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BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT THEATER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: This image, captured in 2008, shows a former movie theater that was converted by Long Island University for use as a gymnasium. The original building, designed by architects Rapp and Rapp, opened in 1928 as a 4,201-seat venue for the entertainment company Paramount Inc. Touching on its history, the authors say: ‘It hosted performers such as Buddy Rogers, Eddie Cantor, George Jessel, Mae West, Rudy Vallee, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Liberace, and Frank Sinatra, facing stiff competition from the numerous surrounding theaters. It closed in the early 1930s and reopened to show only movies. In the 1950s, it hosted concerts showcasing artists such as Fats Domino, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis. It finally closed in 1962 with a sparse audience of only 300 for the last screening.’ Describing stepping foot into the theater-turned-gymnasium, the authors say that they were greeted by a 'glossy basketball court in a monumental neo-Baroque' setting. The building is awaiting restoration as a performing arts venue, the book adds

Fascinating new photo book unearths America’s lost movie theaters of the early 20th century

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August 23, 2022

They are in every American city and town - grandiose movie palaces, constructed during the heyday of the entertainment industry, ...

The Light Of Days unearths the story of the unsung heroines of Hitler's Warsaw Ghetto | Books | Entertainment

The Light Of Days unearths the story of the unsung heroines of Hitler’s Warsaw Ghetto | Books | Entertainment

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Nazi Black Book described as 'extraordinary' by expertAs a mainstay of the ZOB (Jewish Fighting Organisation), Zivia was one of ...

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