Mark Jabara, an artist from Australia, has been taking some of my theater images and restoring them in Photoshop. The Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s only art deco movie palace, opened on Christmas day in 1928. It closed in 2002, and the auditorium was demolished in the spring of 2015.
Auditorium of the Boyd Theatre in Philadelphia, PA
Digital Restoration of the Boyd with original colors.
The Madison in Peoria, IL was originally designed in the Adamesque style and was remodeled in 1936 in the simpler art deco style to ease the maintenance of the building. Mark restored some of the lost adamesque details near the stage.
Auditorium, Madison Theatre – Peoria, IL
Digital Restoration of the Madison Theatre with some original details restored.
The United Artists Theatre in Detroit, Michigan opened on February 3, 1928 and closed in August 1972. It’s one of the most dangerous and deteriorated theaters I’ve ever photographed.
Auditorium, United Artists Theatre – Detroit, MI
Digital Restoration of the United Artists Theatre with original colors.
The Boyd Theatre is featured in my first book, After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theater. The Madison and United Artists are featured in my latest book, After the Final Curtain: America’s Abandoned Theaters. Both are available on my site, Bookshop.org, and bookstores everywhere.
After the Final Curtain 