[KineJapan] famous movie theaters from the silent era

[dburall1 at rochester.rr.com]

Thank you Aaron!

---- Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu> wrote: 
> Sorry for the delay in responding.
> 
> Actually, Asakusa Rokku was not hard hit by WWII bombing (those theaters that were destroyed were purposely taken down by authorities towards the end of the war), so not a few of the theaters built in the late 20s and early 30s actually continued to exist until the 70s and 80s. The three theaters that closed last year were actually built in 1927:
> 
> http://www.cinema-st.com/classic/c030a.html
> 
> Other theaters had their own histories. The grand Shochiku-za in Osaka, built in 1922, was in use as a legit theater until 1997, when they rebuilt it, only keeping the facade. The Musashinokan building existed until 1968. 
> 
> Aaron
> 
> On Jul 27, 2013, at 10:24 AM, <dburall1 at rochester.rr.com> <dburall1 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello everyone,
> > 
> > I'm posting this question on behalf of a colleague. Can anyone help?
> > 
> > 
> > "At the end of the war, did any famous movie theatres from the 
> > silent era remain open and intact? (e.g. Cinema Palace, Musashinokan, 
> > Taishokan, Ushigomeakan, Aoikan etc. ?).  I know several were destroyed 
> > in the Earthquake, but rebuilt shortly thereafter.  But did they survive 
> > the war?"
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > Joanne Bernardi
> > 
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