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That's quite a place!
I'm very happy their not going to simply tear it down.
An old theater such as this one is irreplaceable.
Going there just to soak in all the details is reason enough to go.
Never mind what the film might be.

Wow, very cool---I hope they do it justice!! Hey Motts, if you're taking requests, I'd LOVE to see you do a 1000 pic spread of Grosinger's =)

Absolutely stunning!!! I am beyond excited to hear this beautiful old place will be restored! I love all of these pics, Motts. Thanks!

Wow!!

Gorgeous. Such elegant, ornate work. Very happy to read that it is being restored to its former glory. That is as it should be!

Beautiful photos!

Amazing! What a magnificent place. It's hard to believe there's no *$%%^# graffiti.I'm SO glad they're going to restore this piece of art.
Thanks for posting this Mr. Motts; I was going into withdrawals, too.......

Knowing that they're restoring this piece of artwork makes so friggin' happy. So much amazing work has been lost to time. These pictures are amazing, though I'm quite sure they don't do it justice, even a bit.

Absolutely jaw dropping. This kind of old world craftsmanship is simply not seen in today's horrific cracker boxes. The lack of graffiti & vandalism may have been a factor in the decision to restore it. Just saying... =8-)

so glad they are restoring this and not turning it into a 7-11. the world has too many 7-11's and not enough of these.

Ooooh lovely! What an old theater! There is something very majestic and yet a little spooky about places like these...you wonder how many souls are still hanging around here, still playing their parts in a play long ended...

Sorry...too much Ghost Hunters and Paranormal State lately. :D Great pics Mr. Motts! I was starting to get serious withdrawals here! I was going back to this site every day at least 3 times a day to see if anything new was added. Our 12 year old called me a "junkie" lol. :) I think I will live with that. :D

Awesome photography.
Wallpaper please!

I agree with Bob. There's something about old movie theaters that I just love and can't get enough of. Especially the room with the projection equipment is what I love the most. I'm glad to see they're restoring more of them rather than tear them down. There was one in Schenectady NY called Proctors that, like most others, fell into disuse probably in the late 1970s or 80's but they restored this one and it's magnificent! They have all kinds of shows there now along with running movies on it's giant screen. I miss the old theaters that had the 30' x 90' CinemaScope screen, now they're all chppped up into little screens. For someone that's never seen a true CinemaScope picture on a REAL wide screen, you haven't lived.

I love old theaters. Back in the late 70's there was a theater that was slated to be demolished in Hammond Indiana, and I was lucky enough to be able to go in and look around. It was a theater from my youth, where I use to go to watch movies. A lost treasure each one that is torn down.

This is definitly a very uniquely designed theater, I have not seen anything remotely close to this place.Way Cool!