The Neighbourhood Movie House in Montreal, 1925-1929: The Harmonious Whole

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Title
The Neighbourhood Movie House in Montreal, 1925-1929: The Harmonious Whole
Abstract
Architectural studies of such movie theatres as the Capitol, the Imperial, the Strand, the Rialto, the Rivoli, the Empress, and the Monkland. The author points out that the designs of the neighbourhood movie houses in Montreal were unique to the city by virtue of the interpretation by local architects of the American movie palaces and movie theatre designs in general. The neighbourhood movie house was part of an almost exclusively designed corner building complex. The size, seating capacity, and spatial arrangement of the movie house, first the single and later the stadium-type auditorium were based on the earlier models of the Beaux-Arts designed theatre, vaudeville and opera house and the neighbourhood nickelodeon. The author points out that the technological advancement of cinematography went hand in hand with the evolution of the designs and decoration of the neighbourhood movie house.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
Concordia University
Place
Montreal
Date
1987
Language
en
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Citation
Kolomeir, Harriet T. “The Neighbourhood Movie House in Montreal, 1925-1929: The Harmonious Whole.” Master’s Thesis, Concordia University, 1987. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/QMG/TC-QMG-5235.pdf.
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