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The Minor Theater, (correct spelling Minor Theatre) located at 1001 H Street in Arcata, California, is the oldest building in the United States designed for feature films that is still open and showing movies.〔(The Minor Theater: The Oldest Movies-Only Theater in the United States )〕〔(The Minor as a Major Player; Historic moviehouse alive with vivid color and rich soundfield )〕 It was the first building in Humboldt County to be built as a "true movie theatre."〔(The Story of the Minor Theatre )〕 ==History== The theatre was built by Isaac Minor for a cost of $20,000. Ground was broken for the building of the theatre on April 2, 1914, and the project was finished in November of that year, built in reinforced concrete for structural safety and fire-resistance. The grand opening was December 3, 1914. It closed in 1938 and reopened in the 50s. It closed again in the 60s due to the popularity of television and reopened again in 1972. The trap door that Houdini used is still there.〔(http://www.humboldt1.com/~bbn/trump2/ArcataHistoryVol2b.html )〕 The orchestra had room for twelve musicians. "The stage measured 25 to 43 feet and had an upward slope of three inches to the rear and was large enough to accommodate a large theatrical company or a chorus of at least 75 people."〔(Old theatre keeps Minor name alive )〕 It was purchased in 1971 from the Minor family by a group of Humboldt State University graduates,〔("A Love Affair With Film" )〕 notable among them David Phillips, one of the founding students of the Humboldt Film Festival. The Arcata City Council approved renovations in January, 1989.〔(Access dispute may spur court action for Arcata Theatre )〕 The facility was leased by Coming Attractions Theatres in 2006. It is currently a triplex (two screens added from the adjacent commercial building) and seats 461. The Minor theater has housed the Humboldt Film Festival on multiple years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minor Theater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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