1969 ~ Our 39th Year ~ 2008


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Audio Archives

From National Public Radio, unless otherwise noted.

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"That Was Cinerama: A Critic Waxes Nostalgic" (8:17) 4/13/07

"Digital Projection in Theaters Slowed by Dispute" (7:30) 3/21/07

"Shrine Auditorium Looks for Corporate Sponsor" (1:00) 9/19/06

"Movies Under the Stars, Surrounded by Tombs" (4:30) 8/18/06

"Making the Music for Silent Movies" (12:07) 7/15/06

"After 1906 Quake, Arts Helped San Francisco Rebound" (7:46) 4/5/06

"Boston Theater District Works for Recognition" (4:58) 3/31/06

"Memories of the Movies in Segregated America" (7:47) 3/1/06

"Silent Movie Theater Keeps Film Goers Happy" (7:18) 2/27/06

"'Reel Paradise': Moving Theater Experience in Fiji" (7:43) 9/30/05

"Blobfest: A Running Event for a Small-Town Theater" (4:00) 7/16/05

"Taking a Tour of Los Angeles' Historic Neon Art" (5:10) 6/29/05

"100th Anniversary of First-Ever U.S. Movie Theater" (4:18) 6/17/05

"The Oldest Living Ziegfeld Girl" (5:47) 4/24/05

"Retracing Lincoln's Last Steps at the Ford Theater" (6:19) 4/17/05

"Harlem Preservation" (6:31) 4/14/05

"L.A.'s Disney Hall Shines -- A Bit Too Brightly" (3:49) 3/18/05

"Castro Theatre Firing Prompts San Francisco Uproar" (4:39) 12/18/04

"Under Paris, Cinephiles Elude Police" (4:37) 9/18/04

"Showtime at the Apollo: The Famous Theatre's 70th Anniversary" (10:18) 03/04/04

"Chicago's Iroquois Theatre Fire: 100 Years Later" (6:11) 12/29/03

"Old Movie Houses Fight for Survival" (5:07) 12/25/03

"Missing the Old Drive-In" (4:27) 11/21/03

"A Broadway Usherette for Sixty-five Years" (2:57) 06/08/03

"At 99, Pianist Still Playing for Silent Films" (1:44) June 1, 2003

"A Symphony in Stainless Steel: The Walt Disney Concert Hall" (8:45) 05/16/03

"Hope for Chicago's Uptown Theatre" (4:16) 10/14/02

"Baby Cinema -- Where They're Actually Welcome" (3:21) 03/06/00

"Buenos Aires's 1919 Gran Splendid Theater Renovated" (7:54) 08/29/01

"Exploring Northwest Theatre History with THSA" (2:39) 07/23/01
From KPLU, Seattle
[Features THSA Executive Director Richard Sklenar, Karen Colizzi Noonan, and Giles Woodforde]

"Chicago's Goodman Theatre Moves" (6:58) 11/09/00
[Features THSA Executive Director Richard Sklenar]

"Theatre Organist Lee Erwin Dies" (3:00) 09/26/00

"THSA - Preserving the Legacy of America's Historic Theatres" 06/29/00
From WBEZ, Chicago
[Features "tour" of THSA by Executive Director Richard Sklenar]
(Entire program is 55 minutes. Segment starts at 36:15 into Part 2 of program. Move "slider" on Real Player screen to that time point.)

"Rehabilitating Chicago's Historic Suburban Theatres" (16:30) 05/31/00
From WBEZ, Chicago
[Features THSA Executive Director Richard Sklenar]
(Entire program is 1 hour and 23 minutes. Segment starts at 31:30 into Part 2 of program. Move "slider" on Real Player screen to that time point.)

"New Drive-in Opens in Weston, Wisconsin" (4:30) 05/27/00

"Drive-in Memories" (3:00) 05/27/00

"Re-constructing Venice's La Fenice Opera House"(6:36) 05/02/00

"Cinerama" (6:24) 04/07/00

"The Silent Movie Theatre" (7:30) 12/16/99

"Silent Film Organists" (4:00) 11/25/99

"Radio City Music Hall Reopens" (1:30) 10/04/99

"Lost & Found Sound: The Sounds of Silents" (10:30) 08/06/99

"Minneapolis Shubert Theatre Moves" (4:23) 03/10/99

"Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre Reopens" (7:10) 12/04/98

"Silent Movies" (9:00) 03/08/98



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