Caldwell, Howard,  1925- <br/><br/>
The golden age of Indianapolis theaters  [electronic resource] / 
Howard Caldwell. 
 - Bloomington [Ind.] :  Quarry Books/Indiana University Press,  c2010. 
 - xii, 206 p. :  ill., ports. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Birth of a theater buff -- Theater one and what happened before -- A war's effect and another theater is born -- Theater count briefly jumps to three -- English's opera house and its impact -- The 1890s and its seeds of change -- Theater enhancement and the gentle intrusion of moving pictures -- English's and The Grand lead the growing theater parade -- The Shuberts come to town as the theater competition grows -- City's first movie palace enhances respectability of going to the movies -- The 1920s and the birth of new challenges -- The silent film era's finale -- Sound moves in with a vengeance -- The 1930s and its challenges -- The 1930s and its challenges II -- The rest of the 1930s survivors -- The 1940s, a decade of success and sadness -- The 1950s bring changes and new competition -- A brief look at what happened next. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Theaters--History.--Indiana--Indianapolis<br/>Motion picture theaters--History.--Indiana--Indianapolis
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN2277.I5  / C35 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>792.09772/52