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- catalog abstract ""Focusing on the restoration of movie theaters in Atlanta, Biloxi, Birmingham, Durham, Memphis, and Tampa. Janna Jones provides a record of the architectural history and preservation of the opulent urban moving-picture palace. Reflecting our fascination with the past, she recreates the magic of the early years of theaters throughout the southern United States, their demise in the mid-twentieth century, and their renaissance in the 1970s as the preservation movement swept across the country." "From the 1920s through the 1950s, the magnificent movie theaters of the South beckoned to millions of urban patrons. By the 1960s, however, many downtown districts had experienced profound cultural and economic crises, and the wrecking ball destroyed scores of the grand old structures. Others barely survived by showing pornographic or racially exploitative movies. Those remaining today are often a critical component of downtown revitalization." "Jones discusses attempts to save, restore, and reuse the movie houses. She explores how and why people attempt to resurrect the past and reveals the complexity of cultural memory. Based on her interviews with preservationists, the book offers a cultural analysis of architectural preservation in the late twentieth century by examining the practices, philosophies, and politics of preservation today, shedding light on the ways that nostalgia often guides - and misguides - their work."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12773594.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Focusing on the restoration of movie theaters in Atlanta, Biloxi, Birmingham, Durham, Memphis, and Tampa. Janna Jones provides a record of the architectural history and preservation of the opulent urban moving-picture palace. Reflecting our fascination with the past, she recreates the magic of the early years of theaters throughout the southern United States, their demise in the mid-twentieth century, and their renaissance in the 1970s as the preservation movement swept across the country."".
- catalog description ""From the 1920s through the 1950s, the magnificent movie theaters of the South beckoned to millions of urban patrons. By the 1960s, however, many downtown districts had experienced profound cultural and economic crises, and the wrecking ball destroyed scores of the grand old structures. Others barely survived by showing pornographic or racially exploitative movies. Those remaining today are often a critical component of downtown revitalization."".
- catalog description ""Jones discusses attempts to save, restore, and reuse the movie houses. She explores how and why people attempt to resurrect the past and reveals the complexity of cultural memory. Based on her interviews with preservationists, the book offers a cultural analysis of architectural preservation in the late twentieth century by examining the practices, philosophies, and politics of preservation today, shedding light on the ways that nostalgia often guides - and misguides - their work."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. From Glory to Ruins: The Early Years of the Movie Palace -- 2. The Decline of the Southern Downtown Movie Palace -- 3. Rescuing the Past from the Wrecking Ball -- 4. Creating the Illusion of a Material Past -- 5. The Discursive Past -- 6. The Transformation of the Downtown Movie Palace.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-283) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 291 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0813026059 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Gainesville : University Press of Florida,".
- catalog spatial "Southern States.".
- catalog subject "725/.823/0975028 21".
- catalog subject "Motion picture theaters Conservation and restoration Southern States.".
- catalog subject "NA6846.U6 J66 2003".
- catalog subject "Urban renewal Southern States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. From Glory to Ruins: The Early Years of the Movie Palace -- 2. The Decline of the Southern Downtown Movie Palace -- 3. Rescuing the Past from the Wrecking Ball -- 4. Creating the Illusion of a Material Past -- 5. The Discursive Past -- 6. The Transformation of the Downtown Movie Palace.".
- catalog title "The southern movie palace : rise, fall, and resurrection / Janna Jones.".
- catalog type "text".