17 Friday Aug 2018
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
A retro-looking sign for a historic building housing Theatre Junction in downtown Calgary. According to this article, the building has had a variety of functions over the years, operating over the years as a traditional theatre, a movie house and, at one point, an indoor golf driving range.
13 Wednesday Dec 2017
Posted in photography, photowalk, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban
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Man of the marquee in Portland, Oregon.
13 Monday Nov 2017
Posted in art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
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abandoned, art, Berlin, cinema, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, street art, theatre, Travel, urban
The marquee of an abandoned movie theatre in Berlin, Germany, hides an appropriate former name for the place, which Google tells me means “Do not play”. The last time I was there, in September 2015, the building was in a state of disrepair and was covered with all sorts of art.
30 Tuesday May 2017
Posted in Alberta, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
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alberta, Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass, entertainment, photography, photowalk, random, theatre, Travel
This old-school, one-room movie house sits along the main street in Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.
03 Saturday Aug 2013
Posted in Alberta, Canada, London, montreal, Paris, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban
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Flipping through some old photos today, I noticed I’ve accumulated images of quite a number of theatre marquees. Here are some of my favourites.
Theatres at New York’s Times Square.
Plaza Theatre in Calgary.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.
London’s Lyric Theatre.
The defunct Uptown Theatre in Calgary.
Les Folies Pigalle in Paris.
San Francisco’s New Mission theatre marquee.
The Corona in Montreal.
03 Sunday Aug 2008
Spent my days off taking in some of the shows at the Calgary Fringe Festival, taking place at various venues in Inglewood this year.
My friend and colleague Dave Breakenridge is blogging about the Fringe at the Calgary Sun website. If you’ve got a minute, go see what he thinks of the acts. And if you’ve got a little more time, go down to take in some of the shows.
Serendipity is one of the businesses in Inglewood with extended hours during the Fringe.
From the Ground Up is a furniture store by day but a Fringe venue by night.
Ricky Leong 