Tag Archives: #preservation

Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘The Loves of Pharaoh’

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Photo: Dagny Servaes in “The Loves of Pharaoh.” Credit: American Cinematheque. To celebrate the 89th anniversary of the opening of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, American Cinematheque screened the 1922 restored Ernst Lubitsch film THE LOVES OF PHARAOH Tuesday night, October 18. … Continue reading →

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Restoration at Wilshire Boulevard Temple

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Photo: Wilshire Boulevard Temple, interior. Credit: Jim Winstead On the 140th anniversary of the Chicago fire, it’s a time to celebrate the city’s libraries. Rick Kogan explains in the Tribune’s Sidewalks blog. Jay Jones, writing for the Los Angeles Times, … Continue reading →

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University Demolishes Theda Bara’s Former Home

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Xavier University tore down Theda Bara’s former home in Cincinnati. Not for any particular reason. Just because. Photo: Theda Bara’s former home is demolished. Credit: The Cincinnati Enquirer/Michael E. Keating

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#history, #museum

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

David Dunlap has a great story in the New York Times’ City Room about the return of an eagle head, sculpted by Adolph A. Weinman, that was salvaged from the demolition of Pennsylvania Station. There’s lots more about bits and … Continue reading →

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#history

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Lady Mayfair, a statue that was once atop the Mayfair Theater in Dayton, Ohio, is being moved from the Dayton Art Institute to Carillon Park. The Mayfair was demolished in 1969, according to WDTN-TV Channel 2 in Dayton. Photo: Mayfair … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Photographs by Larry Harnisch / LADailyMirror.com Mural in the Los Angeles Times Globe Lobby, dated July 19, 1934, by Hugo Ballin Hugo Ballin is one of the greatest muralists in Los Angeles history, creating monumental murals in the 1920s and … Continue reading →

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