Title: Movie palace masterpiece
Description: Elegant "movie palaces" by the hundreds once graced American cities and towns, but television, suburbia, and shopping malls doomed virtually all. This is the story of one survivor: the ornate, 2,900-seat former Loew's State Theatre in Syracuse, N.Y., midwife to the Shubert theater chain, Variety, and other entertainment icons.

In news stories, personal recollections, and some fifty illustrations - nearly three dozen in color - "Movie Palace Masterpiece" documents this Hindu-Persian-Oriental treasure's conception, 1928 debut, "golden years," near-destruction, and dramatic rescue. It is an extraordinary saga, evoking a memorable era.
Subjects: Buildings, structures, Motion picture theaters, Loew's State Theatre (Syracuse, N.Y.), Historic buildings, History, Theaters
Places: Syracuse (N.Y.), New York (State), Syracuse
People: Thos. W. Lamb (1871-1942,)