While the Stanford Theatre is recognized as a landmark by the Art Deco Society of California, some purists may have a nit to ...

Five Art Deco landmarks in the Bay Area that preservationists love If you look closely, you can find a lot of Art Deco in the Bay Area ...

There are Art Deco lamps and curtains, geometric shapes on the rugs and magnificent displays of light all around; look up from the auditorium and the lightbulbs resemble an Egyptian figure.

An iconic Upper West Side movie theater that’s been shuttered for 20 years is on the path to reopening after a nonprofit purchased the space, elected officials said on Sunday.

The old Metro Theater on Broadway closed since 2005 and, despite the appeal of its historic art deco façade and several attempts to rehab the space, has sat empty for the following two decades.

The Upper West Side Cinema Center, a newly formed nonprofit, completed the $6.9 million purchase of the building, said president and co-founder, producer Ira Deutchman.

Art deco, short for Arts Décoratifs, turns 100 years old this year. ... when crowds filed into cinema buildings with crown-like marquee signage to watch moving pictures on a large screen, ...

There are Art Deco lamps and curtains, geometric shapes on the rugs and magnificent displays of light all around; look up from the auditorium and the lightbulbs resemble an Egyptian figure.