Theatres of San Jose

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Arcadia Publishing, 2009 - History - 127 pages
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San Joseans have long had their pick of the best in stage and screen entertainment. In the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, theatres were beloved places. Whether in downtown, the neighborhoods, or surrounding communities, theatres provided the thrill of a night on the town. Most of the early theatres built in San Jose exist only in photographs, many exhibited in this book for the first time. A few, such as the palatial California Theatre and the venerable Jose Theatre, serve exciting new uses in todayas entertainment marketplace. Even such relative newcomers as the Century 21 Theatre and its fellow domed cinemas have begun to gain a romance of their own.
 

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Contents

Acknowledgments
6
San Joses Finest Entertainment
35
Touring the California Theatre
61
The Neighborhood Theatres
81
Around the Valley
101
Domes and Starlight
119
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Gary Lee Parks
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San Joseans have long had their pick of the best in stage and screen entertainment. In the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, theatres were beloved places. Whether in downtown, the neighborhoods, or surrounding communities, theatres provided the thrill of a night on the town. Most of the early theatres built in San Jose exist only in photographs, many exhibited in this book for the first time. A few, such as the palatial California Theatre and the venerable Jose Theatre, serve exciting new uses in today's entertainment marketplace. Even such relative newcomers as the Century 21 Theatre and its fellow domed cinemas have begun to gain a romance of their own.

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TitleTheatres of San Jose
Images of America
AuthorGary Lee Parks
Editionillustrated
PublisherArcadia Publishing, 2009
ISBN0738569062, 9780738569062
Length127 pages
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History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism
  
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