Before Disney made animation synonymous with kid's fare, the genre was filled with horny cats, warrior blondes, and a 1930s flapper with a taste for men
The landmark theater in downtown Austin has been a source of movie entertainment for more than a century, while many of its contemporaries have closed for good.
Century In St. Cloud: Inside and Out Artifacts Around Paramount
ST. CLOUD One of the most iconic images in downtown St. Cloud has to be the marquee outside Paramount Theatre.
Derick Segerstrom is the manager of the Visual Arts Department at the Paramount. He says the marquee we know today was installed in the spring of 1946.
It features a 500 blub canopy and a 456 bulb neon tube fountain. We know that it weighs about three tons because in 1997 they removed the fixture to repair and restore it as part of a major renovation project the entire building went through.
When there are regular shows at the Paramount the sign on the marquee has to be changed regularly, which is still done by hand.