Exploring an Abandoned Movie Theater - Incredible Ornate Design!

[@charliefual]

Those shots of the lobby with the 1920’s music hauntingly playing in the background... man you wish to go back in time and be there when it was active and there was people talking, laughing, drinking there.

[@RailPreserver2K]

I'm very tempted to ask if you could go back to those theaters once they're fully restored because very rarely do we get to the chance to see and explore the building be brought back to life

[@2022cjk]

Im confused because this one has already been restored...

[@FinnsterP]

@@2022cjk They may have filmed this months ago before the renovations were complete. Their opening at 0:25 implies that's the case

[@paulofernandosouza]

Good call.

[@jax1492]

@@2022cjk did you not watch the intro??

[@TheProperPeople]

I have no idea how long the renovations will take, but we will definitely see if we can get permission to film it once it's done.

[@IdooskiMxz800x]

Quality content every. Time. That’s why I love proper people.

[@hatespeach9835]

The

[@IdooskiMxz800x]

HATES PEACH touché

[@hatespeach9835]

@@IdooskiMxz800x The touche

[@IdooskiMxz800x]

HATES PEACH I like you.

[@maximeb6662]

They are doing it properly

[@stupidusername84]

I can just imagine going to the theatre when this place was in its prime. It must’ve been such an enchanting experience.

[@BBQNBLUES]

Same could be said for going to this Theatre to... watch a Porno ! ha

[@dellahicks7231]

I am envisioning the clothing, no doubt the women all had funky hats, men in suits to watch a movie how chic!

[@cwtim]

Tuschinski Amsterdam

[@Sarahlynn1304]

I’m thinking like the same type of experience depicted in the 1980’s movie Annie. Probably AMAZING!

[@lukewindle4989]

I get scared going from the bathroom back to my bed at night, then there’s these guys

[@jaybee2344]

@I am a Neo Nasty Too busy racing back to bed to look under the bed! 🛏🏃‍♂️

[@ryansmart38]

Luke Windle just pee in the bed then. It will be nice and warm anyways

[@The-Average-Noob]

@@ryansmart38 a man of science and an adversary to sanitation

[@maximeb6662]

Dont you have a piss drawer?

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

to be fair, the ghosts are more scared of you, than you are of them. & they told me that you snore louder than a saw mill

[@olie304]

When you explore a place could you show some pictures of what it looked like before it fell into disrepair?

[@Mogamishu]

Good idea. I would like to see that too.

[@carsongeye1462]

Olie they usually do, I think they sometimes have trouble finding good reference images sometimes so I’m guessing that must be the case. From what I’ve seen they try to do it for more historical buildings.

[@leelalo6625]

Olie yes!! I was just thinking about this after watching the Hotel Royal and Nara Dreamworld.

[@ZefTillDeath8878]

The problem is you can't just grab photos off the internet and use them without permission. You have to find who the owner is and then get permission. And if they are able to contact the owner, it might be at a cost to use them.

[@rafaelc1531]

I live 5 min away from this theater and always wondered what the inside looked like. Thanks proper people for make this video

[@linnic2417]

This is in Connecticut right?

[@chrisdowland]

I am so curious I hate it when I can’t know lol

[@Lateralus1214]

@@chrisdowland Bridgeport, Connecticut

[@allisonbridges8528]

Have they been fixing it up?

[@oregontransportationpark3176]

Several years ago I was in talks with the city to acquire the Majestic, Palace, Savoy complex, but locals threatened lawsuits to keep the ownership local; and it was not worth the legal costs, plus $ MILLIONS in renovation costs. That 2nd floor hotel lobby, had a gangland murder take place (I believe 2 dead) back in the days. A police officer has the keys to the complex and occasionally takes people on tours. The lead paint removal alone would be prohibitive, then new wiring and plumbing. They built the new police station right behind the complex. Streetcars used to go past the complex and many people rode the streetcars to events at the complex. There is another Palace theater in CT that was designed after this one (or vise-versa), but it is far smaller; and restored.. I'd still love to take on the restoration of the complex, but I'm 73 now and it'd take at least 10 years to renovate the complex.

[@teaoftheworld8942]

Oregon Transportation Park I hope that you get to see the theaters renovated some day!

[@Cyborganna]

Sounds complex.

[@McDylanNuggets]

I'm so glad this is being restored and not destroyed. Most places they would just tear down.

[@garyruss3529]

I find that so sad in many of these videos. Very happy to hear they're restoring it & can't wait to see what it looks like. Incredibly sad what's happened to Detroit.

[@ryansanchez1230]

Watching the Proper People while it's raining is a mood that I live for (also while in a comfy bed... and maybe hot cocoa... just saying)

[@abpsd73]

The balconies near the stage reminded me of Statler and Waldorf on the Muppets.

[@Naveandlaen]

when yall turned on that spinning light; everything felt so magical. yall make the BEST videos

[@philyew3617]

I can't understand why a Spinning Disco Light would have any attraction whatsoever in a 100 year old Theatre. It was totally out of place and could not have been more inappropriate. The only place for such a light is the garbage dumpster, not in such a beautiful building.

[@ghostboogie]

lol I honestly didn't think much of it, and I agree with Phil... it didn't belong there. Almost like they used it for strippers or some other deviant behavior.

[@joshuaayres8932]

It's amazing how much detail is still left even after it's been abandoned for so long.

[@SEEYAIAYE]

It must be a tough place to get into considering the lack of vandalism and graffiti.

[@cut--]

I'm guessing the owners or speculators are making sure the roof is well kept. just a thought. Once a roof goes it's curtains.. pun intended ;)

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

@@cut-- Yea and the windows and doors sealed up as well.

[@damienomen68]

They were built in a time where craftmanship mattered.Long since gone for the most part.

[@toxicwhitestraightmalebigo6091]

No water, will last forever.

[@theminicooper]

There was organ pipes in the second theater... Too bad they didn't find the organ :( .. Also found an add for those Peerless projectors from 1954... helps situate when they're from.

[@virginiaorganbuilder]

Just because they didn't find the console doesn't mean the organ isn't stil there! If they could have gotten to the chambers they might have seen it. Time for some research...

[@SchnelleKat]

It looks like i'm not the only one who is fascinated of the Roaring-20s Pipe Organs!

[@oldenweery7510]

@@SchnelleKat Yes, the silent films needed an organist to add excitement and mood. Bet it's a beaut!

[@zachpelc7996]

Sebastien Guy I would look for the main switch for the organ to turn it on and see if it works. If so I would play it.

[@mesirpez]

I highly doubt they would leave such an expensive historical insturment like that behind.

[@jimburig7064]

It is good to see these places knowing that are going to be saved and restored to their period splendor. The Proper People present these places very well. I'm really enjoying the lack of rattle can graffiti and gratuitous vandalism. That just enhances the whole experience.

[@Chris-Alia]

Would be great if you inserted photos of these places "in their glory" to compare to your video

[@user-yw8sr3uj1w]

@Stuxnet HomeGroup fuck off

[@markdavich5829]

I just finished binge watching all of your vids. Psyched for a new one.

[@Queendreamer]

Same

[@kaydub_]

I found these guys when the abandoned mall was on my recommendation one day and since then ive been watching them everyday after i get off work. Today I finally finished watching ALL of their uploads... Im excited to see what their upcoming trip has to offer! I also made thier Equinox theme song my ringtone so yeah you can say im a fan! Great job Michael and Bryan!! Can't wait for more!

[@saracoull6220]

That's funny I found them cos the abandoned mall appeared in my recommendations! I've been binge watching ever since!

[@becks13x]

I found their channel from the same video 😂

[@mxslick50]

18:38 That is a dual "Magic Lantern" projector. There were large glass slides with various images like clouds, etc. that would be projected onto the screen and curtains with that projector. They all used carbon arc lamps back then.

[@AlwaysHalloween000]

my dad took me to movies in theaters like this in the 1970's when i was a kid,the black licorice and real butter on the pop corn (jaws,star wars,moonraker) it's almost impossible to believe it was real now - he's long gone now but my dad was a good guy

[@lindseypayne3450]

🥺

[@davidberriman5903]

Oh wow! What magnificent theatres. The reason for two projectors is that a spool only held two thousand feet of film which lasted for about eighteen minutes. Every eighteen minutes we had to change from one projector to the other. While one was running you had to prepare the other projector to run again. The view you provided of the projectors wasn't adequate for me to tell if the projector heads were still in front of the arc houses or not. I never ran machines with Peerless arcs on them but my recollection is that they were one of the better makes. The other units may have been slide projectors. We used to show advertising slides before the show and during intermission. Many thanks for the tour. In future if you find projectors I, for one, would be very happy if you spent a little more time on them.

[@otaka1945]

That's very interesting! I assume from your knowledge you used to work in a projector booth?

[@eily_b]

Exactly. My friend worked in a cinema just before everything became digital. There was no more need to switch reels every 18 minutes but longer movies had to be switched smoothly without a break from one projector to the other because they were split into two reels. They were also wounded like a flower and always unwound from the middle to wind to the new reel from the middle again so that it could be used without rewinding. The reels also layed flat in the projectors because they were so massive and heavy. I loved to watch the projectors with him when the movie was running and I miss the sound of them. Now the movies are just harddrives. -_- (Sorry if this is a clumsy explanation)

[@davidberriman5903]

@@otaka1945 I certainly did. As a paying hobby I worked in three different cinemas over a period of about thirteen years. Film and carbon arcs are now things of the past. Projectors are now digital and the light is provided by Xenon lamps. I don't think I would like to do it now. All the fun has gone out of it. I enjoyed racing myself to see how fast I could prepare the other projector for its turn.

[@davidberriman5903]

@@eily_b that system was called platters. The projectionist had to join all the spools of film together and load them on to the platter. In my area most of the cinemas running platters were also automated so a push of a button started the projector, dimmed the auditorium lighting and opened the curtains. I haven't run a session in over thirty years and all the equipment I ran was quite old. I changed machines every eighteen minutes for my whole career in the industry. The worst films to run were musicals. They didn't put changeovers in the middle of a song so some spools were quite short. The Sound of Music was a case in point. Some spools were less than half their normal length. There was no time to get bored. I could get a projector ready to run again in about fourty seconds. Other people I knew needed about five minutes.

[@taralewis2606]

@David Berriman ~ Very interesting Mr. Berriman! What years did you work running the projectors? You got really good at your job having worked 13 years!

[@Shag471]

Amazing place! That painted curtain is known as a Fire Curtain which is used to keep a fire from spreading to the other side. Usually it’s hooked to a thin rope on the side of the stage which can be cut in an emergency and the curtain will come down. Very commonly they are painted ornately in old theatre buildings. Great work!

[@dylvasey]

I live in London so I'm somewhat spoilt for beautiful looking buildings, but this is stunning. I can't fathom why people wouldn't want to use such a beautiful building for years at a time.

[@graciegj63]

Usually it has something to do with renovation costs and affordability to keep it open.

[@MadameDeForklift]

@@graciegj63 That, and local economy. If Bridgeport, CT suffered from White Flight like Detroit and Chicago did, that would line up with the mid-70's closure timeline.

[@Killsnapz]

I live just 15 minutes south of Bridgeport in Norwalk Connecticut. Bridgeport is not the same city it was in the 20's. It was a town where things were manufactured. It was home to the General Motors subsidiary Guide which manufactured headlamp parts for all 5 GM divisions. It is where Singer sewing machines were made. It was the home of P.T. Barnum himself. Some of the highest taxes and cost of living has destroyed Bridgeport and most of the rest of the state. Bridgeport is a run down dirty city with a mayor who is a convicted felon. Bridgeport was hit by white flight many years ago. To the west of Interstate 95 there are empty brick warehouse with broken out windows. To the east nothing but empty overgrown lots and run down houses. Younger people are fleeing the state in droves these days.

[@westtell4]

it comes down to money renovations bring a building that old up to modern building code and electrical code isn't cheap not to mention including modern amenities while it would be nice to see buildings like this operating again the shear fact of all the money that would be needed to get it operational again would be quite significant

[@GGGhoulish]

the pure excitement bryan had when turning on those spinning lights is positively contagious

[@screwthecabal6453]

I would absolutely love to go back in time and experience this theater!

[@MrRikki52b]

I,m from Bridgeport originally. In my youth I spent many hours in this theatre watching Saturday afternoon cartoons. Thanks for the memories.

[@mikewmount]

I own two theater pipe organs. The one in my house came from the Linwood-LaSalle theater in Detroit.

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

You must have one heck of a large house. Do you ever get noise complaints from the neighbors?

[@praestant8]

doodr You are confusing the console with the pipes and chests.

[@CineZoneYT]

mikewmount Detroit’s theaters are butifull

[@jimiplayscobo5877]

@@CineZoneYT One of the nicest the Michigan Palace is now a parking lot :) Peace

[@mikewmount]

I am a pipe organ builder and yes these two organs are totally complete. There are 980 pipes with one organ and 1970 pipes with the other pipe organ. Thanks

[@francescaocasio6312]

Majestic is right here in my home town, I drive by it everyday for work. Remains untouched so badly I’d love to go in to see it’s beauty!!

[@UrbexAndChill]

The spinning light was my favorite part for sure.

[@cassieeccles7867]

I believe the theaters you are showing is Bridgeport CT. I am a stagehand and used to work in CT. One of my stagehand friends worked in both of the theaters. He would tell me stories of working in both. The stagehands would go to the train station and unload the scenery from the train cars, load on to a truck and set the show up in the theaters. Glad to hear they are finally fixing them up. Thanks for the video.

[@Lighting_Desk]

This is astounding. I swore at the screen multiple times due to the sheer beauty.

[@kingofrapture]

I'm so happy these theaters are able to be restored and renovated. I wish the same could be for other ones in need of restoration as well.

[@sicooper4230]

We will never see the likes of such beautiful architecture and attention to detail again..sadly.

[@billbaker9623]

A wonderful episode. Thank you. So many of these opulent theaters were created in the 20s and 30s during the great depression when spending a few hours in the afternoon was a way for many people of modest means to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives for a few hours. Then in the evenings the well to do could go to see and be seen. My grandmother remembers seeing Gone With The Wind first run for 25 cents. Hard to believe. The design of those wonderful projectors is called streamlining.

[@johnstancliff7328]

I went through the San Jose FOX Theater prior to its restoration.... so much history! so good to see these old palaces being restored!

[@sophiem285]

The amount of detail in these places is always incredible!! Like at around 17:22 in the video you can just see through the dust and see a painting on the roof of the candy bar. You just don't see details like that anymore! It makes me really sad that these places, these beautiful places, just get left there. Completely untouched. Completely unheard of. Completely forgotten. Completely unseen except by explorers... :/

[@ikiuia7804]

Wow, how gorgeous this place must have been in its day

[@ikiuia7804]

I didn’t type that

[@ikiuia7804]

Stanley McNulty I swear to god I did not type that, I don’t remember writing this, reading this, or typing on my keyboard on this, I also don’t say that w at start and end and o in the middle, most importantly, I don’t remember entering this video

[@seraphb-fly6888]

Ikiuia what?

[@ikiuia7804]

Seraph B-fly it was my mom

[@d2nity]

@@ikiuia7804 URYWPEGOHWPEOGW UR MUM HELP

[@faeryvixenetc]

that second one had pipes for the organ they played to accompany the silent films in the 20s So awesome!

[@IronMaiden756]

What gorgeous architecture! That Candy Bar sign... 🥰🥰🥰

[@diamonddavemusic]

I had an opportunity to visit a few beautiful theaters similar to the one in this video. Way back when they were in their final years of operation during the early 1970's. Those theaters were relegated to showing second run, "B" movies, and sometimes "double features" for very few customers. Movie goers at the time wanted the huge new shopping mall theaters, and so the grand old architecture of an earlier time, was left behind. I was a bit saddened as I watched this video knowing that our younger generations will never get to experience ditching school for an afternoon, going downtown, walking into these wonderful palatial interior spaces, smell the freshly made popcorn, and carefully sneak up into the darkened balcony, to spend a few hours watching a film on the gigantic silver screen with a friend or two. It seems those days are gone forever, but we can take a trip back in time, thanks to your videos.

[@rluby83]

Omg! Those are in my home town! So cool to watch this as they were always abandoned in my lifetime. My parents would tell me stories about how grand it was!

[@libertycabbagemusic]

What town?

[@roryw2943]

I would suggest you go to the Elgin and Wintergarden theatres in Toronto. They do tours with historical information given by folks who are passionate about the theatre. It's one of the few double-decker theatres in North America and maybe the only active one at this point. It's not an abandon exploration, but it made an impression on me when we went there during open doors Toronto. Perhaps one of the most fascinating things is that the Wintergarden was boarded off (They made a fake wall at a stairwell) while the lower theatre was still operational, to the point that people didn't know it existed.

[@mrburnz884]

Bryan: "The candy bar is still here..." Me: "Ooooo." Bryan: "Don't think there's much candy left though..." Me: "Damnit. At least check."

[@Geotpf]

Ewww. You want 1970's porn theater candy?

[@maximeb6662]

Geotpf that would be the crust on the seats and carpets

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Who rlse thought of the Asian guy in Die Hard that ate candy bars before the shootout?

[@SoCalJellybean]

The sheer, simple joy you got out of that spinning light made me smile!

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

Beautiful ! yet heartbreaking for an age gone by.

[@JamieMacgregor-9390]

I agree with you a very ornamental building.

[@happysavage6660]

This is cool. Beyond words, when looking at the lit places in each theater. The ambiance...beyond words. Thank you Proper People.

[@ninjastellar]

18:06 That is such a cool shot! You can really tell how much talent and effort goes into these videos.

[@ninjastellar]

21:38 I love it how in every episode you find something to laugh about but in that normal, simple way 😊 (not exaggerating or disrespecting). Either way, it's a beautiful location!

[@Jason_Phillips3679]

It's so magnificent seeing old historic theaters . 👍

[@taralewis2606]

Oh my goodness, these two theaters are absolutely incredible!! That much marble was quite a surprise. They spared no expense when building these gems. The pipes for the organ, the painted curtain, the architecture and painting, the projectors, and The Candy Bar were all amazing features! Fantastic explore/video guys!! Hope you’re able to go back after restoration is complete. Thanks for taking us along with you!! 😊

[@jem-qd2sn]

Hope these old Theaters can be save, such history. Look at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, and the Emerald Theatre in Mt. Clemens, MI. What they once were to what they are now.

[@CineZoneYT]

jem 1968 fox theatre is butifful I go to shows ALL the time

[@bustynerds2740]

Mt Clemens is just full of abandon buildings now. Only active buildings is the county. I'll always love mt Clemens though

[@treloarw]

So weird to look at these places and think about the multiple generations in the past that lived their lives enjoying these theaters. Generations now completely buried in the past. My dad was born in ‘48. Can’t imagine being a person his age with memories of this place with his parents, and then seeing them again on this video. Talk about flashbacks!

[@fordzillas]

Years ago my friend had access to one of those theaters through proper channels, i got to got to go in and check it out with him in its state of decay. It was around 2012

[@gearhead4526]

A theater in Middletown, Ohio where I live was torn down last year. It was from the 20's also. When it last operated it was called The Studio theater, when it opened in the late 20's it was called the Strand I still remember seeing Star Wars there in 1977! RIP The Strand Theater! It's good to see not all of these theaters will be lost. Thanks for documenting guys!

[@chuckfoster4959]

My first comment for you gents ever, although my wife and I have watched nearly all of your content. Two thoughts: If you have footage of the pipe organ in this theater, we would absolutely love to see it. Even if it were just a short clip, perhaps with commentary on the history as you do so well. The history of just the fact that the organs exist in theaters is interesting enough, but the specific history of a given organ can also be really interesting. Second, you guys are so much more professional with your approach than some of the other channels, I bet you could easily submit to management of locations where there are in-use areas with disused back-areas. The history that you add to the clips would entice them to allow you into their back-areas because they could get attention and excitement from your community for their locations. I think you've done live sites with permission a few times. If you haven't thought of creating a video for the purposes of pitching to their management to make it easier for you to do, I think it would work incredibly well.

[@judithmcbride4023]

As Always, you never let us down!! These theatre’s are Incredibly Beautiful , even in their current condition !! How exciting it would be to be able to visit them when finished! I too, love the architecture from that time period!! These buildings were meant to last through time!! You can almost feel the pride of those who designed and constructed them! 👌👌

[@neuron1618]

"Because this is a nighttime exploration, we have to be careful where we shine our lights to avoid being noticed..." *10 minutes later:* 8:59

[@thejudgmentalcat]

"Let's turn on this disco rave spinning light" lmao

[@coraldiamond1922]

neuron1618 but there were no windows there in that room though so that makes no sense to comment that really.

[@vendybirdsvadl7472]

@@coraldiamond1922 no look theres window right there

[@Smashley8708]

@@vendybirdsvadl7472 no there is not Karen

[@vendybirdsvadl7472]

@@Smashley8708 there Is, look over there

[@j3ssman]

That proscenium and dome are both staggering. These picture palaces are astonishing. I’ve worked in 5 large ornate (ranging from 1854 - 1927) theatres for the last 7 years of my life and have been promoted to manager in one of them only this year, it breaks my heart to see some of these buildings in such disrepair. They are truly magical places with millions of stories. It’s like stepping into another world. Happy that they are getting the renovation they deserve, Hopefully they reinstate/repair some of the heritage items.

[@Samuel-nu3uz]

I love that you don’t try do weekly vids and because of that each time a vid is out the quality is amazing

[@OsmosisHD]

Would love to see this place restored. It's stunningly beautiful

[@TheUniqueHistoryChannel777]

I really hope they restore it. It’s in Bridgeport I think. I used to live close by and never heard of it. Excellent videoooooo 😍!

[@PopCultureFan_]

Everytime you play ghostly old timey music i cant help but think of the shinning.

[@andthe2become1flesh93]

Don't you mean "Shining?" *in a Bart Simpson voice 😉❤️

[@H0wlrunn3r]

During WW2 my great grandmother would hold my very young grandmothers hand and walk down the street to the Majestic Theater every weekend to watch as the projectors lit up those halls with latest film reels of our troops overseas. My great grandfather was in the 101st airborne and performed many jumps. But a German flak round finally got him one night over Bastogne and severely injured his left arm. After he landed, some other men picked him up in a Willy's jeep in an effort to rally the freshly landed troops into a more formally structured operation. Well the jeep broke down that night and wouldn't you know it, he was the only one who knew how to fix it! Before the war he had worked on the old giant Diamond T trucks as a mechanic. So he got out of the jeep at night in the cold, his arm severely wounded, and he got that jeep running and got them to safety in a jiffy! They got him to the medics and eventually transferred him to a formal hospital where a fellow serving family member happened to bump into him! He was able to get a letter out to his wife and daughter letting them know as much as he was allowed to tell them. In a cleverly worded way he as able to let them know he was wounded but safe without getting in trouble. They would have received that letter and walked into that great theater the next weekend feeling a mixture of relief, joy, and probably some new form of anxiety about what would happen next. All that history echoes through the silent halls of that theater... countless stories both remembered and forgotten. I post this so that one of those stories is remembered.

[@roze8423]

If you want to see a similar theatre that's still active, there's another Palace theatre in Waterbury, CT. Having been there & danced on the stage there, watching this video was a major trip! It really looks so similar (and being that they had the same name) it was like seeing the theatre I grew up in gone apocalypse lol.

[@roze8423]

Forgot to say, they were designed by the same people, hence the similar desgins/names

[@chewyenki]

The thing I like about you is that you don’t do all that click bait stuff like u know

[@FransHattingh]

Such _exquisite_ theatres. I'm so happy to know that the Majestic is being renovated to serve once again as a playhouse. I'm curious to see what becomes of the Palace, though. I definitely do agree that we should hang on to these architectural masterpieces. Though even when decaying, their beauty is very much evident. Thank you so much for exploring these places. Theatres like these are my favourite spaces in all the world.

[@robdedrick2052]

That spinning light needed one more thing . Take that 15 or 20 second clip add a sound of something winding up . Keep giggles in . But also add your Intro Music .

[@potatobrah0019]

I just love the pipe facade in the Palace Theatre. it's a rare piece of a time long forgotten.

[@Psi105]

21:02 If you're getting a bit tried of walking around exploring abandoned places you could do videos where you guys camp for the night in interesting locations or environments. That video where you guys camped on top of a tower in the fog is in my top 10. It doesn't need to be URBEX/abandoned to be an awesome Proper People video.

[@av8tore71]

You both should come to Rockford, IL and venture into a few of our old buildings like Testers who made models and paint for the models, Barbara Colman, the old Elco Textron building where I used to work as a tool & die. The floors are wooden blocks instead of cement. We still have buildings at the airport that were built back in the 40's when the airport was an Army base called Camp Grant. There is also Rockford Products

[@troyconnolly9053]

Absolutely stunning!! Your best yet . We have a few similar design theatres in Australia (. Melbourne Regent )that have been restored . Many have been demolished though

[@j3ssman]

I work for the Marriners - wait until you see the Regent when it gets unveiled in January! It’s astonishing.

[@troyconnolly9053]

Jesse Fowler can’t wait !. Shame Brisbane one. Only has the foyer now

[@JessieHTX]

I live about 1 1/2 away from a smaller theatre built in 1939. River Oaks Theatre in Houston. I love this place. I was actually in a RHPS shadow cast that performed there when I was younger. Very Art Deco. It was a single screen, but in the ‘70s they converted the balcony into 2 small screens and kept most of the original in the large screen downstairs. Falling apart a little, but still beautiful molding and decorative pieces around the curtains. 14 years ago they were in danger of becoming a parking lot, but too many locals wouldn’t allow it. They’ve changed owners multiple times but stay afloat doing Art house, foreign, and midnight movies. They still RHPS.

[@brrrgundy]

5:50 y’all notice someone walking on the top balcony?

[@globalmillitary9611]

Yo wtf

[@garyruss3529]

It's Abandoned_Newengland guy.

[@0penEyesAndMind51]

Cool. Nice find

[@natefelix]

Yeah I just saw that . You can see his shadow and you can see him walk down the stairs

[@LadyIno]

First I thought your comment was clickbait. But yeah, good find, who was that?

[@My1925World]

Thank you for taking us inside these two beautiful old movie palaces. I wish all these theaters could be saved. The Byrd Theatre in Richmond, Virginia is a much smaller palace but still shows movies. Thanks again.

[@breakinn403]

Thank god vandals, scrapers and graffiti missed this beautiful theater.

[@ladytron9188]

breakinn403 must be well secured.

[@mr.ashyslashy6966]

Exactly

[@Clare0724]

Exactly, it would be even more heartbreaking to see that. It's sad enough to see it falling apart. Hopefully they'll be able to restore them

[@jamesrawl3648]

Well they all know about it now, one of the bad points of these videos.

[@supermanacf]

Abandoned in 1975... and in that good of condition... crazy! You guys find some amazing treasures.

[@woolyflounder6710]

1:40 I’m getting Tower of Terror vibes Edit: I didn’t realize he said it later in the video.

[@phillysportsmedia2825]

Such a cool building I’m actually glad they are renovating it and not tearing it down. It seems like the props we’re not stolen from other visitors they were just left their which is also nice to see. You can tell in your other videos people damage and steal stuff which I never understand. And I mean other people. I hope they can save it, if not just let it be unless the owners want it demolished

[@billplatt]

The Met Theater in Philadelphia was saved.. Historic theater, and was saved and fully restored as a concert venue..

[@McFwoupson]

Saw Ween there 2 months ago. Fucking awesome venue.

[@honeykazoo8416]

Wow I might wanna go there.

[@tigerfan8244]

I lived about 45 mins from here for 15 years and never knew about this. Such a hauntingly beautiful place. I really hope that they do save this place.

[@remmiemax3624]

Just think of the sound @ 21:05 that the pipe organ makes....WOW

[@its.waynesworld]

Wow, i live near the majestic and palace theatres, so this was cool to see. The theatres were built when it was a wealthy, prosperous, industrial city. Unfortunately, the renovations lost still sits in limbo but surprisingly has experienced no vandalism. Truly a untouched gem for my city.

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

22:34 Actually that's a very specific type of design called 'Streamline Moderne'.

[@GothicPhantomZero]

Wow! Those two places are amazingly beautiful! You could almost hear the happy sounds of being there and whirring and clicking of the projectors.

[@KimmyLam]

I don't know why I struggle to sleep when I watch these so close to bed time!

[@graciegj63]

Heh who'd want to sleep in case you missed something awesome?

[@skdkoc]

yes

[@OhPapito313]

Awesome to see a beautiful place like this still around

[@alpine1600s]

For those wanting to Google more on these theaters, they are specifically "Poli's Majestic and Palace Theaters" in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Not the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut, which coincidentally all three were opened in 1922.

[@harryhall5092]

Those old movie palaces were awesome places, I liked seeing the organ pipes still in the chambers on each side of the stage. I can just imagine an old Wurlitzer theatre organ playing in this monstrous place and the beautiful sound of its pipes and different sounds of the instruments that were included as part of these installations! It is sad to see this place in so much disrepair and hope that it is restored with an organ again, they have awesome sound that is one of a kind!!!

[@The-Cheese-Grater]

Any one else reminded of Kino der töten when you see this?

[@bobbiejeanraper5156]

Beautiful even in it's state of decay. Thank you for exploring and sharing.

[@s8RRRR]

Nobody would build something as ostentatious as this today. We're only focusing on efficiency now. Wonder where this is going 20+ years from now.

[@michellepaul8514]

s8RRRR It’s too bad they don’t build anything this fancy and beautiful anymore. I’d love to go to a place like that. They’re going to restore this movie theater though.

[@smwsmwsmw]

Theaters have to make money to stay afloat. Very difficult to find an audience the size of the Palace to see a single film, night after night.

[@champievlogs]

I know right? People really lived properly back then!

[@filipesantos5361]

Remember that back in the 20s only the upper american class attended these types of cinema. That's why these theatres were so luxurious. The ticket prices would not be affordable to the common citizen. Now, this is only a guess of mine, but I suspect that these kind of theatre went bankrupt due to the change in audience along the years. In the 60s and 70s cinema started being more affordable to everyone, and they had this high quality theatre (with very high maintenance costs), with much lower return, due to the fact that the audience changed. It is not viable to maintain active such a luxurious theater for a more casual/humble audience.

[@KyleSchwanz]

Not sure how long ago you guys went in there, but I looked the place up online and it looks like it’s back open and finished. New photos look amazing!!!

[@charliealder7882]

Why’s no one talking about the fact this is kino Der toten from cod zombies

[@labrat18610]

That shot with the candy bar sign shadow is fantastic. That shot is something you would find in an Orson Welles movie. That's classic film making. I love you guys.

[@fwaaw1]

In the second theater the "projector" you found is actually call a "Magic Lantern"

[@jasonblack499]

What did it do?

[@fwaaw1]

@@jasonblack499 As far as I can gather it was basically a Victorian slide projector using a candle or paraffin lamp to backlight the painted glass slides before they slowly move toward electricity.

[@HarryHodgman]

How can places so opulent and overwhelmingly beautiful like these ever get into the state they're in? It's insane how gorgeous and historic they are.

[@MrL4t3]

That's my home movietheater architecture when i win the lottery. 🤪😆

[@jonibarger3147]

The theater is full on art deco. Love the design

[@grfeld84]

20:21 Time for shadow puppets in a grand theater! lol

[@skaterman160]

As a lighting programmer for concerts and events it’s so glorious to see that old guy still completely work and pan all the way perfectly! Love it!!!

[@croissantproductions]

Lol, I’m a lighting guy, too. Those things were very high quality back then.