Theatre Catalog (1949-50)

TABLE of CONTENTS Editorial Surveys FRONTISPIECE ccc ccc cece ete e cn ces ene eccnrssrevcncnneees EDITORIAL FOREWORD .......... eee eee eee e eee eens TABLE OF CONTENTS .........0..0cceeseeeececceceenevees AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS .........-..:eeeeeeeeeeee VEU US PIES: Uaiiecisinislwiad vss tuniveive oe uhsinaleis Vee eraisaeeleeen BOOK ONE: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION The Work of S. Charles Lee S. CHARLES LEE—THE MAN ............ecceeceeeeeveceees THEATRES THROUGH THE YEARS . COLORFUL RECENT THEATRES ................ceee eevee IN CONTEMPORARY NON-THEATRICAL FIELDS ......... THEATRE DESIGN FEATURES ..............seeeeseeeeeees SHOWMANSHIP EFFECTIVE LIGHTING THE AUTOMOBILE THE LIGHT TRAP DESIGNED ACOUSTICS BLACK LICHT CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIES NOW ON THE DRAWING BOARDS ................-00000% Design ; WORLD MOTION PICTURE THEATRES INCREASE Nathan D. Golden and. Earl H. Young Far and Middle East, and South Pacific Nations, Seize Lead in New Construction and Reopenings DESIRABLE LOCATIONS FOR THEATRE SITES E. G. Faludi, D.A. Modern Scientific Methods May Be Used to Estimate the Drawing Potentialities of 2 Proposed Location A BUILDING EXPERT SURVEYS THE FUTURE Leo Yassenoff Distribution Changes Foreseen in Shift of Theatre Trade Focal Point from Downtown to Outlying Areas ENTERING AN ERA OF SHOPPING-RECREATION (OS IUSRS) oto. W006 dngueraUn dono dan soc 0 SoC TORO Baee Me sEaee Rupp and Rapp Project Includes Drive-In, Indoor, and Other Amusements in Single Business District A STUDY OF EXISTING BUILDING CODES . Henry Anderson A Simple Analysis of Writing, Enforcement, and Appeal Methods, Which Owners May Help to Better 1949.50 REVIEW OF NEW THEATRE CONSTRUCTION .... Pictorially Surveying the Design and Structural Trends in Recently Opened Selected Theatres THE VALLEY, Cincinnati, Ohio THE SOUTHSIDE, Los Angeles, Calif. THE BEVERLY, Bridgeport, Conn, ‘HE ERONE, Hempstead, Long Islund, N. Y. THE ODEON-HYLAND, Toronto, Conada 35 38 50 54 57 THE FLORIDA, West Palm Beach, Fla. THE MAGNOLIA, Seattle, Wash. THE CREST, Baltimore, Md. THE COLORADO, Pasadena, Culif. THE THREE LAKES, 3 Lakes, Wis. THE UPTOWN, Harrisburg, Pa. THE CITY LINE CENTER, Philadelphia, THE ARLINGTON, Indianapolis, Ind. THE CORNELL, Burbank, Calif. THE MIRACLE, Coral Gables, Fla. THE UNIVERSITY, Toronto, Canudu THE LINDENHURST, Long Island, N. Y. THE BROOK, Brook, Ind. THE HUISH, Payson, Utah THE ALAMEDA, San Antonio, Texas THE RICHMOND, Cleveland, Ohio THE ODEON, Brantford, Canada THE BRONSON, Bronson, Mich. THE HI-WAY, Stratford, Conn. THE PARSONS, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. THE ARCH, Spanish Fork, Utah THE SHEA'S, Ashtabula, Ohio THE ODEON-OTTAWA, Canada THE BELMONT, Youngstown, Ohio THE BALDWIN, Los Angeles, Calif. THE RYAN, Van Dyke, Mich, THE FLOWER, Takoma Park, Md. THE CORONET, San Francisco, N. Y. THE MEADOWS, Long Island, N. Y. THE LAKE, Euclid, Ohio THE COLONY, Baltimore, Md. THE TRYON, Amsterdam, N. Y. THE CREST, Sacramento, Calif. 1949-50 INDEX TO THEATRE DESIGNERS ................. 153 A Cross-Referenced Listing by State and City of 238 Experienced Specialists and Their Projects THE LEGAL POSITION OF DESIGN PATENTS ‘ : Herman M. Levy 165 The Noted Case of Loew's Drive-In Theatres, Inc., ys. Park-In Theatres, Inc., is Briefly Reviewed > Construction and Materials CONSTRUCTION STUDY OF THE MILLER ............... 170 A Pictorial Record of the Structural Steps in the Erection of a Normal 1,242-Seat Modern Theatre AN ALL-ALUMINUM PREFAB: AT $60 A SEAT ........... 175 The Potentialities of Aluminum as a Theatre Structural Metal Win Successful Realization MARBLE: ITS SELECTION, INSTALLATION AND CARE .. 178 A Prince of Building Materials, Prized for Ite Beauty and Life, Marble Deserves Proper Upkeep r SPEED-DRYING MOISTURE IN NEW BUILDING, REMODELING AND REPAIRS ..............0..cee eee aes 187 Infrared Lamps Shorten Drying Waiting Periods and Thereby Save Costly Lost Time and Revenue Drive-In Theatres WHO ARE THE DRIVE-IN PATRONS? Dr, Rodney F, Luther 196 A Metropolitan Area Survey Brings to Light the Feature Traits of the Outdoor Theatre Audience 1949.50 REVIEW OF NEW DRIVE-IN CONSTRUCTION .... 201 Pictorially Surveying the Design and Structural Trends in New Drive-Ins That Opened Recently THE WINSLOW, Waterville, Maine THE READING, Reading, Pa. THE GULF, Corpus Christie, Texas THE WHITTIER, Pico, Calif.