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Rare 1950 Vintage Industrial 'Strand Electric Movie Theater Lamp, England
By Strand Electric
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1950 vintage industrial 'STRAND’ electric movie theater lamp, England. Adjustable height from
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Kobis & Lorence, Rare Set of Six Movie Theater Wall Lights, circa 1950
By M. Kobis & R. Lorence 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Kobis & Lorence, rare set of six movie theater wall lights in lacquered metal, circa 1950. Fully
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Metal

Huge Impressive Movie Theater Lion
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm told that this Lion was an architectural element outside a theater. It looks like MGM but can't
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Composition

Retro Huge Impressive Movie Theater Lion
Huge Impressive Movie Theater Lion
H 36 in W 18 in D 31 in
Art Deco Movie Theater Marquee - Color Field Painting Meet Photography, Abstract
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A marquee for an Art Deco Movie theater in Denton, Texas is photographed with meticulous precision
Category

1980s Color-Field Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Takilyera, Galaxy Theater, Avenida Rizal, Manila
Located in Mandaluyong City, PH
interior, movie theaters have become great Filipino congregational spaces, creating magical venue that
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1990s Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Burt Reynolds, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photo, awarded by the National Association of Movie Theater Owners, during a banquet at the
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1970s Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Photographic Paper

Large Industrial Theater Spot on Tripod, DAB Spotlight
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large industrial theater spot or cinema spot. This cinema projector or movie theater light is of
Category

Mid-20th Century European Industrial Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Metal, Iron

Original "Wizard of Oz" Children's Matinees vintage movie poster 1972
Located in Spokane, WA
marks. 1972 rerelease of this movie shown in movie theaters.. Starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan
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1970s American Impressionist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

Prairie Drive-In Theater, Dumas, Texas; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Prairie Drive-in theater, Dumas, Texas, January 9, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Circle Drive-in theater, Waco, Texas; January 7, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Drive-in theater, Van Horn, Texas;January 2, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Star-Vu Drive-in theater, Longmont, Colorado; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mid Century Teak Cylinder Chandelier W/ Frosted Glass Panels
Located in Van Nuys, CA
than likely from a department store in Los Angeles. Perfect for your cinephile or movie theater needs
Category

1950s Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Wood

Ft. Union Drive-In Theater, Las Vegas, New Mexico; July 12, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original "Diane" vintage 1/2 sheet movie poster Lana Turner, Roger Moore
Located in Spokane, WA
not torn. Edges are slightly dirty from use in promotion inside movie theaters. Description:- This
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1950s American Modern Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

Original 'Somebody Loves Me' vintage 1952 movie poster US 1 sheet
Located in Spokane, WA
method for framing original film posters. Movie posters were folded to be sent to the movie theaters
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1950s American Modern Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

'Gunfighters of the Northwest' original vintage movie poster 1954 US 1-sheet
Located in Spokane, WA
expert restoration of original theater-issued fold marks. (the old movie posters were folded to send to
Category

1950s American Realist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

Original The Pit and the Pendulum vintage Italian movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
posters were folded for shipment to the movie theater; these folds are not considered a defect. This is
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1970s Gothic Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

'Counselor at Crime' original 1973 movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
all early movie posters, so that it could be sent to the movie theater. Original fold marks. Some
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1970s American Realist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

Black Pavé Basketweave Beaded Cigarette or Business Card Case – Hong Kong, 1960s
Located in Tucson, AZ
A glimpse back to a time when cigarettes abounded on airplanes, in movie theaters and grocery
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1960s Hong Kong Retro Movie Theater

Behave Yourself! Alberto Vargas, Shelley Winters film pin-up poster, 1951
Located in Chicago, IL
, the National Screen Service printed all the movie posters that movie theaters rented for screenings
Category

1950s Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

Blue Swallow Motel, Hwy.66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Motel, Raton, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sandia Motel, Highway 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico; August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Radio Tower near Sudan, Texas; October 18, 2010
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Radio Tower on the Llano Estacado near Umbarger, Texas; March 11, 2005
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Texan Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sign on I-40 West of Tucumcari, New Mexico, July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

On the Tucson to Nogales highway, Greyhound Motel, Tucson, Arizona; December 30,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grandview Motel, Raton, New Mexico; December 18, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Siesta Motel, Highway 66, Moriarty, New Mexico, March 29, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Radio Tower between Trujillo & Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 9, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

El Kapp Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Abandoned Truck Stop, Winnemucca, Nevada; June 19, 1984
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grandview Motel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Oassis Court, Benson, Arizona; December 3, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dinosaur, Colorado; March 16, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Arrow Motel, Highway 84, Espanola, New Mexico, March 23, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lillian Redman, Blue Swallow Motel, Rt. 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Highway 66, Chambliss, California, February, 1986
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jaguar with a rattlesnake tail petroglyph, Three Rivers, New Mexico; January 10,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Utah and Colorado state line, Highway 50; October 16, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

It'll Do Motel, Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico, January 11, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

AA Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska, May 22, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Abandoned Truck Stop, Highway I-80, Winnemucca, Nevada; 1970
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Archival Pigment

Looney Tunes Box Office Bunny Original Production Cel: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
massive hundred-screen multiplex movie theater called Cineminium is constructed right above Bugs' rabbit
Category

1980s Pop Art Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Paint

Crowd Entering Churchill Downs For the Kentucky Derby
By John Potter Wheat
Located in Milford, NH
historical events for movie theaters and other venues. He was also the official combat artist in Vietnam for
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century Movie Television Theater Production Scoop Industrial Floor Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Tall Scoop Industrial lamp with three caster wheels for great mobility. From a movie set
Category

1950s American Industrial Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Judy Dater Self - Portrait with Stone Badlands South Dakota - Photograph 1981
Located in Soquel, CA
amplified by the hours she spent in her father’s movie theater. This early exposure to the realm of the
Category

1980s Realist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Welcome to Nowhere Mining Town Movie Stage Theater Prop Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large wooden town sign Welcome to Nowhere, has a coal miner on it holding a pick ax wearing a helmet. "Our Goal Is To Mine More Coal" this piece measures 97.25 inches wide X 64.5 inc...
Category

1950s American Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Wood

She Devils on Wheels, Original kitsch motorcycle drive-in film poster, 1968
Located in Chicago, IL
, the National Screen Service printed all the movie posters that movie theaters rented for screenings
Category

1960s Modern Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Please, Not Now! Brigitte Bardot drive-in film poster, 1961
Located in Chicago, IL
, the National Screen Service printed all the movie posters that movie theaters rented for screenings
Category

1960s Modern Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Poster of the French Movie Small Change L Argent de Poche Francois Truffaut 1976
Located in North Hollywood, CA
showing his friends how to chat up girls, a double date at a movie theater, a child telling a dirty joke
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Paper

Devil Take Us, Hot rod, racing film poster, 1952
Located in Chicago, IL
Service Archives. For decades, the National Screen Service printed all the movie posters that movie
Category

1950s Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Offset

Keith Haring Gay/Lesbian Pride Day New York, 1986 (vintage Haring announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
the Palladium: Palladium was built as a deluxe movie theater by movie mogul William Fox in 1927
Category

1980s Pop Art Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Joe Strummer of The Clash
By Masayoshi Sukita
Located in Austin, US
education in movie theaters in Nagasaki, watching movies with Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

C Print

Marc Bolan T-Rex, The Guru
By Masayoshi Sukita
Located in Austin, US
, but, driven by his passion for jazz and early rock’n’roll, he found a better visual education in movie
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Retro Movie Theater

Materials

C Print

"The Dragon Lives, " Times Square New York, 1978
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Cinema. Movie Theaters.
Category

1970s Street Art Retro Movie Theater

Materials

Inkjet

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Retro Movie Theater For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the retro movie theater you’re looking for. Each retro movie theater for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and glass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect retro movie theater — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right retro movie theater, those designed in industrial and mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one retro movie theater that is appealing in its simplicity, but M. Kobis & R. Lorence and Strand Electric produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Retro Movie Theater?

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