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Attic access: The attic can be reached from a ladder on the south wall in the electric room north of the projection booth
At the screen end of the building, the attic can be reached via a ladder in the passageway above the stage that connects the two organ chambers. See the organ chambers page for additional attic photos from the east end of the building.
The tower at attic level. Roof access is one floor up, the booth is one floor down. The windows at left are facing Broadway. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Another look back into the tower corner at attic level. Photo: C.L. Langley - 2012
Looking up to the roof access level and beyond. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Another view up the ladder. The slab right above us is the roof access level. See the tower page for some photos up the next three levels of the tower. Let's go! Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Neon transformers off in a room above the booth electrical room on the north end of the booth. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Looking south at the ceiling above the screening room and the screening room booth. That's the lobby chandelier winch right behind the column in the foreground. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
The winch for the lobby chandelier. We're over the screening room -- looking south. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Looking through a ceiling hole into the projection booth for the screening room. The hole is there as this was the exhaust duct (now capped off) for the carbon arc lamps. Note that you can see a bit of the windows facing out onto Broadway in the booth. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Looking through a ceiling hole into the projection booth for the screening room. The hole is there as this was the exhaust duct (now capped off) for the carbon arc lamps. Note that you can see a bit of the windows facing out onto Broadway in the booth. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Exhaust fan equipment above the screening room area. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Dimmers above the projection booth front wall. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
South of the dimmers is the doorway leading into the attic space above the auditorium -- at the upper left. On the left is a raceway on the dimmer rack. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Through the doorway seen in the photo above and looking toward the north wall at the back of the rear balcony dome. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Another view of the rear balcony dome -- this time looking a bit more toward the middle of the attic. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A panoramic view looking forward to the screen end of the building. Photo: C.L. Langley - 2012
In the attic above the auditorium -- looking back toward Broadway. Through the door is the area above the booth and screening room. At right in the photo above is the dome at the rear of the balcony. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
House right -- looking down at the top of the arches along the balcony side wall. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Rounding the house right side of the rear balcony dome -- looking forward toward the main ceiling dome. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
The house right side of the catwalk around the main ceiling dome. Note the sliding sheet metal doors to get inside to relamp the cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A lamping access door at the main ceiling cove. Note the neon transformer and the incandescent floodlight. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Inside the main ceiling cove. Note the neon tubing at right and the floodlights at left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Inside the main ceiling cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Another view inside the main ceiling cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
In the middle of the attic -- looking up at a roof vent -- and observing the roof construction. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
At the screen end of the attic -- looking ahead toward the building's back wall. In the upper right corner note the ceiling of the house right organ chamber. The bulge straight ahead is the dome for the mural above the proscenium. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
At the screen end of the attic -- looking along the house right side. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
At the screen end of the attic -- looking toward the southeast corner of the building. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A closer look at how to get down to relamp the cove above the proscenium. Note the colored glass rondels that have been removed from the striplights in the cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
House right -- looking down at the top of the arches along the balcony side wall. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Rounding the house right side of the rear balcony dome -- looking forward toward the main ceiling dome. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
The house right side of the catwalk around the main ceiling dome. Note the sliding sheet metal doors to get inside to relamp the cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A lamping access door at the main ceiling cove. Note the neon transformer and the incandescent floodlight. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Inside the main ceiling cove. Note the neon tubing at right and the floodlights at left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Inside the main ceiling cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
Another view inside the main ceiling cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
In the middle of the attic -- looking up at a roof vent -- and observing the roof construction. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
At the screen end of the attic -- looking ahead toward the building's back wall. In the upper right corner note the ceiling of the house right organ chamber. The bulge straight ahead is the dome for the mural above the proscenium. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
At the screen end of the attic -- looking along the house right side. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
At the screen end of the attic -- looking toward the southeast corner of the building. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A closer look at how to get down to relamp the cove above the proscenium. Note the colored glass rondels that have been removed from the striplights in the cove. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
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