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Ross Park Carousel is a historic carousel located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, 16-sided, pavilion topped by an eight sided cupola. The carousel has 60 horses standing four abreast, each of which is a "jumper," and two chariots. It was constructed by the Allan Herschell Company and contains its original Wurlitzer Military Band Organ. The carousel was purchased about 1920 and is one of six carousels donated to the citizens of Broome County by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), president of Endicott Johnson Corporation.
Ross Park Carousel is a historic carousel located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, 16-sided, pavilion topped by an eight sided cupola. The carousel has 60 horses standing four abreast, each of which is a "jumper," and two chariots. It was constructed by the Allan Herschell Company and contains its original Wurlitzer Military Band Organ. The carousel was purchased about 1920 and is one of six carousels donated to the citizens of Broome County by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), president of Endicott Johnson Corporation.[2]
The century-old Town Hall Theater showing silent movies accompanied by its 1925 Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. On Richmond Street in El Segundo, California.
Ross Park Carousel is a historic carousel located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story, 16-sided, pavilion topped by an eight sided cupola. The carousel has 60 horses standing four abreast, each of which is a "jumper," and two chariots. It was constructed by the Allan Herschell Company and contains its original Wurlitzer Military Band Organ. The carousel was purchased about 1920 and is one of six carousels donated to the citizens of Broome County by George F. Johnson (1857–1948), president of Endicott Johnson Corporation.[2]
The Cleveland Masonic Temple in Cleveland, Ohio is a building from 1921. It contains 2 large organs (Austin opus 823 and a Wurlitzer Opus 793). It was designed by Hubbell and Benes, architects.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
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I asked one of my students who comes from Arizona for a list of interesting places to visit. At the top of his list for the Mesa area was Organ Stop Pizza. This restaurant is built around a giant Wurlitzer organ. The pizza was decent but a trip to the Organ Stop is really all about the show put on by the organ. The instrument contains innumerable pipes and accessories like drums and accordions. Definitely a show worth seeing and hearing.
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The Thursford Collection is a popular museum at Laurel Farm, Thursford, Norfolk, opened in the early 1970s by the late George Cushing, that contains a great number of restored steam engines, mechanical organs, and fairground rides. Perhaps most famously, the collection includes a Mighty Wurlitzer organ, played regularly to visitors.
This was taken at Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois. There is so much more than automobiles there. There were a dozen or so jukeboxes, this one being my favorite. It's a 1947 model 1080 Wurlitzer. To me, it looks like a dogs face ;)
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This one was designed to be used in more casual venues. The vintage Coca Cola Santa was made by Rushton in 1957
Paramount Center for the Arts, an Art Deco style performing arts theater features a vintage Mighty Wurlitzer organ. Bristol is a city in Sullivan County Tennessee and is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia. State Street is a roadway along the border separating the two states. Print Size 13x19 inches.
1941 Wurlitzer Jukebox Model 750
This is a classic of the "Golden Age" of jukeboxes. The most compact of the full-size Wurlitzers, it features multicolored illuminated plastics and two curved bubble tubes in the center grill to give it 'animation,' adding to the eye-appeal. Made in 1941, it was the first Wurlitzer to feature the domed cathedral top that was to be the standard for the rest of the decade. A choice of 24 selections was offered, with the 78rpm records stacked in trays on the left side of the record compartment. The selected record swings out while the turntable rises up from below to bring it up to the level of the tonearm.
Two versions of the Wurlitzer 750 were made. The style pictured here used a mechanical selector. A patron would select the records he wanted to hear, then insert enough coins to play the selections. The problem was that any subsequent person could simply lift up the selection key to cancel it, and choose a different record, for which the first patron had already paid. This "selection theft" resulted in many confrontations. A total of 6,411 of these mechanical selector 750s were produced.
Wurlitzer then came up with a more modern version, called the 750E (for electric). This had an electric selector mechanism which required that the patron first insert a coin, then make their selections. These could not be overridden by others, so it eliminated a pesky problem that had gone on for years. All new Wurlitzers thereafter used the electric selector. Almost twice as many electric selector 750s were made versus the mechanical version (about 12,000).
There was another benefit to the electric selector, at least for the operator: with the mechanical selector mechanism, a patron could see if his choice was already selected. With the electric selector, there was no way to know if a choice had already been made (and paid for), so it was common for two or more patrons to pay for the same song. Each was happy to hear it play, without knowing that it had already been paid for possibly many times over.
Year Of Shipment: 1941
Cabinet Type: Full Size
Number Produced: 6,411
Number Of Selections: 24
78 - RPM
24 records
24 selections
308 lbs
32 - inches wide
26 - inches deep
55 3/4 - inches high
To pay for the selections, you could add 4 quarters or 10 dimes or 20 nickels.
The 13-story building would cost a million dollars to erect, and go up in six months-- incredible speed, according to an LA Times story in 1923. It confirms that that there would be a large recital hall, as well as a showroom for pipe organs. And I found this interesting: even in 1924, Wurlitzer occupied the bottom four floors and basement area, but leased out the top eight floors as loft space to other concerns.
Thirteen stories was the legal limit in those days, and I believe the first floor usually encompassed a 2nd floor mezzanine, so that there was never a 13th floor. Please, someone, correct me if I'm wrong.
The other tenants of the Wurlitzer included milinnary companies that sold hats and clothes, which we know because they suffered losses in fires in the 1920s. Since the building was concrete, the fires did not spread to other floors.
If you look closely at the photo above, the names Mozart and Verdi are carved in the medallions beneath the Wurlitzer name. The detail of bas relief and sculpture on the place is incredible.
There's also a Wurlitzer Building in Detroit, built two years later on a corner of Broadway in that city, and it was that building's website that gave me a history of the Wurlitzer Company itself. The founder was Rudolph Wurlitzer, whose family had been "trading" in musical instruments since the mid-1600s. Quite a legacy. Rudolph, a recent immigrant, founded the Wurlitzer Company in Cincinnati in 1856.
The company hit its stride during the early 20th century, when it built large organs for theaters that were--at that time--showing silent films.
The 13-story building would cost a million dollars to erect, and go up in six months-- incredible speed, according to an LA Times story in 1923. It confirms that that there would be a large recital hall, as well as a showroom for pipe organs. And I found this interesting: even in 1924, Wurlitzer occupied the bottom four floors and basement area, but leased out the top eight floors as loft space to other concerns.
Thirteen stories was the legal limit in those days, and I believe the first floor usually encompassed a 2nd floor mezzanine, so that there was never a 13th floor. Please, someone, correct me if I'm wrong.
The other tenants of the Wurlitzer included milinnary companies that sold hats and clothes, which we know because they suffered losses in fires in the 1920s. Since the building was concrete, the fires did not spread to other floors.
If you look closely at the photo above, the names Mozart and Verdi are carved in the medallions beneath the Wurlitzer name. The detail of bas relief and sculpture on the place is incredible.
There's also a Wurlitzer Building in Detroit, built two years later on a corner of Broadway in that city, and it was that building's website that gave me a history of the Wurlitzer Company itself. The founder was Rudolph Wurlitzer, whose family had been "trading" in musical instruments since the mid-1600s. Quite a legacy. Rudolph, a recent immigrant, founded the Wurlitzer Company in Cincinnati in 1856.
The company hit its stride during the early 20th century, when it built large organs for theaters that were--at that time--showing silent films.
This is not the story of a place but the story of a journey of an organ. The current resting place is the Paramount Center for the Performing Arts in Bristol, Tennessee.
The organ was originally installed in the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, VA in 1931. It was a late Wurlitzer with no primary action on the manual chest. Organs sold to the Paramount chain were built this way to speed production and cut cost. Organ experts who have seen the pipe work have said that this instrument is made up of pipes from an earlier time. A practice not uncommon to the Wurlitzer organ company, parts from repossessed organs found their way into new contract organs.
Orange Blossom Time - from the film "Hollywood Revue 1929"
Played by Sandy Macpherson on the Wurlitzer Organ of the New Empire Cinema, London.
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This is only a portion of the Nethercutt Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ at the Nethercutt Collection. Hearing the Phantom of the Opera on a 5,200 pipe theater pipe organ in a large, enclosed room is quite an experience.
The Nethercutt Collection is a museum located in Sylmar, California. Its centerpiece is its automobile collection and is considered one of America's greatest automobile museums. It also features mechanical musical instruments, including orchestrions, player pianos, music boxes, and a 5,200 pipe Wurlitzer theater pipe organ. It was founded in 1972 by J.B. Nethercutt who was the co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics. Directly across the street is the Nethercutt Museum. It houses 130 or so antique, vintage, classic, and special interest automobiles. All the cars are operational. Both the Collection and Museum are free. Visiting the Nethercutt Collection is by guided tour only. Reservations are required, which can be made on the Nethercutt website. Tours are only on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The Nethercutt Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday. Reservations are not needed. See the Nethercutt website for more information: nethercuttcollection.org.
The Bristol Paramount Theatre opened in 1931 with Carol Lombard in “It Pays to Advertise”. It is unusual for the fact that it sits right on a state line, on State Street, which is appropriately named, because it divides the states of Tennessee and Virginia.
Seating 765, the Paramount Theatre originally hosted both stage shows and motion pictures, and also contained a Mighty Wurlitzer, which was lifted hydraulically from the orchestra pit to stage level.
The Paramount Theatre is decorated in a stunning Art Deco style, with touches of Venetian Renaissance decor inside.
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Jerry Nagano playing Stormy Weather on the Wurlitzer Organ in the lobby of the California Theater. Opening night for Opera San Jose's performance of Bluebeards Castle, by Bela Bartók. February 15, 2025
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A Wurlitzer organ sits in the orchestra pit at the far end of the central aisle of a stunning Art Deco theatre. The theatre is part of Magpie Hall, an abandoned country house in the UK.
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01 July COVID-19 indoor dining restrictions were eased in BC so 04 July we went to The Templeton on Granville Street, downtown Vancouver for Sunday breakfast.
The retro cafe has a Wurlitzer 200 tabletop jukebox record selector at each table but the service was not operational.
Jukeboxes were most popular from the 1940s through the mid-1960s, particularly during the 1950s. By the middle of the 1940s, three-quarters of the records produced in America went into jukeboxes.
Billboard published a record chart measuring jukebox play list during the 1950s, which briefly became a component of the Hot 100.
By 1959, the jukebox's popularity had waned to the point where Billboard ceased publishing the chart and stopped collecting jukebox play data.
The advent of digital hastened the demise of the cafe jukebox era.
The Templeton:
The building at 1087 Granville Street dates from 1908.
In 1934, the room became Adele’s Cafe. Then new management re-opened it as the Top Top Cafe, in 1957.
The jukeboxes at each table, as well as the soda fountain at the counter, date back to the Top Top era.
The cafe re-opened as the Templeton in 1996.
The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. With an iconic entrance, the pier is popular with residents and visitors as a landmark that is over 100 years old.
Santa Monica has had several piers; however, the Santa Monica Pier is two adjoining piers that long had separate owners. The long, narrow Municipal Pier opened September 9, 1909, primarily to carry sewer pipes beyond the breakers, and had no amenities. The short, wide adjoining Pleasure Pier to the south, a.k.a. Newcomb Pier, was built in 1916 by Charles I. D. Looff and his son Arthur, amusement park pioneers. Attractions on the Pleasure Pier eventually included the Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome building (which now houses the current carousel and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places), the Blue Streak Racer wooden roller coaster (which was purchased from the defunct Wonderland amusement park in San Diego), the Whip, merry-go-rounds, Wurlitzer organs, and a funhouse.
The Carousel was built in 1922 on what was often referred to as a Pleasure Pier and features 44 hand-carved horses. It was rebuilt in 1990 inside the Hippodrome. A calliope provides musical accompaniment.
The La Monica Ballroom opened on July 23, 1924. Designed by T.H. Eslick with a Spanish façade and French Renaissance interior, it was the largest dance hall on the west coast, accommodating 5,000 dancers on its 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) hard maple floor. Country music star Spade Cooley began broadcasting his weekly television show from the ballroom in 1948, where the enormously popular program remained until 1954. In the summer of 1955, the Hollywood Autocade opened at the La Monica with one-hundred famous and unusual cars, including Jack Benny’s Maxwell and a Rumpler Drop Car. From 1958 until 1962, the ballroom served as a roller skating rink; first as Skater's Ballroom, and later as the Santa Monica Roller Rink, where the speed skating club won many state and regional championships. The La Monica Ballroom was demolished in 1963.
The Pleasure Pier thrived during the 1920s but faded during the Great Depression. During the 1930s, the pier was mainly used as a ferry landing, while most of the amusement park facilities were closed down and its attractions sold off.[8]
The bridge and entry gate to Santa Monica Pier were built in 1938 by the federal Works Project Administration, and replaced the former grade connection.
The Newcomb Pier was privately owned until it was acquired by the city in 1974.During the 1960s and 1970s various plans were proposed that would entail removal of the pier. The strangest one called for the construction of an artificial island with a 1500-room hotel. It was approved by the City Council, but citizens formed "Save Santa Monica Bay" to preserve the pier.[11] The outstanding order to raze the pier was revoked by the city council in 1973. Within that same year, the Carousel and Hippodrome were memorable sets featured in the film The Sting, although the story was set in Chicago.
In the 1950s, Enid Newcomb suggested to family friend Morris "Pops" Gordon that his two sons, George and Eugene, purchase and operate the Pier’s arcade. It didn’t take much persuasion, for the Gordons instantly took to the Pier and ultimately made Playland Arcade into the Pier’s longest running enterprise offering the day’s contemporary games alongside those of yesterday, providing inexpensive entertainment to a diverse crowd. George’s daughters Marlene and Joanie have kept the business within the family, and the next generation of Gordons is already in training to maintain the family tradition.
In 1983, the Santa Monica Pier experienced a significant loss. On January 27, there were reported swells of 10-feet during this winter storm. When the storm was over, the lower deck of the pier was destroyed. The City of Santa Monica began repairs on March 1, 1983, when another storm rolled in. A crane which was being used to repair the west end was dragged into the water and acted as a battering ram against the pilings. Over one-third of the Pier was completely destroyed.
The City of Santa Monica created a non-profit in response to the damage and called it Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation (SMPRC). SMPRC conducted the daily operations of the Santa Monica Pier, such as managing events, filming, promotions, tenants, and street performers. To date, SMPRC has produced the Santa Monica Pier Paddle Board Race and the Twilight Summer Concert Series. Also, in 2011, SMPRC changed the company name to the Santa Monica Pier Corporation (SMPC).
"Hey Dave, what's under that tarp?"
"It's an old jukebox, filled with '70s rock, man. We used to PARTY listening to that thing, back in the day."
A 1964 Wurlitzer 2800, for you purists. Protomachines flashlight in total darkness.
Meanwhile, at Boop's Scoops...
Haw! Haw! Hulk like this song!
"Could you play something different? We're all kind of tired of 'Green Onions'."
Hulk like Green Onions!
"Yes, but-"
"Shh! Rey! Don't get him angry."
"Well, he just likes the song because it has 'green' in the title. There's not even any lyrics. And he's using my quarters!"
"How about 'Green Eyed Lady'?"
"Oh, Sugarloaf. Very cool. Excuse me, Hulk, do you like green eyed ladies...?"
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
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This organ, Canada's largest, was originally located at Shea's Hippodrome Theatre for vauderville (on Bay Street until demolished in 1957) and moved to Maple Leaf Gardens until 1964. With the support of the Toronto Theatre Organ Society in 1974, the organ was rebuilt into the old organ chambers at Casa Loma. Pipe organs were the most famous of Wurlitzer's instruments.