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The Grand (other)
The Grand may refer to: Buildings Official names * The Grand (Calgary), a theatre in Alberta, Canada *The Grand (Ellsworth, Maine), an arts center in Maine, U.S. * The Grand Doubletree, condominium and hotel skyscraper in Miami, U.S. * The Grand Cinema, a multiplex in Hong Kong Colloquial naming *Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, formerly known as Bally's Grand * Grand Theatre (other), several cinemas and theatres * Grand Hotel (other), several hotels * Oshkosh Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. Other uses * The Grand (band), a Norwegian rock group * ''The Grand'' (film), a 2008 comedy film * ''The Grand'' (TV series), a 1990s British TV series, set in a Grand Hotel See also * Grand (other) Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and c ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand (Calgary)
The Grand, stylized as The GRAND (formerly Sherman Grand, Showcase Grand, The Grand Theatre, and Theatre Junction GRAND), is the oldest theatre in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In its current incarnation, it houses and operates the 436-seat Flanagan Theatre and a rehearsal space, the Studio. History The Grand Theatre is housed in the historic Lougheed Block, which was built in 1912 by Sir James Alexander Lougheed when Calgary had a population of only 50,000 people. The building was designed by L.R. Wardrop and owned by Lougheed and Taylor, a firm established by Sir Lougheed. The Lougheed Block was built as a multi-purpose commercial building, accommodating retail stores, offices, living quarters, and The Grand Theatre on the ground floor and was the biggest theatre in the Pacific Northwest at the time. The theatre was leased to Bill Sherman to manage and Lougheed named the theatre the "Sherman Grand" after him. The theatre opened on February 5, 1912 with "The Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand (Ellsworth, Maine)
The Grand is a Non-Profit performing arts center on Main Street (United States Route 1) in Ellsworth, Maine). Built in 1938, it is a significant local example of Art Deco architecture, with a prominent marquee and a stepped steel-and-glass tower. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 2012. Description and history The Grand (Hancock County Auditorium Associates) is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit performing arts center presenting film, live theater, live broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre in London, music and educational opportunities. Its mission is to "foster social interaction and growth in artists and audiences through arts, entertainment and education". An arsonist destroyed much of the Ellsworth business district in 1933, apparently starting a fire the city's first movie theatre, the Bijou. The Grand was built in 1938 as part of the recovery effort. It was designed by Boston architects Krokyn & Brown, and is a single-story b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Doubletree
The DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay, also referred as The Grand or The Grand DoubleTree, is a high-rise on the north side of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It lies within the Arts & Entertainment District. It was completed in 1986 and designed by the Atlanta architectural firm of Toombs, Amisano and Wells. It is a condominium and hotel. Floors 3–9 are hotel rooms. Floors 10–42 contain over 830 condominium units. The hotel portion contains 152 rooms, and was renovated in 2004. The building is very large, with almost of floor space, though this likely includes a large parking garage across the street that is shared with the Omni complex. It is a full-service building, meaning it contains offices, a grocery store, convenience store, deli, clothing stores, gift shops, jewelry stores, pet store, pharmacy, bank, car rental office, doctor, dentist, beauty salon, barbershop, liquor store, dry cleaner, four restaurants, full-time concierge, valet, day sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Cinema
The Grand Cinema was a cinema complex located in Hong Kong in the Elements Mall at Kowloon MTR station. Operating from 2007 to 2019 with 12 screens and 1,600 seats, it was Hong Kong's largest multiplex cinema in its time.Saul Symonds"Grand Opening: MCL & Shaw Unveil Hong Kong's Biggest Multiplex" ''Film Journal International'', 30 November 2007. It had an "active", "infrasonic" sound system and screened independent films.It is the site of the Hong Kong Asian Independent Film Festival. The cinema was operated by Shaw Group The Shaw Group is a pipe and module fabrication firm specializing in induction bending. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Shaw employs approximately 700 people across its offices and operations in North America and the Middle East. History Sha ... and Multiplex Cinema Ltd. The former site of The Grand was acquired by Broadway Circuit and rebranded as the Premiere Cinema. See also * List of cinemas in Hong Kong References External links The Grand Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Club Casino Hotel
The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, formerly known as Golden Nugget, Bally's Grand, The Grand, Atlantic City Hilton and ACH, is an abandoned hotel and casino located at the southern end of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, owned and operated by Colony Capital. It was the city's first and only "locals casino". The Atlantic Club permanently closed on January 13, 2014, at 12:01 AM, largely as a result of dwindling casino visitors to Atlantic City due to increased competition in neighboring states. A third of Atlantic City's boardwalk casinos closed the same year, the others being Revel, Trump Plaza, and Showboat. Redevelopment proposals include a water park. On November 6, 2013, Atlantic Club owner Resorts International Holdings, itself owned by Colony Capital, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and a source revealed to the ''Wall Street Journal'' that a bankruptcy sale would occur. On December 23, 2013, Federal Bankruptcy Judge Gloria M. Burns approved the sale of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Theatre (other)
Grand Theatre, Grand Théâtre in French, Grand Theater or often The Grand may refer to: Theatres Canada *The Grand Theatre (Kingston, Ontario) * The Grand Theatre (London, Ontario) * Grand Théâtre de Québec United Kingdom *Grand Theatre, Blackpool *Grand Theatre, Clapham *Grand Theatre, Derby, operated between 1886 and 1950 * Grand Theatre, Leeds *Grand Theatre, Lancaster *Grand Theatre, Swansea *Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton United States * The Grand Theatre, a chain of 14 multiplex cinemas in the southern United States operated by Southern Theatres * Grand Theatre (Douglas, Arizona), aka Douglas Grand Theatre, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Warner Grand Theatre, San Pedro, California * Masonic Hall and Grand Theater, Wilmington, Delaware, listed on the NRHP * Grand Theatre (Cartersville, Georgia), designed by Daniell & Beutell * Loew's Grand Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia * Grand Theatre (Wheaton, Illinois), a historic theater * Brown Grand Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Hotel (other)
A grand hotel is a large and luxurious hotel, especially one housed in a building with traditional architectural style. It began to flourish in the 1800s in Europe and North America. Grand Hotel may refer to: Hotels Africa * Grande Hotel Beira, a former luxury hotel in Beira, Mozambique Asia * Grand Hotel d'Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia * Grand Hôtel de Pékin, one block of the Beijing Hotel, Beijing, China * Grand Hotel (Kolkata), Kolkata, India * Dariush Grand Hotel, Kish Island, Iran * Grand Hotel, Qazvin, Iran * Sapporo Grand Hotel, Sapporo, Japan * Grand Hotel Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal * Grand Hotel (Nuwara Eliya), Sri Lanka * Grand Hotel (Taipei), Taiwan * Kaohsiung Grand Hotel, Kaohsiung, Taiwan * Grand Métropole Hôtel, the original name of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Vietnam Australasia * Grand Hotel, Childers, Queensland, Australia * Grand Hotel, Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia * Hotel Windsor (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia; originally known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshkosh Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House, commonly referred as The Grand, is a historic opera house located at the corner of High Avenue and Market Street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1883, designed by William Waters, a local architect, and underwent a major refurbishing in 2009–2010 at an expense of two million dollars. The roof trusses were reinforced, the ceilings were replaced, and a large chandelier was repaired. Additionally a new "Grand Lounge" was added for improved audience services and to smaller events. Today, the opera house seats 550, hosts nearly 100 public performances a year including community and repertory theater, symphony orchestra, corporate meetings and weddings; it is operated by the non-profit Oshkosh Opera House foundation. The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand (band)
The Grand is a Norwegian alternative rock band, formed in Oslo, Norway in 2006. The group consists of former blues guitar wunderkind and lead singer Amund Maarud, his younger brother Henrik Maarud on drums, bassist Per Tobro and keyboardist/percussionist Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen. The Grand gave their first performance in April 2007, before releasing their debut EP (The Grand Recordings/Sonet Records) the same month. Lead singer Amund Maarud is also starring in the forthcoming movie «Norwegian Ninja» ( Kommandør Treholt og Ninjatroppen), due August 2010. History Formation By 2006, lead singer and guitarist Amund Maarud had already made a strong name for himself on the Norwegian blues scene, with the release of two albums (''Ripped, Stripped and Southern Fried'' (2003) and ''Commotion'' (2004)) the first of which was nominated for the 2004 Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spellemannprisen). After a brief period where bassist Per Tobro and keyboardist Eirik Knutsen joined the Maarud-brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand (film)
''The Grand'' is a 2008 improv comedy film directed by Zak Penn. The film has an ensemble cast including Ray Romano, Woody Harrelson, Chris Parnell, Werner Herzog, Jason Alexander, Dennis Farina, David Cross, Gabe Kaplan, Michael Karnow and Cheryl Hines along with several real Las Vegas poker stars. According to Penn, the film is styled after those of Christopher Guest, in which each actor is given direction concerning their character and the actors are left to improvise each individual scene. The plot of ''The Grand'' was somewhat more open-ended than Guest's work, however. The focus of the film is a poker tournament played at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas between the characters in which real poker matches were played by the actors as the scenes were filmed. The film's script did not specify the winner of the tournament, and the ending of the film was determined by the actual game played on set. The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, and was distributed by Anchor Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand (TV Series)
''The Grand'' is a British television drama series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, broadcast between 4 April 1997 and 3 April 1998. It was written by Russell T Davies and set in a grand hotel in Manchester in the 1920s. There are two series: eight episodes in the first series were broadcast from 4 April 1997 to 23 May 1997 and ten in the second series from 30 January 1998 to 3 April 1998. All 18 episodes were written by Russell T Davies. The cast included Susan Hampshire, Julia St. John, Tim Healy, Michael Siberry, Stephen Moyer and Mark McGann. The two series were novelised by Catrin Collier, under the pen name Katherine Hardy. Characters The series featured the Bannerman family that owned and ran the hotel, the staff that lived in the basement and occasional guests. At the series opening, the very upright John Bannerman ( Michael Siberry) has just reopened the Grand, which he inherited from his overbearing father and which he now owns and operates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand (other)
Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre * Grand Concourse (other), several places * Grand County (other), several places * Grand Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone * Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway, a parkway system in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States * Le Grand, California, census-designated place * Grand Staircase, a place in the US. Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Grand'' (Erin McKeown album), 2003 * ''Grand'' (Matt and Kim album), 2009 * ''Grand'' (magazine), a lifestyle magazine related to related to grandparents * ''Grand'' (TV series), American sitcom, 1990 * Grand piano, musical instrument * Grand Production, Serbian record label company * The Grand Tour, a new British automobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
