Motion Picture Exhibition in Washington, D.C.: An Illustrated History of Parlors, Palaces and Multiplexes in the Metropolitan Area, 1894-1997

by Robert K. Headley

Book Overview

From inauspicious beginnings in the kinetoscope parlors and nickelodeons to the movie palaces of the golden era, and finally to the pared down multiplexes of today, this is the history of motion picture viewing in the nation's capital and vicinity. The research is supported by numerous interviews.

The book includes a 200-page listing of all the movie theaters in the area past and present, with data such as location, dates of operation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786428422
• ISBN13: 9780786428427
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher