes and a crucifix sitting in front of it. It was at that point in the video that you stopped filming and just left the house. I respect your feelings and always think that if a situation does not feel right, get out. Spirits are everywhere, good or bad.
Beautiful cinema! Should be preserved as a historical landmark. Where is this?????
This is amazing! So beautiful.
There were a couple of theatres in Northern New Jersey like this that I would go to as a kid. They were beautiful too!
The murals and other artwork in both theaters was done by genuine Italian artisans. The pipe organ in the first theater (the Palace) was a Hall instrument. The organ console seen in the smaller Majestic likely is the non-functional remains of an electronic organ added sometime later.
Wow. What an amazing place!
Beautiful 😍
Awesome building, must have been amazing in its day…
This is a shame. It so reminds me of the theater in my hometown, Rome NY. It was built in the 1930's and went through a historic renovation and will reopen in July. To bad this couldn't happen here.
These theaters would make beautiful concert halls for ballet/opera companies and symphony orchestras. It would be awesome if they could restore that beautiful pipe organ. The hotel could also be restored and repurposed as a performing arts academy/center… I can just imagine grand ballets like The Nutcracker and Swan Lake performed on those stages, and those stages need Steinway concert grands on them. I bet that the acoustics are superb there!!!
Thank you for sharing the tour of this elegant, exquisite architectural marvel. My heart aches that a space like this was not ever preserved. I was enthralled during your tour and just imagined the life and emotions this building once captured. ♥️
Must have been so majestic in its day. Absolutely stunning place!! Thanks, great vid! X
Absolutely stunning place
In the projection room there are 3 carbon arc lamps on their stands, sadly there are no projectors left in the room. Great video. Thank you.
Beautiful video man. I thought they renovated this by now.
Wow! This reminds me so much of our historic theatre in Tampa. Built a few years before TT but in the same movie palace style. Tampa almost lost ours too but a groupnof people were able to get it on the historic list and restore it. Lots of these theatres fell into disrepair due to people moving to the suburbs and the inner cities declinibg. I would recommend anyone interested in seeing a restored movie palace come see ours, especially during the summer movie classics Sundays. We still have our mighty wirlitzer organ and at the end of each classic series they have a silent film accompanied by an organist. Would love to see how the repurposing of this building came out, if they were able to preseve any of the architectural features, etc
It makes me sad that we let things like this go… these buildings where our times great pyramids how could we lose sight of that?
Not record players. They were old reel to reel tape decks. Also fun to notice how young people call records "vinyls". We never called them that they were always called records.
The most elaborate and biggest were built in the 20's before the depression , but many unique, but smaller were built before WW2. Television hurt them but they finally died when home movies were available to buy in video stores.1980-86
deeply thank you for such a treasure you shared amazing to see! Cheers man!
It's sad this beautiful theatre isn't restored back to its former glory but now crumbling into disrepair.
Your video was a beautiful but sad look back at the world we left behind. As other commentators before me have said, it's a very visual reminder of a time when western nations promoted and nurtured a more uplifting vision of what we might strive for. I'm 75 years old, living in Toronto. I grew up going to movie palaces such as these. A part of me grieves for the demise in the class and grandeur that such places provided for the average person.
Toronto, like every other city in North America, had dozens of beautiful theatres such as this, many which began as live vaudeville houses and morphed into movie theatres as the silver screen era superseded live entertainment. Interestingly enough, I just read that Toronto is now the only city in the world to still have the unique feature of stacked live theatres from the golden age of vaudeville, the Pantages (now Mirvish) and up a grand wide staircase, the Wintergarden. They were both recently restored and host many Broadway bound productions. They are a joy just in walking by under their marquees with their blazing bright lights and signage.
Thank you again, for reminding me of the niceties of a more social time.
All I can say is "WOW"!!!!
Really well shot, both you and the crew explored with sincerity, wonder and really feeling the history of the place. Everyone keeps mentioning errors, but you guys are young, it’s not a big deal. It’s rad to have guys like and the crew care so much. Good content man.
Absolutely stunning! As beautiful as this place is I would be a bit freaked out exploring alone! Thanks for sharing this amazing site!
What a magnificent building, such a shame that all things must pass!
literally just 2 mins in and this is already amazing. wow great find!
Absolutely loved this one! Thank you for sharing this and for all your work. Its a pleasure to watch your videos!!
How sad! Bring back the Actors and the building will too. RWB
One of my first urban exploration videos that I ever saw was this threatre on the Proper People's channel. After that, I've been hooked -- Love seeing your video on this place, one of my favorites! Something still so special about it.
Yeah it took me a second but I knew I had seen this place before lol.
What a beautiful piece of history. Shame it’s not going to be there much longer. I’m surprised it wasn’t in a worse state. I loved watching this but feel sad that very few people want to preserve history.
Always love your video's and background info. The old record players you showed were really reel to reel tape recorders maybe made by Teac, RCA, Ampex, Magna Tech, and the list goes on. These were some of the first tape recording devices put out for consumer. My father got one in 1967. Thanks for the video.
it reminds me of The Last of Us 2 man.
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ITS ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS
OMG. This is a magnificient theater
You didn't show backstage, orchestra pit, basement? What a waste. I'm sure there is so much more to see. Despite decay and neglect, it's still in amazing condition. I'm shocked it hasn't been vandalized, thankfully!
Amazing no graffiti! And still has power? Great explore! 🥰🥰🥰
If it's a hotel and a theatre (movie or stage), chances are it will have a piano. Piano in the orchestra pit or under the stage or behind it. Silent films started to be phased out in the late 20s, so they definitely had pianos. Hotels in lobbies or in dining areas to entertain guests. Mice or rats might crawl in or nest and anything that hasn't rotted or been somehow stuck in place can be disturbed by a small animal just light enough to depress or hit a key or wire. Hence single notes.
THANK YOU - FOR THIS VIDEO !!!
Wow! I can imagine watching some the great silent films there. What a beautiful Cinema. Thanks for the coverage.
If it weren't for your efforts, no one would know about this place. So many dilapidated and abandoned buildings.
Breath taking to watch.
The still shots really captured the beauty!!
It reminds me of the Lowe's State Palace Theatre on Canal St. New Orleans....
This was my favorite yet & you do an amazing job on all your videos. I saw Jungle Book in a theater like this in the 60’s & have always loved these old theaters. We had two on Cape Cod where I grew up but were demolished (progress?).
Beautiful place. A time when going to the movies was special. Now it's just an everyday thing taken for granted by many. What is it being repurposed for, I wonder? That was an Organ in the second theater, I think, not a Piano. The "record player" was a Reel to Reel player. Notice how there's no graffiti on the bathroom wall's. Great video. 👍
Golly, I'd love to have seen this place in its heyday! Magnificent!
see it when it was in better shape. catersnews.com/stories/amazing/curtin-call-spectacular-silent-film-era-theatre-abandoned-and-perfectly-preserved-in-the-1920s/
Awesome video of a abandoned 1920s theater.