The most impressive set-piece, though, is the massive Wurlitzer organ. The decor, which includes chandeliers, intricate ceiling tiles, and sprawling red curtains, gives a nod to the silent theaters of the 1920s and '30s. The theater also shows regular "talkies" such as Casablanca. There are also the screenings of silent films, of course, which are accompanied with Field's playing on the organ ( Coffman passed away in 2001). Since then, it has regularly hosted musical acts that range from jazz to ragtime. Vintage WURLITZER ORGAN MODEL 4573C MINT CONDITION - 197 MINT Condition, WURLITZER Organ Model 4573C, Orbit III Synthesizer, Dark Walnut with Matching Original. This, in a nutshell, was how the Old Town Music Hall came to existence in 1968. They found a listing in the Daily Breeze for the vacant El Segundo State Theater they put down money for that as well. Then came the matter of where, exactly, to store the giant instrument. Owners Bill Field and Bill Coffman were organ enthusiasts who heard that The West Coast Theater in Long Beach was relinquishing its "Mighty Wurlitzer," considered to be one of the most formidable of theater organs in existence. Kings practice.Īs documented by KPCC, the theater's origin is fairly straightforward. But it's perhaps even more surprising to know that the theater-the Old Town Music Hall-is located in the spread of El Segundo, which is perhaps better known as a hub for aerospace companies (Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have facilities here) and for the Toyota Sports Center, where the L.A.
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He can be heard weekly on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories.A silent movie theater? Replete with a 2,600-pipe organ that's almost a century old? It sounds like an anomaly, wherever it may be found. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S.
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Very Rare and Hard to find Wurlitzer Models Victory, Peacock, Gazelle 42, 850, 950 Jukebox Brochures (1941-45) PLEASE NOTE, no manual was ever made for the 850 and 950 Wurlitzer, 'Victory' models were sold as. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press. Wurlitzer Models 700 and 800 Parts Catalog. He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. The theater was razed in 1960.īorn in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side. The Wurlitzer obtained by Milwaukee Film began its life at the Howard Theater (later the Paramount) in Atlanta, where it remained until the 1950s. "I can’t begin to express my excitement at the thought of pairing this incredible instrument with our beautiful theater."
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"We’ve heard time and again from members of the community who’ve been clamoring to know when we’re going to install another organ. "Without a pipe organ, the Oriental Theatre has truly felt incomplete," said Jonathan Jackson, CEO and artistic director for Milwaukee Film, in a statement released Thursday morning. The organ will be installed as part of MKE Film’s continuing restoration of the Oriental Theatre, which opened in 1927 with a Barton organ that was built in Oshkosh, but removed in 1959. Now, Milwaukee Film – which holds a 31-year lease on the East Side movie palace – has announced the acquisition of a 1925 Wurlitzer three-manual instrument, Style 260, Opus 1097 pipe organ, thanks to organ restoration specialist Jeff Weiler. When the club dissolved in 2017, it sold the organ, which was removed from the Oriental just over a year ago. From 1979 until last year, the Oriental Theatre was home to the Kimball Theatre Organ Society and its vintage Kimball organ, which had been installed in the Warner Theater Downtown when that stunning Art Deco venue opened.
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