Vintage Photos of Movie Theaters in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s

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  • A night out at the movies used to be a glamorous affair.
  • The year's biggest blockbusters actually had people crowded outside the theater doors.
  • However, you could still grab a bucket of popcorn, much like today.

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In a time before streaming services and multiplexes dominated the entertainment industry, people would sit back in velvet-covered chairs in glamorous theaters to catch a movie.

From blockbusters that actually had people wrapped around the block to the first 3D movies, these vintage photos show how going to the movies has changed.

Here's what it was like to go to the movies during the golden age of cinema.

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