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Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again

Doug Taylor

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Description:2017 Theatre Library Association Book Awards — Nominated, Richard Wall Memorial Award2017 Heritage Toronto Book Award — NominatedSlip once more into the back rows of the favourite movie theatres of your youth.“Brought Back to Thrill You Again” was an advertisement employed by theatres to disguise that they were offering older films that were past their prime. In the 1950s a sign appeared outside Loew’s Downtown (the Elgin) displaying these commonly used words. The theatre was screening Gone With the Wind, released in 1939. However, in this instance the claim was accurate, as the film did indeed thrill audiences one more time.Similar to this cinematic classic, this book will thrill you again as it brings back memories of Toronto’s old movie theatres. Relive the experience of sitting in their darkened auditoriums, witnessing the adventure, comedy, and romance of the silver screen. Most of the theatres have been demolished, but to visually recreate them, the book includes 128 historic pictures of the theatres — exteriors, marquees, colourful neon signs, and auditoriums — many of the photos never before published in books or on the internet.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again. To get started finding Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 216

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Dundurn

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1459733436

Description: 2017 Theatre Library Association Book Awards — Nominated, Richard Wall Memorial Award2017 Heritage Toronto Book Award — NominatedSlip once more into the back rows of the favourite movie theatres of your youth.“Brought Back to Thrill You Again” was an advertisement employed by theatres to disguise that they were offering older films that were past their prime. In the 1950s a sign appeared outside Loew’s Downtown (the Elgin) displaying these commonly used words. The theatre was screening Gone With the Wind, released in 1939. However, in this instance the claim was accurate, as the film did indeed thrill audiences one more time.Similar to this cinematic classic, this book will thrill you again as it brings back memories of Toronto’s old movie theatres. Relive the experience of sitting in their darkened auditoriums, witnessing the adventure, comedy, and romance of the silver screen. Most of the theatres have been demolished, but to visually recreate them, the book includes 128 historic pictures of the theatres — exteriors, marquees, colourful neon signs, and auditoriums — many of the photos never before published in books or on the internet.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again. To get started finding Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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