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As the backbone of urban culture, theaters in the United States have been gathering places for centuries. From operas to ballets to movies, the arts required buildings that were as beautiful as the performances they housed. Early 19th-century theaters were temples to ornamentation, clad in over-the-top chandeliers, heavy drapes, and with a penchant for gold.
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Every time I go to a theater I always take the time to look at the theater architecture. I like how all theaters are built differently and in everyone, I have been in there is a little sense of the time it was built and the architect who designed it. I really liked reading this article because of the difference of all of these theaters. I like how the author decided to include theaters from all over the country instead of just sticking to the well-known or expected cities such as L.A. or New York. I also really appreciated that they chose theaters built recently and built a long time ago as well of theaters of all different sizes. I think this article really does a good job showing the diversity of theaters across the country and it makes me excited to continue to explore the country and all of the different theaters. Something I found interesting about this article is how they chose to incorporate pictures of the outside of buildings as well as the inside of theaters. It seems like the people who chose these theaters really did their research on the ones they chose and they did a good job.
It is very interesting to see the diversity in locations and types of theatres on this list. It is also interesting to see how architects decide to present the outside of their theatres, as well as what matches the inside of the theatre. It is also interesting to see how the location shapes the design and architecture of the theatre itself. Something that surprised me about this list was how many of these theatres were from southern and western states. I would expect most of these theatres to be in northern states, especially in and around New York, due to the prominence of Broadway and the surrounding theatre scene. I would also expect more to appear in major cities than they do. The prime example of this would be the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The Central City Opera House was founded in the Gold Rush-era and has since been restored.
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