Talk:Grand Lake Theater

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I wrote this article and would like to include a photo, so I'm going to try to take one once I get back to Oakland for the summer. I can't find one with a Wikipedia-friendly license online. The closest I can get is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sethgaines/2542680/in/set-63966/ but it was recently decided that non-commercial licenses aren't acceptable. --Andy M. 10:37, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

I will work on this. I actually have a view of the theater's sign out of my window, so it shouldn't be hard to get a picture of the theater.Konky2000 20:27, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Is the building truly "Art Deco"? I might consider it more of a neo-classical building than Art Deco, but I would like to get some opinions on the matter.Konky2000 20:27, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

After having gone to the theater I have decided that this is definately not "Art Deco". Inside, the theater feels much more like Parisian neoclassicism. I have tried to change the wording to better reflect this. Konky2000 18:18, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Judging from the photograph, I would say the Grand Lake's architecture is not Art Deco at all, although the marquee is. Most likely, the current marquee was added some time in the 1930's or later. The exterior style of the building I would call neo-mannerist or mannerist revival. There's an interesting article on mannerist architecture here: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REN/ARCHI.HTM Whyaduck 10:44, 23 April 2006 (UTC)