Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Page scan 000353 from Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000353
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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334 LEE April developed into elaborate concessions which include soft drinks. We have even had proposed records, sheet music, and greeting cards. In Mexico we were privileged to design a few theaters where we entered into the full impact of concessions in the theater. The showgoing habits in that territory were affected by the siesta period following which the th'eaters opened, usually around four o'clock in the afternoon, and considerable food was sold in the building. We, therefore, developed full-sized food concessions, usually consisting of a large room off the main lobby. Fig. 4 — Integral design of restaurant and theater fronts, Miami Theater, Miami, Florida. In the Linda Vista Theater at Mexico City we provided two food departments, one directly off the main lobby for the service of sandwiches and the other connecting with the building and occupying a common patio with the theater for full food operation. The food concession inside the theater also handled candy, and serving light lunches and coffee, did a steady business. One parallel operation in the United States is the Miami Theater, Miami, Florida (Fig. 4), which our West Coast office designed. Built on the main street of the city, it has a combination Huyler's