Strand Theatre Photography Workshop, September 19, 2026 Workshop at the Strand Theatre in Clinton MA
Strand Theatre Photography Workshop, September 19, 2026
Workshop at the Strand Theatre in Clinton MA
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Matt Lambros
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I spend a lot of time in abandoned theaters and eating barbecue. Not at the same time. That would be weird. https://linktr.ee/Mattlambros
Photographing the Capitol Theatre in New Bedford took two tries. The bottle redemption place out front refused to let me in, even with the owner on the phone telling them to. So I waited until they got kicked out and went back. Full post and photos are live on Patreon.
Commodore Hull Theatre – Derby, CT This was originally posted on After the Final Curtain’s Patreon in 2025. For expanded early posts, as well as video walkthroughs and other exclusive content, you can become a patron at: The Commodore Hull Theatre opened on May 4, 1927, on Elizabeth Street,…
Commodore Hull Theatre – Derby, CT
This was originally posted on After the Final Curtain’s Patreon in 2025. For expanded early posts, as well as video walkthroughs and other exclusive content, you can become a patron at: The Commodore Hull Theatre opened on May 4, 1927, on Elizabeth Street, extending through the block to Minerva Street, in Derby, CT. It was built with a seating capacity of approximately 1,270. The theater was named for Isaac Hull, who was born in Derby in 1773 and later commanded the USS Constitution during the War of 1812…
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Been a little quiet around here. Figured I’d come back with a roll of Fuji Reala 120 that expired in 2004. I was down to my last eight rolls, but I tracked down another nine, so the crisis has been averted. Newport Opera House, photographed a few weekends ago.
Capitol Theatre – Rockford, IL This was originally posted on After the Final Curtain’s Patreon in 2025. For expanded early posts, as well as video walkthroughs and other exclusive content, you can become a patron at: The Capitol Theatre stood at 1122 S. Main Street on the south side of Rockford,…
Capitol Theatre – Rockford, IL
This was originally posted on After the Final Curtain’s Patreon in 2025. For expanded early posts, as well as video walkthroughs and other exclusive content, you can become a patron at: The Capitol Theatre stood at 1122 S. Main Street on the south side of Rockford, Illinois. Built in 1928 by Anthony Domino and Theodore Ingrassia at a reported cost of $175,000, it seated approximately 1,000 patrons. Rockford architect Wybe J. van der Meer designed the building in a Spanish Colonial style. The facade featured buff colored brick, a red Spanish tile roof, and four terra cotta portrait medallions mounted high on the front elevation.
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The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), formerly Loew’s State Theatre – Providence, Rhode Island This was originally posted on After the Final Curtain’s Patreon in 2025. For expanded early posts, as well as video walkthroughs and other exclusive content, you can become a patron at: PPAC…
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), formerly Loew’s State Theatre – Providence, Rhode Island
This was originally posted on After the Final Curtain’s Patreon in 2025. For expanded early posts, as well as video walkthroughs and other exclusive content, you can become a patron at: PPAC sits on Weybosset Street in downtown Providence and first opened in 1928 as Loew’s State Theatre. Designed by Rapp & Rapp—basically the go-to architects for movie palaces in the ‘20s—it was built for the Loew’s Theatres chain at the height of the movie palace boom. It opened with Excess Baggage starring William Haines, but the real draw that night was the building itself.
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I haven’t posted in almost two weeks, so here’s one from a road trip a while back. Also, my long post on Hudson is live on Patreon now, and it’s open for anyone to read. Link in my story.
The Stanley Theatre – Newark, New Jersey The Stanley Theatre opened on May 26, 1927 in Newark, NJ. It was built for the Stanley Fabian circuit and designed by Newark architect Frank Grad. The theater seated roughly 2,000 people and was built as an atmospheric movie palace with a Spanish courtyard…
The Stanley Theatre – Newark, New Jersey
The Stanley Theatre opened on May 26, 1927 in Newark, NJ. It was built for the Stanley Fabian circuit and designed by Newark architect Frank Grad. The theater seated roughly 2,000 people and was built as an atmospheric movie palace with a Spanish courtyard interior. Its facade used Spanish inspired details, including stucco, terra cotta ornament, tile, and wrought iron.
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Back to theaters. I lit the auditorium and accidentally made this hallway look more dramatic than it usually did. I’ll take it.
Still working through the Hudson stuff. I should have it finished sometime this week. In the meantime, here’s a night shot of admin to clog up your feed with even more from here. You’re welcome.
Road Trip 2014 Day 2 View from the rear of the Inglewood Fox auditorium. The Inglewood Fox Theatre opened on March 31, 1949. It closed in 1988, and was added to the National Historic Register in late 2012. For more info about the theater check out the Inglewood Fox Theatre Alliance:
Road Trip 2014 Day 2
View from the rear of the Inglewood Fox auditorium. The Inglewood Fox Theatre opened on March 31, 1949. It closed in 1988, and was added to the National Historic Register in late 2012. For more info about the theater check out the Inglewood Fox Theatre Alliance:
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Road Trip 2014 Day 3 http://wp.me/p1nnUk-II
Road Trip 2014 Day 3
View of the auditorium from the main level. The Fox Theatre in Fullerton, CA opened in 1925. Designed by Raymond M. Kennedy, it was a sister theater to the Egyptian, and Chinese Theatres. The Fox closed in 1987, and was scheduled for demolition until a campaign to restore the building was launched in 2000. Read more about the theater at:
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Snapshot: Empress Theatre http://wp.me/p1nnUk-CN
Snapshot: Empress Theatre
Post 3 in the Snapshot Series - Occasionally in my travels I come across a theater that I can’t find a lot of information on, or that I only have a chance to photograph for an hour or two. They’re still beautiful and fascinating, so they definitely have a place on After the Final Curtain
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The OKLA Theatre – McAlester, Oklahoma View from the balcony of the auditorium. The OKLA Theatre opened on July 10, 1931 in McAlester, Oklahoma. It was built on the site of the Palace Theatre, which burned down in December of 1930. Wallace Wilkerson, the owner of the theater building, hired…
The OKLA Theatre – McAlester, Oklahoma
View from the balcony of the auditorium. The OKLA Theatre opened on July 10, 1931 in McAlester, Oklahoma. It was built on the site of the Palace Theatre, which burned down in December of 1930. Wallace Wilkerson, the owner of the theater building, hired architect W. Scott Dunn to build a new theater on a budget of $50,000. Dunn converted the existing cinema walls into a partial…
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Theater Updates In light of the recent demolition of the Boyd Theatre in Philadelphia, I thought I’d post an update for some of the theaters I’ve visited over the years. View from the balcony of the Loew's Kings Theatre during renovation. The Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn has undergone a $94…
Theater Updates
In light of the recent demolition of the Boyd Theatre in Philadelphia, I thought I’d post an update for some of the theaters I’ve visited over the years. View from the balcony of the Loew's Kings Theatre during renovation. The Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn has undergone a $94 million restoration, and will reopen as a performing arts center in late 2014/early 2015.
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Queens Wonder Theatre - The Loew's Valencia Theatre http://wp.me/p1nnUk-vq
Loew’s Valencia Theatre
This theater is not abandoned, but I had the chance to shoot it late last year, and I wanted to share the images with everyone. View from the main level of the auditorium. In the early 1920s, the Paramount-Publix theater chain planned to open five theaters in the New York City area. However, in December of 1927 those plans were put on hold due to an agreement with the Loew's Corporation.
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Theater RePhotographs Over the years, I’ve come across a number of vintage photographs while researching blog posts for After the Final Curtain. One resource is the Theatre Historical Society of America's American Theatre Architecture Archive. With their permission I was able to combine our…
Theater RePhotographs
Over the years, I’ve come across a number of vintage photographs while researching blog posts for After the Final Curtain. One resource is the Theatre Historical Society of America's American Theatre Architecture Archive. With their permission I was able to combine our photographs to create these "rephotographs" showcasing a glimpse of what I have seen over the years. The composite of these images illustrates the rise and fall of these buildings and the potential for what they could become again, if restored.
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Russell Theatre View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Russell Theatre opened on December 4, 1930 in Maysville, Kentucky. Plans to build the theater were announced in 1929 by Col. J. Barbour Russell, a local businessman. Russell hired the architectural firm of Frankel and Curtis to design…
Russell Theatre
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Russell Theatre opened on December 4, 1930 in Maysville, Kentucky. Plans to build the theater were announced in 1929 by Col. J. Barbour Russell, a local businessman. Russell hired the architectural firm of Frankel and Curtis to design the theater. It was built on the site of a grocery warehouse owned by the Russell family at a cost of around $200,000.
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Will it play (again) in Peoria? The Madison Theatre http://wp.me/p1nnUk-nV
Madison Theatre
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Madison Theatre opened on October 16, 1920 in Peoria, Illinois. It was built by architect Frederic J. Klein (known for Rockford, Illinois' Coronado Theatre) for the Robinson Amusement Company. The 1,739 seat theater 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.
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Fabian Theatre Paterson, NJ http://wp.me/p1nnUk-pU
Fabian Theatre
View of the balcony auditorium after multiplexing. The Fabian Theatre opened on December 14, 1925 in Paterson, New Jersey. Designed by Paterson architect Fred Wesley Wentworth for theater magnate Jacob Fabian, the 3,228 seat theater was built in a Sullivanesque style with a two ton chandelier, tile floors, murals, and Turkish baths in the basement.
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Shapshot: Liberty Theatre http://wp.me/p1nnUk-r9
Shapshot: Liberty Theatre
Introducing: the Snapshot Series - Occasionally in my travels I come across a theater that I can't find a lot of information on, or that I only have a chance to photograph for an hour or two. They're still beautiful and fascinating, so they definitely have a place on After the Final Curtain.
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Road Trip 2013 Day 2 Lyric Theatre Birmingham, AL. Day two was spent photographing the Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama. The Lyric opened in 1914 as a vaudeville theater, and was eventually converted to show films. More information can be found at © Matthew Lambros and After the Final Curtain,…
Road Trip 2013 Day 2
Lyric Theatre Birmingham, AL. Day two was spent photographing the Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama. The Lyric opened in 1914 as a vaudeville theater, and was eventually converted to show films. More information can be found at © Matthew Lambros and After the Final Curtain, 2013. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
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Road Trip 2013 Day 3 http://wp.me/p1nnUk-rx
Road Trip 2013 Day 3
View of the Jayhawk Theatre from the balcony. The next theater I visited was the Jayhawk Theatre in Topeka, Kansas. The Jayhawk opened in August of 1926, and has been closed since May 1976. For more information visit the website of the organization trying to restore the theater: © Matthew Lambros and After the Final Curtain, 2013. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
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Road Trip Day 4 Booth Theatre Independence, Kansas http://wp.me/p1nnUk-rC
Road Trip 2013 Day 4
The chandelier was removed when the theater was used as a church. The fourth theater I visited was the Booth Theatre in Independence, Kansas. The Booth opened in 1927 and closed in 1980. It was used as a church for a few years before closing for good. In 1991 the Booth Theatre Foundation was started to renovate and reuse the theater.
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Road Trip Day 5 The Okla Theatre in McAlester, Oklahoma
Road Trip 2013 Day 5
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The next stop on the trip was the Okla Theatre in McAlester, Oklahoma. The Okla opened on July 10, 1931 and closed on September 4, 1989. The city of McAlester is currently trying to restore and reopen the theater. For more information check out their website: © Matthew Lambros and After the Final Curtain, 2013.
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Berry Theatre Fort Worth, TX http://wp.me/p1nnUk-rJ
Road Trip 2013 Day 6
View from the balcony of the Berry Theatre. After making a quick stop at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport to drop off some of my road trip companions, I headed over to the Berry Theatre in Fort Worth. The theater opened as the White Theatre in the early 1940s, and was eventually renamed the Berry Theatre after the street in resides on.
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I’ve been visiting the grounds of Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY for more than twenty years. If I had never found my way onto that campus, I do not know if After the Final Curtain would exist in the same way.
Expired film from a southern trip. An exterior, projection booth, and an auditorium wall. I’m incapable of taking a normal vacation.
I promise the next place I post won’t be another balcony shot from an atmospheric theater. I swear. Probably. Balcony, Ritz Theatre - Corpus Christi, TX
