174 Comments for Palace Theater

Like the honey comb design

A lost toupee lol

I was wondering where that pron movie I made went to. lol

I like how this photo makes the place looks narrow, until notice a chair and then you focus on how wide it is.

The dome appears to be a wooden structure (it's collapsed, but extant), and was sheathed with copper as a decorative roofing element, so they just pried it off the lathe.

I believe most of the ornamental plaster was removed and sold.

Old plaster work in decent condition can actually fetch a high price. Some ceiling coffers from the Palace's lobby had apparently wound up on a salvage website in 2006; they claim to have purchased it from a "reputable dealer" in Chicago. Their site has an entire section just for old movie palace artifacts:
http://www.urbanremain...alace-artifacts.html

Yup, probably a ladder used to access the lighting and HVAC equipment above the ceiling.

I really hate to see theaters neglected and in this condition.

how can someone take a copper dome, did they have a crane or something?

obviously it didn't work

I wish I could think of something to say! I'm speechless (for once!)

OMG what a shame someone didn't rescue that piano. It always makes me sad to see neglected musical instruments. Things that once brought joy and pleasure, now just left to rot.

This place is beautiful still, even though it's decayed to this point.

it's easy when it's open to the elements of rain, snow, etc.