Arland W. Johnson Explained

Arland W. Johnson (July 12, 1896 – December 25, 1968) was an American architect. His work included theaters such as Proctor's Theatre (Troy, New York).^[1]

Johnson lived in Toledo, Ohio and had offices there and in New York City.

Works

• Palladium Theatre (Worcester, Massachusetts) at 261 Main Street (still in use) ^[1]
• Garde Arts Center at 325 State Street in New London, Connecticut (still in use)^[1]
• Eagles Theatre at 106 W. Market Street in Wabash, Indiana (still in use) ^[1]
• Proctor's Theatre (Troy, New York) at 82 Fourth Street^{[1] [2]}
• Proctor's Theatre (Mount Vernon, New York) at 6 Gramatan Avenue ^{[1] [3]}
• Broadway Theatre (Detroit, Michigan) at 1337 Broadway^[1]
• Columbia Theater (Sharon, Pennsylvania) at 82 W. State Street^[1]
• Commodore Hull Theatre at 65-67 Elizabeth Street in Derby, Connecticut^[1] Some of the building's features remain although it has been converted into a parking garage.^[4]
• Jefferson Theater (Auburn, New York) at 61 State Street^[1]
• Palace Performing Arts Center at 246 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut^[1]
• Washington Theatre (Detroit, Michigan) at 1505-1513 Washington Boulevard^{[1] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arland W. Johnson . Cinema Treasures . 2013-11-26.
2. Architecture and Building . 1915.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=2zpNAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Arland+W.+Johnson%22&pg=PP10 Architecture and Building, Volume 46
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203042106/http://voices.yahoo.com/five-movie-theatres-transformed-into-parking-garages-2427078.html?cat=16 Five movie theatres transformed into parking garages
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=0PaZi_DuxegC&dq=Arland+W.+Johnson&pg=PA123 Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces
6. Book: Theaters . 9780393731088 . Morrison . Andrew Craig . 2006. W. W. Norton & Company .