{"product_id":"flickering-treasures-9781421422183","title":"Flickering Treasures","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlighting the emotional resonance of film and the loyalty of Baltimoreans to their neighborhoods, Flickering Treasures is a profound story of change, loss, and rebirth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuxtaposing current conditions with historical photos, Davis shows how much time has altered the face of our city. Her book is a comment on this transition, and a reminder that change is the only constant.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlickering Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a collection of beautiful and evocative photos, but a sociological journey through twentieth-century America. Having Baltimore-bred filmmaker Barry Levinson contribute a foreword is icing on the cake.\u003cbr\u003e—Leonard Maltin, film critic, author of \u003ci\u003eLeonard Maltin’s Movie Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the finest coffee table book about a local subject that I've seen . . . This is amazing.\u003cbr\u003e—Marty Bass, \u003ci\u003eWJZ-TV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e. . . [Flickering Treasures] would make a nice gift for anyone who loves movies, architecture, or the city of Baltimore.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSaving Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Davis, a photojournalist for the Baltimore Sun, combines vintage with modern color image contrasts to document these urban wonders, considering the social, economic, technological, and political influences on their rise and fall as she crafts a beautiful, iconic collection that will appear to readers far beyond Baltimore City's borders.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDonovan's Literary Services\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book belongs in the library of every Baltimorean that loves movies and their city’s history. I’m giving “Flickering Treasures” Five Stars and the highest recommendation.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMedia Mentors Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlickering Treasures is not only a collection of beautiful and evocative photos, but a sociological journey through 20th century America\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLeonard Maltin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuxtaposing current conditions with historical photos, Davis shows how much time has altered the face of our city. Her book is a comment on this transition, and a reminder that change is the only constant.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is an engaging, often fun and frequently nostalgically joyful combination of historical images and theater \"biographies\" that are tied to conversational memories as expressed by those with the greatest familiarity with the theaters.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York-Pennsylvania Collector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe strength of \u003ci\u003eFlickering Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e lies in the numerous photographs that take center stage in this book in which [Davis] juxtaposes numerous vintage with her own artful photographs in order to procure a \"dialogue with the past, not its replication\". Consequently, her book does not merely document how numerous movie theaters became stores, office buildings, churches or were taken over by nature. Instead, the photographs create a compelling story that highlights that the history of Baltimore's forgotten movie theaters is also about transformations, opportunity, loss and lack of (architectural) preservation or neglect.\u003cbr\u003e—Susana Rocha Teixeira, Universität Bielefeld, \u003ci\u003eSehepunkte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween the pages of this book lies a deep dive into the colourful and rich moviegoing history of Baltimore (US). Davis' meticulously researched, beautifully photographed, and professionally presented title is a proverbial treasure trove.\u003cbr\u003e—Marc Zimmerman, \u003ci\u003eCinema Heritage Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeward, by Barry Levinson\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. 1896–1909\u003cbr\u003e2. 1910–1914\u003cbr\u003e3. 1915–1919\u003cbr\u003e4. 1920–1924\u003cbr\u003e5. 1925–1929\u003cbr\u003e6. 1930–1939\u003cbr\u003e7. 1940–1949\u003cbr\u003e8. 1950–2017\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eMap and Timeline\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Research\u003cbr\u003eCredits\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Theaters\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866937307479,"sku":"9781421422183","price":37.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421422183.jpg?v=1722280983","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/flickering-treasures-9781421422183","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}