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| 15211 | 1932 Criterion Theatre |
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| The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling. | 
Description: The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling. [show more] | |||
| 5724 | Advertisement from the Directory and Hand Book - 1931 - Southwest Harbor, Manset and Tremont |
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| The page shows advertisements for: The Southwest Harbor Public Library Park Theater, Southwest Harbor R. L. Hodgkins Electrical Shop Mrs. B. C. Worcester Flowers | 
Description: The page shows advertisements for: The Southwest Harbor Public Library Park Theater, Southwest Harbor R. L. Hodgkins Electrical Shop Mrs. B. C. Worcester Flowers | |||
| 12900 | H.G. Reed Store McMullin Store |
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| "H.G. Reed, Inc., Maine's most diversified General Store. Since 1907 under two generations of the same family management. A store keeping pace with modern living in this changing world. Everything from the usual general store items to a Radar for your boat. They service everything they sell." |  H.G. Reed Store McMullin Store
Description: "H.G. Reed, Inc., Maine's most diversified General Store. Since 1907 under two generations of the same family management. A store keeping pace with modern living in this changing world. Everything from the usual general store items to a Radar for your boat. They service everything they sell." | |||
| 8839 | H.G. Reed, Inc. - Neptune Theater - Entrance |
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| 9207 | H.G. Reed, Inc. - Neptune Theater - Seats from the Front |
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| 15210 | Interior Panorama of 1932 Criterion Theatre |
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| George Soules photographed the interior of the Criterion from the balcony with a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR and a Canon 24mm tilt/shift lens using available light, which there was little of. To the naked eye, the space does not look nearly this bright. The first image (angle view) is a four-slice panorama with a 140° field of view. It is a composite of 12 different frames. The second image (straight-on view) is a six-slice panorama with a 190° field of view. It is a composite of 18 different frames. Both images were shot at f/8, ISO 400, with three different exposures for each slice. Exposures ranged from 10 seconds for the main room to 1/25th second for the chandelier. |
Description: George Soules photographed the interior of the Criterion from the balcony with a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR and a Canon 24mm tilt/shift lens using available light, which there was little of. To the naked eye, the space does not look nearly this bright. The first image (angle view) is a four-slice panorama with a 140° field of view. It is a composite of 12 different frames. The second image (straight-on view) is a six-slice panorama with a 190° field of view. It is a composite of 18 different frames. Both images were shot at f/8, ISO 400, with three different exposures for each slice. Exposures ranged from 10 seconds for the main room to 1/25th second for the chandelier. [show more] | ||
| 10764 | Neptune Theater at H.G. Reed's Store, McKinley, Maine - Advertisement 1938 |
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| 12922 | Park Theater, Southwest Harbor Mayo Picture Theater |
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