Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2012 The aV rsity Theater: A case study of the one-screen locally-owned movie theater business in Iowa Mohammad Sadegh Foghani Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Foghani, Mohammad Sadegh, "The aV rsity Theater: A case study of the one-screen locally-owned movie theater business in Iowa" (2012). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 12322. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/12322 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Varsity Theater: A case study of the one-screen locally-owned movie theater business in Iowa By Mohammad Sadegh Foghani A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Major: History Program of Study Committee: Amy Bix, Major Professor Charles M. Dobbs Leland A. Poague Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2012 Copyright © Mohammad Sadegh Foghani, 2012. All rights reserved. ii Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction .............................................................................................1 1.1. The Nickelodeons and the Prestigious Movie Palaces ..........................................1 1.2. The Art Deco Style, Drive-Ins and First Multiplexes............................................5 1.3. Multiplexes Become Dominant .........................................................................