Cinemas of Australia via USA

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Book Description:

Published as a limited edition of 1000 total copies, 700 of which are softcovers and 300 copies are hardcovers. Cinemas of Australia via USA is an anthology of Australian cinema building histories for over ninety motion picture theatres, together with an introductory text detailing the development in the USA of cinema design which influenced the architecture of their Australian counterparts. In the introduction, author Ross Thorne commences at the time nickelodeons were beginning to become decorated in a style which anticipated the great movie palaces of the 1920s. He describes the development of the "atmospheric" cinema, expounds on the difficulties of defining the Art Deco style, and concludes with a glimpse of the Australian architects whos practices specialized in cinema design. The selection of Australian theatres includes all the major movie theatres in the capital cities, such as the Walter Burley Griffin designed Capitol Theatre in Melbourne. There are more than 350 illustrations, including plans, sections, and elevations of some examples.