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| Paramount Theater |
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| Updated 7/27/2003 |
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| The Paramount Theater on my model railroad is named for a theater that exists in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The real theater began as the Comerford Theater, renamed as the Paramount Theater, before finally becoming the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. The photograph of the theater in its original form was obtained from this website. |
| My model, however, looks completely different than the prototype photo. No attempt was made to duplicate the real thing. instead, the Art Deco Theater kit produced by Magnuson Models was the basis for my model. |
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| The photo of the back of the building provides a good look at my scratchbuilt additions to the kit. Theaters typically included a raised section over the stage. This raised section housed the rigging used for hoisting curtains and stage props. My addition includes art deco styling in the corner concrete pilasters. The pilasters made it easy to finish the corners and is a common feature with the kit structure, itself. I also included a scratchbuilt water tower for fire prevention. |
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