Egyptian inspired movie theaters
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Image via WikipediaCarlos Museum Egyptian art curator Peter Lacovara calls Atlanta’s Fox Theatre the “best-preserved example” of an Egyptian-styled showplace, but it’s hardly the only one. Also still in operation are:
The Egyptian, Los Angeles: The old Grauman’s, which opened a month before the Tut discovery in 1922, earned a 2000 National Preservation Honor Award.
The Egyptian Theatre, Coos Bay, Ore.: Remains much as it was at its 1925 opening; it returned to showing movies in 2006.
The Egyptian Theatre, Boise, Idaho: Opened in 1927, narrowly avoided the wrecking ball in the ’70s; post-restoration, it shows first-run movies and hosts performances.
Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, Utah: Opened in 1924, its facade features six Egyptian sentries standing watch from its window ledges. Closed for health code violations in 1984 and boarded up for years, it was restored and reopened in 1997 as a performing arts and movie theater.
Cinemark Egyptian 24, Hanover, Md.: A 2000 homage to the palaces of yore, featuring motifs such as 45-foot columns with hieroglyphics at the entrance, murals of pharaohs and a marble floor with a glass-tile Nile River.
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