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The entrance vestibule:
Looking toward the doors into the main lobby. It's a 1929 photo in the collection of the California State Library, one of 9 in their set #01377872.
A wreath from some well-wisher. The box on the left is for the use of the ticket taker. The 1929 photo is in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Another vestibule corner, another opening week wreath. It's a San Francisco Public Library photo.
A look at the ceiling. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on a page about the Fox on the website Historigraphics. In addition to several dozen original black and white photos, the site showcases the hand-tinted versions by William Swain.
A view west toward the area with the house left stairs. Heading down on those stairs would get you to the men's lounge areas. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection. If you'd care to browse, the Library has over a hundred Fox Theatre photos in its collection.
A peek into the main lobby. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection. Note the banners above the bar for "The Parent trap," a June release.
A wreath from some well-wisher. The box on the left is for the use of the ticket taker. The 1929 photo is in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Another vestibule corner, another opening week wreath. It's a San Francisco Public Library photo.
A look at the ceiling. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on a page about the Fox on the website Historigraphics. In addition to several dozen original black and white photos, the site showcases the hand-tinted versions by William Swain.
A view west toward the area with the house left stairs. Heading down on those stairs would get you to the men's lounge areas. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection. If you'd care to browse, the Library has over a hundred Fox Theatre photos in its collection.
A peek into the main lobby. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection. Note the banners above the bar for "The Parent trap," a June release.
The main lobby:
A view of the ceiling during construction from the San Francisco Examiner archives. More work needs to be done on the ceiling coves. Presumably the lobby is clear of scaffolding at this point so work can be done on the floor. Thanks to Glenn Koch for spotting the photo when it was for sale on eBay.
The terrazzo floor going in. It would be covered with a rug for most of the theatre's life. It's a photo from the Examiner archives. Thanks to Glenn Koch for locating it on eBay.
Young ladies recruited to help with the construction. We're just left of the bottom of the grand stairs. Behind the ladies note the doors going into the auditorium. It's a photo now in the San Francisco Public Library collection that appeared June 1, 1929 in the News-Call Bulletin. Written on the back: "Marg. Sweeney; Olga Shetrove; Viola Allen; Mildred Davis; Ethel Seevers; Mary Bowen." Olga, with a colleague named Dorothy, were also helping out up in the balcony.
A look in from the front doors, one of six photos that appeared with "Huge Auditorium for Sound Film and Allied Entertainment...," an article in the August 3, 1929 Motion Picture News. It's on Internet Archive.
The west wall in 1929. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A west wall detail with some opening week wreaths in the way of the doors into the auditorium. It's a photo in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
The grand stairs in 1929. It's a photo in the collection of the California State Library, one of 9 in their set #01377872. The photo also appeared as one of 11with a two page article in the December 1929 issue of Architect and Engineer. It's on Internet Archive.
A fine description of the lobby rug. It appeared in the July 6, 1929 issue of Exhibitors Herald-World. Thanks to Bob Ristelhueber for finding the article for a post on the BAHT Facebook page.
Another item about the rug from Exhibitors Herald-World. Thanks to Bob Ristelhueber for spotting this one in the August 31, 1929 issue. Bob shared it in a post on the BAHT Facebook page.
A closer look at the stairs. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
Under the stairs was an oval exit vestibule leading either to the doors under the Hayes St. marquee or down to the ladies lounge areas.
Ladies in front of the tapestry on the landing. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A torchiere on the stairs. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A postcard featuring the stairs. It's on Calisphere from the Museum of Performance and Design Performing Arts Library.
An ad from the manufacturer of the grand lobby chandeliers that appeared in the December 29, 1929 issue of Motion Picture News. Thanks to Bob Ristelheuber for finding it for a post on the BAHT Facebook page. The issue is on Internet Archive if you'd care to browse the rest of it.
The east wall. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
An east wall detail at the opening. It's a San Francisco Public Library photo.
Looking back out toward Market St. The photo by Waters appeared in the December 1929 issue of Architect and Engineer. It's on Internet Archive.
A detail of the area to the left of the doors with a floral display from outdoor advertising company Foster & Kleiser. The 1929 photo is in the collection of the San Francisco Public Library.
A 40s west wall view with a War Bond kiosk and an early fold-out version of a snackbar. The photo once appeared in a tinted version as a comment by a contributor calling himself Professor on a Fedora Lounge thread about movie palaces. A less cropped version is in the AMPAS Tom B'hend - Preston Kaufmann Collection where on the negative they noted that they got it from the Jim Lytell
collection.
The staff at the stairs c.1942. Thanks to Jack Tillmany for sharing the photo from his collection.
The theatre's snackbar got featured in this Coke ad in the October 4, 1947 issue of Motion Picture Herald. Thanks to Bob Ristelhueber for finding the ad for a post on the BAHT Facebook page.
In addition to the Coke ad, this item also appeared in the October 4, 1947 issue of Motion Picture Herald. Thanks to Bob Ristelhueber for finding it to include as a comment to his post of the ad.
The firemen are at the snackbar after a little fire in 1954. It's a News-Call Bulletin photo now in the San Francisco Public Library collection. It had appeared November 10. On the back it's noted: "Chief at left in soft hat--Leo Olson behind counter from 14 Eng. Joe Baggetto at right from salvage #1--Frank Brissette."
“Display CinemaScope 55
Changeover Equipment." The theatre ran a few reels in CinemaScope 55 as a preview for exhibitors. This picture of the lobby display appeared on page 74 of the Modern Theatre section of the April 7, 1956 issue of Boxoffice. Thanks to Matías Antonio Bombal for scanning the item for a post on the BAHT Facebook page. The issue can be seen on Yumpu. The caption:
"Exhibitors who attended the recent showing of 20th Century Fox reels of 'Carousel' and 'The King and I' at San Francisco's Fox Theatre were given the opportunity to inspect the type of booth equipment necessary to change over to the new process. A display of Motiograph equipment and Panatar lens was set up in the foyer of the theatre through the courtesy of B.F. Shearer Co., San Francisco office. Wesley W. Rosenthal and E.R. 'Beck' Bechtel, sales engineers of the company, were present to answer questions about the equipment and its operation. Approximately 750 members of the industry were guests of Fox at this tradeshow."
An undated look toward the stairs from the San Francisco Public Library collection.
"Smoking in Main Floor Side Sections Only." Thanks to Kevin Walsh for sharing the photo on the BAHT Facebook page. It appeared as the back cover illustration on the album "Farewell to the Fox Volume II - Tiny James and Everett Nourse at the Mighty Wurlitzer." The caption:
"View of the walnut and 18 carat gold leaf lobby. In the background one can spot the two seven-foot high hand-painted Malachite Vases which belonged to the late Czar of Russia, which are valued at $70,000 each. Four Napoleon vases from the Lachman gallery in New York valued at $15,000 each are prominently displayed on the mezzanine."
A May 1962 photo from the Jack Tillmany collection that appears on the Cinema Tour page about the Fox. The photographer wishes to remain anonymous.
A closer look at one of the alcoves on the landing of the main stairs. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
The painting and furniture in the center of the landing. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
No longer a rug on the floor. One of the hardworking gentlemen keeping the place scrubbed. It's a 1963 photo that was in a set of over 200 slides taken by Bob Hopkins for the late Richard Clay. Thanks to Simon Gledhill for posting many of them on the Facebook page Theatre Architecture. Thanks to Lew Williams for working on some of the images. Simon did two posts: 28 lobby views | 9 auditorium views |
Another 60s look up the stairs. Thanks to Nick Wright for the 2016 post of the photo on the San Francisco Remembered Facebook page. A version of it had appeared with a 2012 Cinema Gumbo article on the Fox. Neither post credited or dated the photo.
There's yet another 60s view of the stairs appearing with Allen White's article on Found SF about the closing of the Fox. A larger version of that one, with watermark, is in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection. Also see a perhaps 60s black and white view on Calisphere from the Museum of Performance and Design Performing Arts Library.
A photo appearing as the cover on the album "Farewell to the Fox Volume II - Tiny James and Everett Nourse at the Mighty Wurlitzer." Thanks to Kevin Walsh for sharing the photo on the BAHT Facebook page. He notes: "Volumes one and two shared common artwork but had different records inside. Volume three, issued a bit later, used the same cover photo."
A plasterwork detail taken by Larry Moon. The 1961 photo is in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
A detail of the grand stairs. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A copy also appears in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
One of the newel posts on the stairs. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A torchiere on the stairs. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A copy is in the AMPAS Ton B'hend - Preston Kaufmann Collection.
A wider view of the torchiere. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
We're west of the entrance vestibule looking at the house left stairs up to the mezzanine and balcony levels. The stairs down to the men's lounge are just out of the frame to the left. It's a July 2, 1961 Chronicle photo by Joe Rosenthal appearing with "The big screen, no not your TV: over 100 years of San Francisco Theaters," a March 2016 SF Gate photo portfolio. It also appeared with Peter Hartlaub's 2016 Chronicle article "Fox Theater's short path from spectacle to demolition."
A view of the columns along the west wall. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Another view of the west wall columns. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A similar view but shooting in the other direction appears in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
A west wall view from the cover of the album "Memories of the Fabulous Fox, Volume III." It featured "Tiny James and Everett Nourse at the Mighty Wurlitzer." Thanks to Kevin Walsh for posting it on the BAHT Facebook page.
A fine view up to the ceiling of the Picture Gallery on the mezzanine level and the promenade at the lower balcony level beyond. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Another view of the west wall columns. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A similar view but shooting in the other direction appears in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
A west wall view from the cover of the album "Memories of the Fabulous Fox, Volume III." It featured "Tiny James and Everett Nourse at the Mighty Wurlitzer." Thanks to Kevin Walsh for posting it on the BAHT Facebook page.
A fine view up to the ceiling of the Picture Gallery on the mezzanine level and the promenade at the lower balcony level beyond. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Looking along the mezzanine level of the west wall, away from Market St. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A west wall view to the upper levels. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Also see a 60s full height slice of the west wall in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
One of the monogrammed doors into the auditorium. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Also see a 60s full height slice of the west wall in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
One of the monogrammed doors into the auditorium. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A view along the east wall. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A plaster and drapery detail. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. Also see an east wall mirror and drapery detail in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
The balcony level at the far end of the lobby. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A ceiling detail. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
One of the chandeliers. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. The photo is also in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
A detail of the doors out to the entrance vestibule. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Another detail above the doors. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Demolition in 1963. It's one of two dozen photos that once appeared with "Fox Plaza's Opulent Theater Past, Complete With Satanic Curse," a Curbed SF article from 2013. Maybe part of the curse was disappearing photos. All that's left online is a bit of text -- and ads.
The photo by Harold Robbins is in the San Francisco Public Library collection. It appeared April 4, 1963 in one of the San Francisco papers with the caption "For Freeman Melton there were strange noises in lobby of the battered Fox Theater." The Library has over a hundred Fox Theatre photos if you'd care to go browsing.
The basement lounges:
The vestibule at the bottom of the stairs heading to the ladies lounge areas. We're house right. The stairs going up come out underneath the grand stairs. The doorway in the center leads to phone booths. On the left we're looking north into the ladies parlor. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A look toward the faux fireplace on the east wall of the ladies parlor. The photo appears on the website Historigraphics. There's a seriously cropped version from the News Call-Bulletin collection appearing on the San Francisco Public Library website.
One of the chandeliers. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A look back toward Market St. The undated photo is in the San Francisco Public Library collection. They also have an undated view looking toward the doors with the lobby packed with people.
A 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. The photo is also in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
A detail of the doors out to the entrance vestibule. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Another detail above the doors. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Demolition in 1963. It's one of two dozen photos that once appeared with "Fox Plaza's Opulent Theater Past, Complete With Satanic Curse," a Curbed SF article from 2013. Maybe part of the curse was disappearing photos. All that's left online is a bit of text -- and ads.
The photo by Harold Robbins is in the San Francisco Public Library collection. It appeared April 4, 1963 in one of the San Francisco papers with the caption "For Freeman Melton there were strange noises in lobby of the battered Fox Theater." The Library has over a hundred Fox Theatre photos if you'd care to go browsing.
The basement lounges:
The vestibule at the bottom of the stairs heading to the ladies lounge areas. We're house right. The stairs going up come out underneath the grand stairs. The doorway in the center leads to phone booths. On the left we're looking north into the ladies parlor. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A look toward the faux fireplace on the east wall of the ladies parlor. The photo appears on the website Historigraphics. There's a seriously cropped version from the News Call-Bulletin collection appearing on the San Francisco Public Library website.
A wider version of the parlor photo that was in the San Francisco Examiner archives. When they reprinted it in 1979 they commented: "The lounge for the ladies, an exact recreation of a room in the Palace of Versailles." Thanks to Glenn Koch for spotting the photo when it was on sale on eBay. This photo appeared with several others in the August 3, 1929 Motion Picture News along with the article "Huge Auditorium for Sound Film and Allied Entertainment..."
Another ladies parlor view. On the right we're looking west into the smoking room. The doorway on the left gets us back out to the bottom of the stairs. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
Another parlor view, just off to the left of the previous photo. Through the doorway we're peeking south into the cosmetics room. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
Getting ready in the ladies cosmetics room. It's a Chronicle photo appearing with "The big screen, no not your TV: over 100 years of San Francisco Theaters," a March 2016 SF Gate photo portfolio. A cropped version of the photo appears on the San Francisco Public Library website where they attribute it to the News-Call Bulletin and give it a publication date of June 27, 1929.
A wider view of the cosmetics room. The doorway looks north back into the parlor. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
Ladies at the mirrors on the east wall. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A detail of the same corner but without shades on the sconces. It's from the San Francisco Public Library collection.
The men's smoking room. At the far end of the room was a vestibule with a check room and telephone booths. We're house left. The stairs up lead to a spot just inside the front doors. The doorway to the right leads to the sink and toilet areas. It's 1929 photo in the collection of the California State Library, one of 9 in their set #01377872.
At the left it's the doorway in the north wall leading into the sink and toilet rooms. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics. There's also a copy in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
The fireplace on the south wall. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A detail of the fireplace without the painting, carpet, and other decor. It's a photo in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Two guys who evidently didn't want to see the movie chatting on the sofa seen on the east wall in the previous photo. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
At the left it's the doorway in the north wall leading into the sink and toilet rooms. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics. There's also a copy in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
The fireplace on the south wall. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A detail of the fireplace without the painting, carpet, and other decor. It's a photo in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
Two guys who evidently didn't want to see the movie chatting on the sofa seen on the east wall in the previous photo. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
On the mezzanine level of the lobby:
A peek out from the house left end of the lobby. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
Looking into the picture gallery from house left. The photo appeared in the December 1929 issue of Architect and Engineer. It's on Internet Archive.
The picture gallery ceiling from house left. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A picture gallery view from house right that appears in Ben Hall's book "The Best Remaining Seats." Thanks to Bob Ristelhueher for posting it on the BAHT Facebook page.
Looking back toward Market from the mezzanine level. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Looking across from house right. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Another view from house right. It's a photo by Richard Schlaich from the Emiliano Escheverria collection that appeared as a post on the San Francisco Remembered Facebook page.
A view from house right up toward the balcony level lobby, also referred to as the Second
Mezzanine level. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A decorative fixture. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A peek out to the main lobby from house left. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A copy of the photo is in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
Another view from house left. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins from the Dick
Clay Collection. Thanks to Matías Antonio Bombal for sharing it in a post on the BAHT Facebook page.
The ladies lounge rooms on the mezzanine level, house left:
From the house left end of the mezzanine lobby you'd go up a short flight of stairs to a landing that led into the ladies parlor. Or continue on up to an intermediate landing at the lower balcony lobby level (aka mezzanine 2) and then another flight from there to the men's smoking room.
A look at the south wall of the ladies parlor. The door on the left, heading east, gets you back out to the lobby. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
The
ladies parlor looking west. The entrance from the lobby is behind us. The door to the left goes to some telephone booths and on to the Moorish smoking room. On the right we're in the deco cosmetics room and from there into the sink and toilet areas. The photo appeared in the December 1929 issue
of Architect and Engineer.
A closer look into the corner seen on the right in the previous photo. Check out the carpet beyond the doorway -- we're looking into the deco room. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A closer look into the corner seen on the right in the previous photo. Check out the carpet beyond the doorway -- we're looking into the deco room. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
The very deco ladies cosmetics room. We're looking out from the toilet room. To the right is the smoking room, the parlor is straight ahead. It's a 1929 photo in the collection of the California State Library, one of 9 in their set #01377872. The photo also appeared in the December 1929 issue of Architect and Engineer.
The Moorish ladies smoking room. Note the flamingos holding ash trays. It's a 1929 photo in the collection of the California State Library, one of 9 in their set #01377872.
The lobby at the lower level of the balcony:
This level was also referred to as the Second Mezzanine. From here one went in to the cross aisle down near the front of the balcony.
At the house right end of this level of the lobby, looking toward the east wall and the doors of the two elevators for patron use. The 1929 photo is from the San Francisco Examiner archives. Thanks to Glenn Koch for
spotting it on eBay when it was for sale.
Another 1929 look at the console of the lobby organ. On the right we're looking toward the auditorium. It's a photo in the collection of the California State Library, one of 9 in their set #01377872. The photo also appeared in the December 1929 issue of Architect and Engineer where they credited it to Waters.
A vintage view of the console in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
George Wright at the console in 1942. Thanks to Matías Antonio Bombal for posting the photo on the BAHT Facebook page. The image is one of many from the Everett Nourse Collection that Matías is digitizing to preserve the collection. He notes that Nourse followed George Wright as house organist from 1944 through to the last show in 1963. See the post for more commentary.
A 1961 photo of the console by Larry Moon from the San Francisco Public Library collection.
A 1963 snapshot of the console by Jack Fuller. It's from the Jack Tillmany collection.
A 1963 snapshot of the console by Jack Fuller. It's from the Jack Tillmany collection.
A view in toward the house right end of the promenade at this level. That's the organ bench on the far left. It's a 1961 photo by Larry Moon in the San Francisco Public Library collection.
On the right a look down the balcony promenade. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A look across on the balcony level of the lobby. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A view down to the grand stairs. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
A view down the balcony promenade from house left. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A look to the main stairs. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A copy of the image is also in the AMPAS B'hend Kaufmann Collection.
Another view from a bit farther house right, this time revealing the elevator doors on the landing. Note the portal to the basement ladies lounge areas under the main stairs. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Yet another peek down. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
A look across. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill. A copy of the photo is also in the AMPAS B'hend - Kaufmann Collection.
A view of the side wall of the main lobby as seen from balcony level. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
Cupids and column capitols. It's a 1963 photo by Bob Hopkins. It appeared on the Theatre Architecture Facebook page in a post from Simon Gledhill.
The men's room on the lower balcony level, house left:
From an area at the house left end of the lobby at this level you'd go up a single flight of stairs to enter the men's smoking room. Or, from the lobby level one could head down to an intermediate landing at the level of the ladies parlor. The mezzanine lobby level was another short flight below that.
The men's smoking room. The entrance is behind us. We're looking west with the left doors heading into the sink and toilet areas. The arch on the right goes to a room with telephone booths. The photo appeared in the December 1929 issue of Architect and Engineer.
In the smoking room looking east, back out toward the lobby. The 1929 photo from the Richard Apple collection appears on the website Historigraphics.
The men's room areas were directly above the suite of ladies lounge rooms on the mezzanine level. See some floorplans on the support areas page.
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It should be a crime to let something so beautiful be destroyed. Calling it a glorious building is an understatement.
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