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Art Deco style

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The 1930s brought the new Art Deco style, a fantasy of the future....not only in...

9/1/1980

Streamlined Dreams

Art Deco style

Clip: Special | 5m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

The 1930s brought the new Art Deco style, a fantasy of the future....not only in...

The 1930s brought the new Art Deco style, a fantasy of the future....not only in theater design but in everything from appliances to trains. Guests: Herbert Scherer

9/1/1980

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Streamlined Dreams is a local public television program presented by Minnesota PBS

Amenities

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Clip: Special | 2m 7s | popcorn machines, candy, issue of keeping theater clean, more comfortable and... (2m 7s)

Architecture

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Clip: Special | 5m 4s | Facades were works of art to attract patrons. Lobbies were enlarged. Murals created... (5m 4s)

the Depression

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Clip: Special | 7m 17s | At peak of Depression, owners responded to needs of communities - accepting potatoes... (7m 17s)

Early theater design

Early theater design

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Clip: Special | 3m 58s | In the 1920s, theater design was a classical fantasy. Then new technology such as... (3m 58s)

Elegance of Liebenberg's theaters

Elegance of Liebenberg's theaters

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Clip: Special | 2m 49s | remodeled crudely-designed silent theaters. Some communities first resisted marquees... (2m 49s)

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