{"product_id":"torontos-local-movie-theatres-of-yesteryear-brought-back-to-thrill-you-again-9781459733428","title":"Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again","description":"\u003ci\u003e2017 Theatre Library Association Book Awards -- Nominated, Richard Wall Memorial Award\u003cbr\u003e2017 Heritage Toronto Book Award -- Nominated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlip once more into the back rows of the favourite movie theatres of your youth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brought Back to Thrill You Again\" was an advertisement employed by theatres to disguise that they were offering older films that were past their prime. In the 1950s a sign appeared outside Loew's Downtown (the Elgin) displaying these commonly used words. The theatre was screening \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, released in 1939. However, in this instance the claim was accurate, as the film did indeed thrill audiences one more time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimilar to this cinematic classic, this book will thrill you again as it brings back memories of Toronto's old movie theatres. Relive the experience of sitting in their darkened auditoriums, witnessing the adventure, comedy, and romance of the silver screen. Most of the theatres have been demolished, but to visually recreate them, the book includes 128 historic pictures of the theatres -- exteriors, marquees, colourful neon signs, and auditoriums -- many of the photos never before published in books or on the internet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459733428","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43446784688265,"sku":"9781459733428","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8fddef9e-6a3d-45d2-9b06-16c3ffdef77a.jpg?v=1741680880","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/torontos-local-movie-theatres-of-yesteryear-brought-back-to-thrill-you-again-9781459733428","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}