The State Theatre: Field Notes on a 1929 Movie Palace
Opened 1929 on Congress Street in Portland, Maine, a movie palace with Spanish-influenced detailing, now operating as a standing-room music venue.
The Asheville Masonic Temple: A Photographer’s Walk-Through
A 1913 Masonic lodge in downtown Asheville, with ceremonial rooms, decorative plasterwork and a ballroom, now used for events.
The Rose Theater: A Walk-Through of a 1926 Movie Palace
Opened 1926 in downtown Omaha as the Riviera, an atmospheric movie palace with Spanish-Moorish detailing and a ceiling painted to suggest an open sky.
The Lensic: Lighting a 1931 Moorish-Spanish Theatre
Opened 1931 on San Francisco Street, a Moorish and Spanish Renaissance movie palace, restored in 2001 as Santa Fe's main performing arts venue.
Merrill Auditorium: Lighting a 1912 Civic Hall with a Kotzschmar Organ
A 1912 auditorium within Portland City Hall, home to the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ — one of the largest municipal organs in the world.
The Holland Center: Building the Shot List in a Contemporary Concert Hall
Opened 2005 in downtown Omaha, a contemporary concert hall with a tall glazed lobby, timber-lined auditorium and a public plaza outside.
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium: The Technical Side of a Civic Theatre
A 1940 civic auditorium in downtown Asheville, part of the city's Art Deco civic complex, with a large stage, fixed seating and theatrical lighting.
Shooting a Wedding at the Crystal Ballroom: The Technical Side
A 1914 room on the third floor of a downtown Portland building, with a mechanical floating dancefloor and lighting built for bands rather than weddings. A technical guide.
Cain’s Ballroom: Field Notes on a 1924 Dance Hall
A 1924 dance hall in Tulsa, long the home of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, with a sprung maple dancefloor and a music-venue interior.
The Orpheum Theater: Field Notes on a 1927 Vaudeville Palace
Opened 1927 in downtown Omaha as a vaudeville and movie palace, restored in the 1970s, with gilded plasterwork, chandeliers, a proscenium stage and a balcony.
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