The Picture House Podcast
The Picture House Podcast focuses on the architecture, design, and history of Americaās early cinemas. Kate Scott (a former architectural historian and avid old Hollywood fan), tells the stories of these places and people in an effort to explore their place in our collective memory and our communities today. Look for new episodes on Mondays!
Episode 38: The New Illinois (Boller Bonus Two)
Today we profile a second theater by Robert Boller: Jacksonville, Illinois' New Illinois.
Episode 37: The Esquire (Boller Bonus One)
Following up on our series on the Boller Brothers, this is the first of two bonus episodes that looks at a theater designed solely by Robert Boller. First up: St. Louis' Esquire.
Episode 36: Art Deco Decade (Best of the Boller Brothers Part Six)
To close out our series on the Boller Brothers, let's look at two of theirĀ Art Deco houses from theĀ 1930s.
Episode 35: Spanish Colonial Standouts of 1929 (Best of the Boller Brothers Part Five)
The Bollers designed many theatres in theĀ Spanish Colonial style. We'll look at two of them in this episode!
Episode 34: Highlights of 1928 (Best of the Boller Brothers Part Four)
Today's episode touches on two very different theatres, which have experienced two very different fates.
Episode 33: The Moorish Missouri (Best of the Boller Brothers Part Three)
In this, the third episode in our series on the Boller Brothers, we'll look at theirĀ middle American Moorish masterpiece.
Episode 32: KiMo, King of Its Kind (Best of the Boller Brothers Part Two)
Let's dive into the Southwest Pueblo Deco fantasy that is the KiMo.
Episode 31: Getting to Know the Brothers Boller (Best of the Boller Brothers Part One)
The first episode in a six-part series on the Boller Brothers, movie theatre architectsĀ who were particularly prolific in the 1920s in the Midwest.
Episode 30: Worth the Price of Admission
We travel to Carbon County, Utah to look a lovely main street movie house.
Episode 29: The Russellville Roxy
Let's travel to Alabama to look at a fine main street Deco/Moderne theatre.
