The theatre historical society of america was founded in 1969 to promote the legacy of america’s historic theatres and insure the documentation of the architectural, cultural and social history of those theatres. The scrapbooks consist of photographs and drawings of theatres collected by ths member terry helgesen with his descriptions of the theatres and other information such as number of seats, architect, opening and closing dates, renovation and demolition dates, and other notable facts. Learn more about historic theatres in the ths american theatre architecture archive and on our website at historictheatres.org
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Today’s theatrical architecture is aimed at making movies more accessible to movie goers and perhaps become one of tomorrow’s historic theatres
Delving into america’s theatre archives we find historic cinemas, historic theatres and cinema architecture that reveals much about our nation’s history.
The collection is primarily photographs, postcards, and slides of united states theatres There are also newsprint and magazine clippings showing images of united states theatres. Today, the historic brook theater is the only existing vaudeville theater remaining in somerset county, and was listed in the national register of historic places on may 5, 2014. The historic theaters institute is open to new mexico’s community leaders to help them improve the performance of their local theaters and spur economic growth in their downtown mainstreet districts.
Learn more about historic theatres in the ths american theatre architecture archives and on our website at historictheatres.org
