Streamlined Dreams
Streamlined Dreams
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In the early days of movie-going, theaters were more than just houses for dreams...
In the early days of movie-going, theaters were more than just houses for dreams. They were very much a part of those dreams.
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Streamlined Dreams is a local public television program presented by Minnesota PBS
Streamlined Dreams
Streamlined Dreams
Special | 27m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
In the early days of movie-going, theaters were more than just houses for dreams. They were very much a part of those dreams.
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Clip: Special | 2m 7s | popcorn machines, candy, issue of keeping theater clean, more comfortable and... (2m 7s)
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Clip: Special | 5m 4s | Facades were works of art to attract patrons. Lobbies were enlarged. Murals created... (5m 4s)
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Clip: Special | 5m 54s | The 1930s brought the new Art Deco style, a fantasy of the future....not only in... (5m 54s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 17s | At peak of Depression, owners responded to needs of communities - accepting potatoes... (7m 17s)
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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
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Clip: Special | 2m 49s | remodeled crudely-designed silent theaters. Some communities first resisted marquees... (2m 49s)
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