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Re: Egyptian Theme in Town
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:48:34 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> Since I've been on a movie palace (theatre) kick lately ..... I was
> looking at some of the Egyptian sets at KMART recently and I was
> thinking about building an Egyptian themed theatre (sort of on the lines
> of Grauman's Chinese in Hollywood, but with Egyptian accents). Although
> never as popular as the Oriental or Mayan themes, there are a few
> theatres in the USA with an Egyptian style. This is because the
> discovery of King Tut's Tomb in 1922 coincided with the renaissance of
> the movie palace era of the 1920's. Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in the
> Los Angeles area is probably the greatest surviving of the Egyptian
> theaters, and is currently undergoing restoration. And there is an
> Egyptian Theatre in Ogden Utah.
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> So, in order to use up some of those Egyptian specialty pieces, I think
> I will build an Egyptian Theatre in my LEGO town. It's the best way to
> tie the Adventurers Egyptian theme into the Town System. Another
> possibility would be to build a Egyptian Art Deco gas station (or King
> Tut's "a condo made a stona").
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> Gary Istok
gary ~
what a grand idea! there's also a egyptian motif in the ballroom of the
fabulous fox theatre in atlanta, ga.. another possibility would be an egyptian
exhibit in a museum. (or a disco..."funky tut!")
later ~ craig~
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