picture palaces
Old-fashioned film venues
Picture palaces were grand, ornately decorated movie theaters built primarily in the 1910s through 1930s.
These lavish venues featured architectural flourishes—gilded ceilings, chandeliers, plush seating, and exotic themes—meant to make moviegoing feel like an event.
The term evokes an era before multiplexes, when cinema attendance carried glamour: The old picture palace downtown has been restored to its original splendor.
Deceptive outward appearance
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- balconyRaised exterior platform
ornamentation · colonnade · atrium · dome · cornice · molding · frescoes · stucco
Film industry metonym
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- screeningsScheduled film viewings
- filmsProjected motion pictures
- moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment
talkies · newsreels · serials · double feature · matinee · premiere · usher · organist
Showy, abundant prosperity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
extravagance · ornate · gilded · palatial · sumptuous · luxurious · resplendent · majestic
Period of peak prosperity
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
memories · yesteryear · halcyon · silent film era · vaudeville · 1920s · 1930s · restoration
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
balcony · ornamentation · colonnade · atrium · dome · cornice · molding · frescoes · stucco · gilding
silver screen
Film industry metonym
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- screeningsScheduled film viewings
- filmsProjected motion pictures
movies · talkies · newsreels · serials · double feature · matinee · premiere · usher · organist · intermission
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
elegance · extravagance · ornate · gilded · palatial · sumptuous · luxurious · resplendent · majestic · glamour
golden age
Period of peak prosperity
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
heritage · memories · yesteryear · halcyon · silent film era · vaudeville · 1920s · 1930s · restoration · preservation
picture palaceshome theaters
Residential movie-watching systems
home video · bedroom TV · VOD
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