Paramount Theatre Springfield, MA
The Paramount opened exactly one month before “Black Tuesday,” the day that the stock market crashed. Originally billed in opening advertisements as “Springfield’s newest playground of pleasure,” the...
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Happy New Year Everyone! This year will mark the 7th anniversary of the After the Final Curtain, and with that I’m going to do something a bit different. AFtC will be going weekly in 2018! I’ve been...
View ArticleFitchburg Theatre – Fitchburg, MA
During the late 1930’s tickets cost .25 cents, except on Wednesdays when admission only cost .10 cents. The Fitchburg Theatre in Fitchburg, Massachusetts originally opened on February 7, 1929. It was...
View ArticleEverett Square Theatre Video
I’ve been practicing with my newly acquired drone, and thought that a theater walkthrough might make for an interesting video. So a few days ago I revisited the Everett Square Theatre in Boston, MA to...
View ArticleGem Theatre – Cairo, IL
View from the balcony. The original Gem Theatre in Cairo, Illinois opened on October 10, 1910. Opening night’s main attraction was the Cora Youngblood Carson Sextette, a group of young women who sang...
View ArticleUpcoming Events & Workshops
Robins Theatre – Warren, Ohio. Hi Everyone, I’ll be speaking in at The Gallery at Alan Baxter Associates in London on February 24, 2018 for the Cinema Theatre Association. The address is 75 Cowcross...
View ArticleLondon Theatres
Hi Everyone, I’m currently in London checking out some of England’s amazing theaters. The picture above is the remnants of the Kingsland Empire Theatre which opened in 1915. It’s located above the Rio...
View ArticleBack in the States
Royalty Cinema, Birmingham, England. I had a fantastic time in England with the Cinema Theatre Association and wanted to share a few of the theaters I visited while I was over there. First, the Royalty...
View ArticleAfter the Final Curtain 7 Year Anniversary Giveaway
Cover for After the Final Curtain; the Fall of the American Movie Theater. I had been photographing forgotten theaters for a few years before I launched this site, but we just passed the 7 year...
View ArticleLights, Camera, Contest Winners
Everett Square Theatre, Boston, MA. Left side on site lighting. Right side LED lighting. One of the questions I’m asked pretty often is “How do you light these theaters?” When I first started...
View ArticleStrand and Capitol
Strand Theatre, New Bedford, MA Yesterday I attended a photography workshop at the Strand Theatre in New Bedford, Massachusetts hosted by Bryan Buckley of Vanishing New England. I love hosting...
View ArticleArcade Theatre
View from the side of the balcony. The Arcade Theatre in Los Angeles, California originally opened on September 26, 1910 as the Pantages Theatre. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by the Morgan...
View ArticleUpcoming Events
Auditorium, Bennett School – Millbrook, NY 2004. I’m happy to announce that I’ll be at the 10th annual Millbrook Literary Festival in Millbrook, New York on May 19th, 2018. I’ll be signing copies of...
View ArticleUpdated Post – Kenosha Theatre
Auditorium, Kenosha Theatre – Kenosha, WI I’ve been going through some of my older posts and expanding the text as well as re-editing the photos. Check out the second redone post – The Kenosha Theatre...
View ArticleRobins Theatre Video
The Robins Theatre in Warren, Ohio is currently being restored and is scheduled to reopen in 2020. I’ve been documenting the progress and put together a short video tour. Look for an in depth post on...
View ArticleUpdated Post – Shore (Loew’s Coney Island) Theatre
View of the auditorium from the balcony. I’ve just updated my post on the Shore (Loew’s Coney Island) Theatre with a more in-depth history and some additional photographs. Check it out at...
View ArticleWarner Huntington Park Theatre
View from the side of the balcony. The Warner Theatre in Huntington Park, California opened on November 19, 1930. Warner Bros hired Seattle based architect B. Marcus Priteca and interior designer...
View Article2019
Undisclosed Theatre – USA. 2019 is going to be a big year for After the Final Curtain. First, in December 2019 it will be 10 years since I first photographed the Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY...
View ArticleAmerican Shakespeare Theater – Stratford, CT
This theater is a bit different from every other one I’ve posted on AFtC as it was never a movie theater. However, I believe that it is still historically significant due to the people who performed...
View ArticlePhoto Workshops 2019
Orpheum Theatre – New Bedford, MA Here are the first three locations for the 2019 photo workshop season: First up is a return to the Orpheum Theatre in New Bedford, MA on February 23, 2019. The Orpheum...
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