Old movie theater interior

From classic Hollywood to mod, there are plenty of home theater ideas that combine an old look with modern technology.

Born out of photographer Franck Bohbot's imagination, these cinematic pictures of American movie theaters will remind of you of the power of old films.

Theater Photography By Lisa Russman At the highest level of execution, building a home theater is an expression of fine art, an engineering as well as aesthetic endeavor that combines technical know-how with inspired interior design, all with the idea of creating a room that wows its inhabitants no matter if the lights are on or off. The end game of a great theater room can be summed up in a single word: impact. Impactful is an apt description for the project you see here.

This building was erected in the late teens or early '20's (I believe) for use as a Vaudeville theater house. In the next decade, a large Michigan theater chain, W. S. Butterfield Theaters (headquarters in Lansing) purchased this and turned it into the largest movie theater in town. They also built two other theaters in Holland. One was further west on 8th St, in the middle of town, named the "Centennial." This was torn down in the '50's and a lovely little park is in now in the location…

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