😱ABANDONED Paramount Theatre😱
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PARAMOUNT THEATRE -- The Final Curtain
FULL STORY HERE:
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MUSIC HERE:
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This Adamesque architectural masterpiece was built during the year of 1917, finally opening its doors as The Liberty Theatre in 1918. This theatre was a monumental, ornately brilliant structure designed by Detroit architect C. Howard Crane along with associate architects Stanley & Scheibel, overlooking the streets of Central Youngstown. The exterior was lined with white glazed Terra Cotta ornamentation, complete with swags and pilasters, while inside, a beautiful mezzanine hung over the wide and elegant auditorium. A catwalk once lifted brilliantly above the stage; now only collects pigeons and rust.
Originally, the theatre could account for a crowd anywhere from the size of 1600-1700 and can now house about 20 times as many pigeons. The interior was of Adamesque, or Adam style (an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practiced by the three Adam brothers from Scotland.) This neoclassical beauty was opened as a Vaudeville house, until purchased and renamed to the Paramount Theatre in 1929 by the Paramount Pictures corporation shortly after The McCrory Group purchasing 60% of the stock for $209,000 in 1922.
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880's until the early 1930's. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. The Paramount company went on to build further into the theatre and modernize it in numerous ways; one among these being the spending of $200,000 on a brand new sound system, allowing them to present the popular new 'talkies' (sound-synced films/talking pictures; typically shorts.)
The theatre survived, rich in visitors and popularity from 1933-1960 due to film becoming the staple of entertainment for America, and it was shortly after this long journey through years to 1960 when Central Youngstown would finally take a dive heading for the worst.
In 1976, the final movie was screened. A Bill Cosby film entitled "Let's Do it Again." Quickly after, the final curtain fell with a shuttering, heart-breaking crash as The Paramount closed its doors for the last time and was left a host to the elements around us, quickly falling into a state of disrepair.
Later on, in 1997 Ohio One sold the property on land contract to Manhattan Theatre Proprietorship; once again no financial plan could be implemented, and it was sold once again April 21, 2006 to Liberty/Paramount Theatre Youngstown, LLC an investment group lead by Grande Venues Inc.
This theatre's story still clings to the lips of the asphalt, dirt, and wood that it was built upon. It may not say much to deaf ears, but those listening can hear its stories, and unbarred eyes can see its beauty, while those with a padlocked perception of the world around us may never get to see all that it has to offer. Important stories like this should be heard, and not just heard but truly listened to. The imagery obtained from wandering our minds of the past can be a small escape from our own lives while remaining part of the story, but normally sits an unused pallet of colors.
This structure remains the epitome of beauty of elegance, and the beauty of decay working hand-in-hand to create an awe-inspiring scene. The ceiling and walls surround us, and it's as if a kaleidoscope had exploded, painting itself onto our surroundings as we stand in fascination below the theatre balcony. A desolate house void of audience, a quiet proscenium now lying beneath only the falling of history; each crack in the paint growing as its stories unfold into our eyes. Even with chapped lips, the Paramount continues to tell of its adventures. Since being left to fall, it has spent all of its time rehearsing the stories of its life for an audience of none, but continues with strength for those few that care to come by and listen. We need to remember in our own lives, that is very important.
Here in America we tear down the beautiful and build the ugly . What sad thing to see such a great piece of history gone .
Sad and beautiful tribute. Haunting music! ❤️😥
I'm STILL kicking myself for not finding out about this theatre and organ until a few months after the demolition (when I first saw a photo of it). Had I learned about it earlier I would have taken a train to Youngstown, rented a 15' U-Haul truck, loaded up the remains of the organ and taken it home!!!
If any still survives I may yet work out a deal...
This was originally a two manual, 20 rank Hillgreen-Lane pipe organ, built in 1917.
I don't have the opus # handy but think it was in the 200s.
They built a few sister organs to it (same # of manuals and ranks)... one went into one of the innumerable "Strand" theatres in Canada, and of course they built tons of church organs as well (not really that different than their "theatre" organs).
I haven't yet found any Hilgreen-Lanes in California to play (in churches... they never sold any theatre organs this far away) and would love to play one someday!
No, friend we would need to split it
I like how you put this together. So many times watching others videos of abandoned places I hoped for a brief history of it and nothing. What you did was beautiful and respectful to this once majestic place where countless people and families entered for their entertainment. I loved the one photo that looked like you were doing a performance as if for one last time for the theater before she was gone. Great work. You've got a new fan
Love the music on this video. Sucks that they tore it down, looks like it was a nice building. Should have renovated it.
Great video Johnny... but a little part of me dies every time I see images of a theatre in decay. Thanks for sharing these images and this narrative. Very nice music as well.
Thank you Scott I am glad you enjoyed it! It is quite sad seeing theatres like this :/
+Scott Hurst Then look at the story of this Paramount! www.stgpresents.org/paramount Its story is much happier. It has been restored and is still used.
I definitely feel your pain man ! . Every year in our town I watch our old Art Deco movie theater just fall into shambles and nobody seems to care or want to invest in her , but yet people are investing thousands of dollars into the other buildings in our small town of Boyne City , Michigan. I don't get it .
In the Fall I see leaves pile up in front of the door under the marquee and I think to myself once again another summer has passed and nobody has touched our poor Art Deco movie theater .
We still have the Moore Theater . For a while anyway until some Texas developer wants it destroyed too ! They are the ones responsible for our homeless crisis downtown . They've bought up and demolished most of the low income apartments in the city to build expensive condos .
Notice the photo looking toward the stage at time of 1:56. The remains of the pipe organ are against the back wall of the stage. The location of most theatre organs were located in the arched opening to the left and right of the stage. Most theatre organ consoles were shaped like a horseshoe. This organ is a straight console, which suggests to me that this wasn't the original organ, nor is it a true theatre organ. The original organ pipes and accessories, except the console, were most likely located in the organ chambers behind the opening with the arched top that you see on the left. The consoles were either in the orchestra pit in front of the stage or under the stage on a lift that could be raised through an opening in the stage floor. Another possibility is the organ chambers were included in the construction of this theatre, but were never used. My guess is the original organ was purchased by organ scavengers that went from town to town seeking out and obtaining for little or no cost any or every theatre organ they could find, when the organs were no longer in use or no longer in playing condition. Most pipe organs last about 50 years before they begin to leak air due to deterioration of the leather internal valves, gaskets, seals, etc.
I think you`ll find that the organ was a small "straight" type.]
Music suits the sad mood. At 2:40 I see a pipe organ that obviously went with the wrecking crew. What a waste.
They will have made a goodly few bob selling all that pewter.
It's so sad to see a building with such a history go down like that. Great video!
Excellent video footage. thank you! I use to own a Movie theater built in 1936. It's still going. I enjoy coming here and seeing the history of these beautiful structures.
One thing we should never forget. Is that some of the early movie theaters were also used for the Vaudeville stars of yesterdays of gone by times. Never forget them either!
That makes me want to play There’s Always Tomorrow. Either that, or Rainbow Connection Finale
There was an effort to save it in the 1980s. Nobody wanted anything to do with downtown then. The developers who bought it didn't protect it and when the 90s cane around when you could think about saving stuff like this it was far too gone.
The State Theater nearby was also a historic theater that was in use until the late 80s but again the folks who did own the building didn't care for it and when it became viable to be restored it was just a hair too late.
The Paramount would have no purpose in modern Youngstown. We have one fine restored movie palace and did not need another.
The State was a good music venue and it would have made the most sense to save.
great video, thanks for capturing the piece of history.
The music reminds me of Reflection from the 1998 Animated Disney film Mulan and its upcoming March 2020 live-action remake of the same name.
Thanks! It was originally going to be called "Fisting My Friends" but I didn't want to use that name for this song, so I settled on the name "I Would Love Some Raspberries"
Paramount in Newark NJ is still standing.
I grew up between Youngstown and Pittsburgh so it’s a shame for me to see these places go especially if they are in my backyard.
The State Theater is another that was demolished after decades of neglect. I remember when that was the Tomorrow Club and later the Agora. I saw a lot of rock bands there.
Interesting to me see .59 the ad for the South Amboy terra cotta works, I live in Perth Amboy NJ across Li the Raritan river from South Amboy and we had a terra cotta tile works here too, these two towns have an abundance of clay if you try digging here maybe 6 to 12 inches down you hit an orange clay, there is so much clay that we dont have problems with radon gas, many buildings were built of these hollow orange clay tiles, in fact I have a couple in the alley next to my new house from the terra cotta works, the plant is long gone but these buildings will last a long time
jimmy kuzel abandoned paramount theatre this photography and music by johnny joo this music puts my baby lamby too sleep and she is happy now i love it
How could this disgrace happen!
it's a shame no one bothered to take care of the building, even after it closed. the people who bought it were just all talk and no action. if they had thought of repairing the roof maybe it would have held out longer. a kid once broke in with some friends and we're screwing around in there, he went off on his own exploring and fell through the floor. his buddies thought he left and left themselves. that kid had to lay there broken and bleeding for hours. last I heard he was in a nursing home learning to walk, eat, and dress himself.( I wish him well).
Hoping some of the structure was at least salvaged , thank you awesome video ..
Exquisite. Thank you
heart breaking :'(
How did anybody let this happen? I know it was probably for monetary reasons, but it is so tragic.
Awwwh this sucks. now im sad and shit. :/ WHY do people have to ruin a perfectly good building ?!
Sucks what a loss, but It didn't look like that building would be able to be remodeled at all in any way. The structure was a total loss and should have been Condemmed long ago. Now if you want to see a real loss google and look up the Fox Theatre In San Francisco and you will see the best theatre in the world that shouldn't have been demolished. and only after 35yrs too :(
really sad to have to leave this beautiful city for nothing
1918 to 2013
+UrbexUS *When was this theatre abandoned?* I can see that internal structural failure has rendered the Wurlitzer® One Man Orchestra™ unsalvageable - most of the pipes in all twelve unified ranks bent, the pitman chest likely split ope, apparently when a catwalk came loose and fell on it.
Anyone know what those things on the selves on the stage are? Are they boxes or something completely different? Did you check them out while you were there? Could they have been old film reels? I know those are usually in round cans, but there could have been anything in there if they are boxes. Just asking cause I am always on the hunt for old lost film prints, and just to think that something might have been sitting there....and it got the wrecking ball.....
My first thought is that are Altec Lansing voice of the theater speakers, the bottoms sure look like them,mm if you look them up you can compare them, they made various configurations for sound in movie theaters,mm in fact if you look them up on UA-cam you will actually be able to hear them, they have tremendous presence and sound stage very full but airy which is why they were used in movie theaters.
+Peter Matuszak Thank you for the information. :)
People destroyed it, such a shame.
Did anybody try to save what's left of the Hilgreen-Lane pipe organ on stage before the building came down? I've heard yes and no. In various pictures in chronological order, I notice more and more of the 16' wooden bourdon pipes (the stopped wooden pipes about 4' to 9' in actual length, mounted on the back wall of the stage) are missing, suggesting to me that people took them home as souvenirs. Did anyone try to save that main windchest (which is standing upright in most photos, but whose back supports have collapsed in your photo in your montage), or the console, or the regulators under the main chest, or any of the metal or other wooden pipes? Does anybody have any more good photos of the organ? Thanks!
Andrew Barrett, in 2014 I went to a x- mas open house at c - c ribbon on South Ave in Boardman they have the organ from the palace theatre ( fully restored). while he was talking I got to ask about the organ that's in the Paramount. he told me it's at YSU, the music department has it. as for what they're going to do with it I have no idea.( I love old things)
1918 _2016?
Nirvana was here
If this was still in use in 2013, holy shit it's deteriorated fast. Or are we saying torn down 2013, last used in the 60s-70s?
Torn down in 2013, and last used in 1976.
This can't be from just 3 years of being empty...
Yeah more like 40 years.
2013 is when it was demolished, when it stopped being operated as a theater. The dates meant when it existed not when it was being used.
+Sonny Babu Behemoth wish someone saved this place, and not tore it down
+Adam Vandermey amen!
i lick your video i en joy it
so sad
Nice one, Good job you made this when you did, it won`t happen again.
49 comments wow
So sad