A crowd gathered outside the Knickerbocker Theater a few days after its roof collapsed. (Source: Library of Congress)
Washington, D.C. has been battered by some brutal winter storms, but none has been more lethal than the blizzard that hit the District in late January 1922. Today, that two-day storm is still remembered as the Knickerbocker Blizzard. That s in grim recognition of 98 people who lost their lives and the 133 who were injured in the catastrophic roof collapse that it caused at Crandall s Knickerbocker Theater, once the District s biggest and grandest movie house.
The Knickerbocker, located at Columbia Road and 18th Street Northwest in Adams Morgan, was one of the jewels in the crown of local movie entrepreneur Harry M. Crandall, who himself was one of Washington s most stirring Horatio Alger stories. As a 1922
For years, the
Manila Metropolitan Theater (MET) has been a sight of decay after it was closed down in 1996. But through the efforts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and culture lovers in the country, we were greeted with news in January this year that the Grand Dame of Manila can finally, after 25 years, reclaim its throne.
The MET is now set to reopen in April 2021 with an inaugural performance for the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on 27th April. But before we once again lay our eyes on the beautiful halls of the historic building, here are
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LOOK: Metropolitan Theater new photos released ahead of 2021 reopening
The MET was designed in the art deco style and was inaugurated on December 10, 1931, with a program that included music, drama, and film. All photos from NCCA.
Take a look at the new photos of the Metropolitan Theater (MET) released ahead of the historic Manila landmark’s reopening this 2021 in time for the Quincentennial Commemorations of the Philippines.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) together with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) are spearheading the restoration efforts for the MET in time to host the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan and the country’s part in the first circumnavigation of the world in 1521. The quincentennial event will serve as the maiden show of the MET after 25 years since its closure in 1996.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has released photos of the newly restored Metropolitan Theater in Manila ahead of its much-awaited reopening this year.
IN PHOTOS: Restored Manila Metropolitan Theatre to Reopen Doors This Year
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) shared a glimpse of the newly-restored
Manila Metropolitan Theatre which is set to reopen its doors this year.
From its bright interior with ornaments disguised as local produce adorning the ceiling, to the colorful exterior that beckons the people to give it a visit, the theater is now looking marvelous, 25 years after its closure in 1996.
Photo: NCCA on Facebook
Photo: NCCA on Facebook
“Doors of the newly restored Met will be open to all Filipinos from all classes of our society. For this is the people’s theater,” NCCA chairman Arsenio “Nick” Lizaso said, according to NCCA’s Facebook post.