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Twin Cities picture show: a century of moviegoing

By Dave , Kenney

Book information

Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN
9780873515955, 0873515951, 9780873517553
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
9 MB (9108221 bytes)
Pages
xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Kino;Motion picture theaters--Minnesota--Minneapol

Description

"Twin Cities Picture Show offers a fascinating trip through cinematic history, beginning with the first movie showing at the Bijou Opera House in Minneapolis on a sweltering August day in 1896. The film's captivating life-like scenes wowed the audience, marking the genesis of a great Minnesota pastime that, by 1911, drew a quarter-million customers to metro neighborhood theaters each week."--Jacket. Feature presentations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Humble beginnings -- 2. Age of elegance -- 3. Streamlined -- 4. Desperate measures -- 5. Fall from grace -- 6. Renaissance -- appendix. Minneapolis area movie theaters -- St. Paul area movie theaters -- Twin Cities area drive-in theaters -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

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