The movie theater is still used today as a theater area, and after further reconstruction in 1972, it was renamed Camera.

"It's just a great theater area," said Ms. Medak.

The front of the Gem consisted of a bar, and the "theater" area; in the back were the rooms for the prostitutes.

The gymnasium, playground, and theater area are contained in the bottom of the campus.

"We looked down into the theater area and saw my father giving his third tour of the building that day," Ms. Walton said.

In the car I said, "Velda told me about Lippy working the theater areas."

It adjoins the business and one-time theater area known as the Hub.

As the police arrived, those still in the theater area were evacuated to the lobby.

The ghetto slums hadn't disappeared, of course; they'd just moved downtown, to the old shopping and theater areas.

The George R. Brown contains nearly a half-million square feet of exhibit space, 41 meeting rooms, a 3,600-seat theater area and a grand ballroom.