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"The Kress building in 2020 -- Houston, Texas Kress store building in Lubbock, Texas showing the characteristic design Kress building in Tampa, Florida S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of "five and dime" retail department stores in the United States of America, established by Samuel Henry Kress, which operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture on "Main Street" in hundreds of cities and towns. History Kress opened his first "stationery and notions" store in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, in 1887. The chain of S. H. Kress & Co. 5-10-25 Cent Stores was established in 1896.The Kress Legacy. The Kress Foundation In the 1920s and 1930s, Kress sold a house label of phonograph records under the Romeo trademark. He died in 1955. The company's exclusion of African Americans from its lunch counters made Kress a target for civil rights protests during the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins, along with Woolworth's, Rexall and other national chains.Nashville Student Movement (1960-1964). Civil Rights Movement Veterans In Nashville, Tennessee, Kress repeatedly refused to serve the protesters but eventually agreed to integrate the downtown store in reaction to a consumer boycott. The Greensboro, North Carolina Kress was included in the first civil rights demonstrations in the South.First Southern Sit-in, Greensboro NC. Civil Rights Movement Veterans In Adickes v. S.H. Kress Co., the U.S. Supreme Court threw out convictions for vagrancy resulting from a sit-in at a Kress lunch counter in Mississippi. The Kress store in Baton Rouge was the site of that city's first civil rights sit- in. That event helped save it from demolition 45 years later."Salvation Stories." 225BatonRouge.com In 1964 Genesco, Inc., acquired Kress. The company abandoned its center-city stores and moved to shopping malls. Genesco began liquidating Kress and closing down the Kress stores in 1980. The remaining Kress stores were sold to McCrory Stores on January 1, 1981. Most continued to operate under the Kress name until McCrory Stores went out of business in 2001. Tiendas Kress, the subsidiary chain in Puerto Rico, survived the parent company and is still in business there. The Kress Foundation, a philanthropic organization promoting art, was established by Kress in 1929 and also survives the parent company.Kress building in El Paso, Texas Architecture Kress inset on the site of the former Kress store in Berkeley, California Kress building in Charleston, South Carolina, along the main commercial street The Kress chain was known for the architecture of its buildings."Kress Buildings Across Texas & America" Texas Escapes. Retrieved 2016-07-10. "Samuel H. Kress... envisioned his stores as works of public art that would contribute to the cityscape."S. H. Kress & Company Collection. National Building Museum A number of former Kress stores are recognized as architectural landmarks and many are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the 1913 building on Canal Street in New Orleans (now the New Orleans Ritz-Carlton) and the 1929 neoclassical store in Asheville, North Carolina.Thomas, Bernice L. (1997). America's 5 & 10 Cent Stores: The Kress Legacy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Notable Kress architects include Seymour Burrell, who studied in New York with architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, and Edward Sibbert, who designed more than fifty Art Deco S. H. Kress & Co. stores between 1929 and 1944. > Sibbert's buildings streamlined the Kress image with a sleek buff modernity, > the lavish use of terracotta ornament, and strong verticals supporting the > golden letters “Kress”. Curved glass display windows led the shopper through > heavy bronze doors into an interior of rich marbles, fine woods, and large > customized counters set crosswise down a long sales floor. Well-positioned > hanging lamps created a bright atmosphere for an endless array of > inexpensive items (there were 4,275 different articles on sale in 1934). > Everything – from the constantly restocked merchandise to the gracious > retiring rooms and popular soda fountain in the basement – encouraged > customers to linger. Like the great movie houses of the day, the dime store > – and ‘Kress’s’ in particular – was a popular destination during hard > economic times.S. H. Kress & Co. Stores. The Kress Foundation Relief by Rene Paul Chambellan Sibbert's Mayan Revival Kress store on Fifth Avenue in New York City was built in 1935 and demolished in 1980. > A seven-story marble structure designed for every shopping comfort, its Art > Deco elegance was graced by airborne Mayan gods on the sales floor and > Mayan-style hieroglyphs of the gloves and padlocks and yard goods for sale. > Awarded a gold medal for architectural quality, the store represented the > zenith of the Kress empire in luxury, modernity, and retailing capacity. The downtown Kress store in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a characteristic example that shows the chain's use of elaborate exterior details including coats-of-arms, metal work, and inlaid artistic flourishes on the keystones and corners. The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., holds a permanent collection of Kress building "records, including thousands of drawings and photographs relating to the design, construction, and operation of more than 200 stores stretching from New York to Hawaii." Newly renovated Fort Worth, Texas, Kress building Reuse of Kress buildings Kress buildings around the country have been adapted for reuse. * Albuquerque, NM: A new owner has purchased the Kress building, intends to make it a space for all arts Kress building in Albuquerque gets new use. * Asheville, NC: The Kress building on Patton Avenue in Downtown Asheville was restored in the 1990s, and is now The Kress Emporium - a gallery featuring local artists, K2 Studio - a home and furniture store, as well as condominiums in the upper floors. * Bakersfield, CA: The Kress building at 1401 19th St. in downtown Bakersfield has been converted to office space, with the exterior architecture, including Kress signage, still intact. * Baton Rouge, LA: The Kress building was scheduled to be demolished but was spared in 2005, and has been renovated for residential use. * Biloxi, MS: The downtown Kress store was converted in 2014 into a live music venue, Kress Live. * Meridian, MS: The downtown Kress building is undergoing renovation and is slated to open in early 2016 as the new home of the Mississippi State University Meridian campus Kinesiology program. * Selma, AL: The Kress building on Broad Street in Downtown Selma was later converted in Butler Truax Jewelers. *Columbia, SC: The Kress building has been renovated into apartments with first floor restaurant and office space. * Charleston, SC Kress store on King Street is now an H&M; store * Daytona Beach, FL: The Kress Building located on Beach Street downtown is restored with each floor having a different retro theme and is now home to many small businesses as well as a business center and shared office facility called Work Webb. * Durham, NC: This 1933 Kress building is located downtown Durham on Main and Mangum streets. The building contains 14 residential condo units, converted in 2007 and 2 levels of commercial space. The building retains many Art Deco features such as metal elevators doors, crown moldings, high ceilings, and light fixtures. The exterior architecture, including Kress signage and unique ornamental designs are still intact. * Fort Worth, TX: The 1936 Kress building in downtown Fort Worth leases residential and office space. * Florence, SC: The former Kress building is now a part of the Downtown Florence Revitalization Project. This building will house a new restaurant, named Town Hall, a rooftop bar, retail spaces, small condos, and office space. Many of the materials used in building these spaces came from the original building. The majority of the wood used in the project was reclaimed from original infrastructure and Kress store shelves - keeping the appearance as historically accurate as possible. * Greensboro, NC: The former Kress building now houses TAVO Restaurant & Tavern, an office area along with a nightclub on the basement level and an entertainment area on the roof. * Gastonia, NC: The former Kress building in downtown Gastonia now houses the second location of Sleepy Poet Antique Mall. Many of the original elements of the building were restored by Sleepy Poet.http://sleepypoetstuff.com/?page_id=1069 * Greeley, CO Kress store on 8th Avenue and 9th Street is now an independent movie theater (since 2008). www.kresscinema.com * Hilo, HI: In Hilo, Hawaii, a former Kress store has been renovated into Kress Cinema, a downtown movie theater. *Huntsville, AL: the Kress in Downtown Huntsville closed and was boarded up for a while. In 2012 Fubar Nightclub opened on the main floor. A year later Miller’s Tavern (a karaoke bar) was added and then in 2015 the basement was renovated to add Whiskey Bottom Saloon. The exterior of the building remains mostly original. * Key West, FL: The Kress Building, located at 500 Duval Street, was home to the eccentric department store Fast Buck Freddie's from 1977 until 2013, and now is a 24-hour CVS drugstore. *Lakeland, Fl: The Kress Building, located at 109 Kentucky Ave in Downtown Lakeland, is currently occupied by the Explorations V Children's Museum. * Los Angeles: In July 2008, The Kress Hollywood nightclub and restaurant opened for a few years in the Kress building on Hollywood Boulevard. This former Kress store, built in 1934, served as the flagship Frederick's of Hollywood boutique for 59 years. A second location in south Los Angeles has also been repurposed. * Memphis, TN: The fourth Kress store built on Main Street is now guest rooms and the conference center for the adjoining SpringHill Suites hotel. * Mobile, AL: The Kress building on Royal St. in Mobile houses the offices of The Alabama Media Group(Al.com) on the first two floors. The third floor is the contains the offices of the building's owner: Hargrove Engineers and Constructors. * Nashville, TN: The Kress store on 5th Avenue in downtown Nashville is now two loft complexes called Art Avenue Lofts and Kress Lofts. * Orlando, FL: The Kres Chophouse restaurant occupies the downtown Orlando building.http://www.kresrestaurant.com/location *Pomona, CA: The Kress building on Second Street in Downtown Pomona is now an Antique Market as part of Antique Row. * Seattle, WA: In June 2008, an IGA Supermarket, the Kress IGA, opened on the basement level of the former Kress store in downtown Seattle. * Wichita, KS: The Kress building is now called the Kress Energy Center. This Kress Building is considered the best example of neo-gothic commercial architecture in Wichita. It is listed on city, state, and national registers of historic places. * Yuma, AZ: In March 2010, The Kress Ultra Lounge nightclub and Da Boyz Italian Cuisine opened in the Kress building in downtown Yuma on Main Street. Savannah, GA: Was in operation until 1997. In 1998, it remained abandon until renovated and doubled in size and is now home to the Gap, a basement restaurant and residential apartments. The building still remains a very well known landmark to the local population. The Kress IGA Supermarket, Kress Hollywood, and Kress Cinema differ from many other re- purposed Kress locations due to their prominent use of the Kress name and logo as a component of the branding of the business. See also *List of S. H. Kress and Co. buildings *Kress Building *S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Daytona Beach, Florida) *Kress Building (Fort Worth, Texas) *Kress Building (Gastonia, North Carolina) References External links *The evolution of a downtown corner. *Berkeley's Landmarks *Greensboro, North Carolina Kress store history *The S.H. Kress & Company Collection at the National Building Museum Retail companies established in 1896 Kress, S.H. Kress, S.H. Kress, S.H. Retail companies disestablished in 1981 1896 establishments in Pennsylvania "
"Daniel Leiner (May 13, 1961 – October 18, 2018) was an American film and former television director. He was best known for directing the stoner comedy films Dude, Where's My Car? and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. He was born in Manhattan, New York in 1961. Leiner also directed a wide range of television shows including Arrested Development, Everwood, Gilmore Girls, Freaks and Geeks, Sports Night, Felicity, Action, The Tick, Austin Stories, The Mind of the Married Man, The Sopranos, and How to Make It in America. He also directed The Office episode "WUPHF.com". Leiner died from lung cancer on October 18, 2018, at the age of 57. References External links * 1961 births 2018 deaths People from Manhattan Film directors from New York City American television directors Deaths from lung cancer Deaths from cancer in California English-language film directors State University of New York at Purchase alumni "
"is a Japanese anime series animated by Japanese studio Gonzo. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Kaleido Star: New Wings was directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike. Kaleido Star follows Sora Naegino, a young Japanese girl, who travels to the United States to fulfill her dream of performing at the world-famous Kaleido Stage. Three original video animations have been produced, as well as a manga series and a novel. Plot = First Season = Sora Naegino is a young Japanese girl with great acrobatic talent who travels to Los Angeles, California in hopes of auditioning for the Kaleido Stage, a world-famous circus which has mesmerized her since childhood. However, she runs into difficulties as soon as she arrives. She gets lost on her way to the Stage, is leered at by a mysterious stranger, and has her bag stolen by a thief. Employing her acrobatic skills, Sora chases down the criminal. A kind police officer gives her a ride to Kaleido Stage only to discover she had missed her audition, an event upon which her idol, Layla Hamilton, advises her to return to Japan. However, after a performer is injured, the owner of the circus, Kalos offers her a chance to perform. Sora, humiliated by her failed efforts decides to return to Japan. Kalos, having seen her earlier chase, reconsiders and informs Layla that Sora's performance will eventually be the main act at the circus, earning her reluctant respect. The other members of Kaleido Stage, particularly Layla, are dissatisfied with Sora. With the help of stage manager Ken Robbins, the performers Mia Guillem and Anna Heart, young Marion Begnini, as well as a lot of hard work and determination, Sora begins to earn the respect of those around her. Her personality eventually earns the respect of the performers as well as several increasingly major roles in the productions. She also befriends Layla over time. However, Layla's father pressures her to leave and insiders plan to take over and shut down Kaleido Stage. Sora relies on her winning personality, hard work and close friendships to keep the stage afloat. = New Wings = In the second season, Sora returns to the stage after attempting the Legendary Great Maneuver with Layla. This leaves Layla's shoulder injured and unable to perform. The absence of her co-star, having retired to further a career in Broadway productions, prompts a slight decline of the Kaleido Stage. Because of this Kalos brings in a new recruit, Leon Oswald (a lofty trapeze artist). It seems at first that Leon is reminded very much of someone due to Sora's presence, and at times this causes him to either be really rude or really sweet to Sora. Despite this, however, Leon disapproves Sora as worthy of being on the stage with him. This leads to the most talented of the new Kaleido Stage recruits, the Chinese-American May Wong (who is also an ex-figure skater) to question and challenge Sora's position as Leon's partner and star of the show. After a very ugly incident, however, May begins to question herself and her goals. Sora's first goal in the season is to attend the circus festival in Paris, but the competitors will do anything to attain the title of 'festival winner': betray, deceive, or even attack their opposers. The atmosphere and attitude this creates does not bode kindly to Sora's carefree, optimistic, ultra-idealistic outlook. It, in turn, causes her to withdraw from the competition in the middle of her act (or the Angel Act) with the redeemed Yuri Killian, leaving her friends, family and Layla confused and otherwise disappointed with Sora. Most of the season concentrates on Sora finding, questioning, and pursuing new dreams. After many trials and rejections, Sora eventually aims to become a "True Kaleido Star" while creating a fun, conflict-free stage, the complete opposite of what she experiences at the festival in Paris. = The Amazing Princess Without a Smile = The first OVA looks at a new production in the works that follows the Kaleido Stage's success with Swan Lake, about a female princess that is unable to smile and a jester of hers that is hoping to bring her smile back. The idea for the production came to Mia from a painting that featured a character that looked very similar to Rosetta and a jester in the background that looked surprisingly like Fool (the stage spirit that can be seen only by very talented students). Rosetta is assigned the lead role as the princess. Unfortunately, despite the likeliness of her being able to comprehend the role fully as she herself never carried a smile when she first came to Kaleido Stage, she has difficulties acting out the part and leaves the rehearsals mid- way frustrated. Will Rosetta be able to play the role right? What ties does Fool have with the painting of the princess and the jester? = Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~ = Layla and Sora are about to launch different interpretations of the same show "Legend of Phoenix" on opposite coasts. Layla is preparing at the Broadway but is dissatisfied with her performance. She feels that she cannot perform the role properly if she is not truly reborn as a new Layla Hamilton. In a desperate attempt to be reborn, Layla runs off on a solo bicycle trip to upstate New York in hopes of rediscovering herself. Meanwhile, Sora is also attempting to find her own Phoenix, but when she learns of Layla's disappearance she, Ken and May run off to New York to find the former Kaleido Star who at that instant was on a bike journey with no set destination. Layla meets various strangers and reminisces memories of her childhood along the way as she thinks of how she can change herself. But while she tries to find a new self, she spends her entire time alone thinking about Sora until she comes to realize just how much Sora has been a muse to her. Once she realizes that, she is reborn. The nature of this revelation, though speculated in different ways by various fans, is up to interpretation. During the end credits, we are shown two different Phoenixes. = Good da yo! Goood!! = Good da yo! Goood!! is a 22 minutes OVA that is rendered by computer graphics. All of the characters are presented super deformed. The OVA is split up into three parts. The first part is a lesson in Chinese cooking presented by May Wong; the dish that is presented is mapo doufu. The second part is a lesson on how to use the diabolo by Rosetta Passel. The final part is a lesson in seal lingo presented by Marion and Jonathan to Sora. Media =Episodes= = Music = ;Opening: 1 Take it, Shake it – Sugar (Episodes 1-13) * Lyrics: Kyoko Asakura * Music: So Kikuchi * Arrangement: Shinichiro Murayama * Music: Production: Hori Pro Inc. 2 Yakusoku no Basho he – Chihiro Yonekura (Episodes 14-26) * Lyrics: Chinhiro Yonekura * Music Chinhiro Yonekura 3 "Tattoo Kiss" by r.o.r/s (eps 27–51) * Lyrics: Mizue * Music: Dream Field * Arrangement: Keiji Tanabe 4 "Blanc et Noir" by Ryō Hirohashi and Kaori Mizuhashi (The Amazing Princess Without a Smile OVA) 5 "Ray of Light" by Sayaka Ōhara (Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~ OVA) * Lyrics: Yuki Matsuura * Music: Mina Kubota * Arrangement: Yuki Matsuura ;Ending: 1 Real Identity – Sugar (eps 1–13) * Lyrics: Kyoko Asakura * Music: Satori Shiraishi * Arrangement: Shinichiro 2 Bokuwa Kokoni IRU – Sophia * Lyrics: Mitsuru Matsuoka * Music: Mitsuru Matsuoka * (Toy's Factory) # "Escape" by r.o.r/s (eps 27–50) #* Lyrics: Mizue #* Music: Keiji Tanabe #* Arrangement: Kenji Tanabe # by Chihiro Yonekura with Kaleido Stars (ep 51) # "Tattoo Kiss" by r.o.r/s (The Amazing Princess Without a Smile OVA) # by Sayaka Ōhara (Legend of Phoenix ~Layla Hamilton Monogatari~ OVA) #* Lyrics: Kaleido Stage #* Music: Hitoshi Sakimoto #* Arrangement: Hitoshi Sakimoto ;Insert: # "Ray of Light" by Layla Hamilton (Sayaka Ōhara) (ep 50) #* Music: Mina Kubota #* Lyrics: Yuki Matsuura = Manga = A manga entitled Kaleido Star ~Wings of the Future~ began serialization in Shōnen Fang's April issue and was released on February 19, 2007. The story takes place fifteen years after the events of the anime series and it revolves around Sora's younger sister, Yume. Because Sora has not visited her family in years for reasons unknown, Yume joins Kaleido Stage in hopes to meet her. Various new characters have been introduced, old ones have also come back including Yuri Killian, May Wong, Ken Robbins, Marion Benigni, Mia Guillem, Rosetta Passel, Jonathan and Jean Benigni. Serialization in Shōnen Fang magazine ended in September 2007 when the magazine went defunct. = Novel = A novel named was released on February 10, 2006. Reception Kaleido Star was generally well received by critics, with the majority of acclaim paid to the first season. = Season 1 = In a review of the first Volume, Anime News Network called the series "heartwarming fluff without too many sugar calories" and praised the Japanese voice cast for stellar performances, with particular emphasis on Ryo Hirohashi and Takehito Koyasu. Anime On DVD also noted Koyasu's performance, the quality of the animation in the performance scenes, and the fulfilling climax of the final episode. Mike Lewis of Underland Online noted Kaleido Star as being "...an extraordinary series is in a class all its own." = Season 2 = Despite being put off by the recap episodes, Anime News Network positively reviewed the first Volume of Kaleido Star: New Wings. While critiquing the story as "straight from the shōjo drama playbook," the review held praise for the visuals, stating that "the best thing about Kaleido Star is, far and away, the amazing animation and production values. The circus scenes are wildly original and sometimes breathtaking; the animation quality hasn't dipped at all in the second season." Cynthia Martinez also won notice for developing her performance as Sora. Anime Advanced also looked at the first volume and praised it highly, noting that "Kaleido Star gets my highest possible recommendation. This is a show that dreams are made of." Summing up the series, Chris Beveridge of Anime On DVD said that "Kaleido Star has been a great series overall with a somewhat weak second season that really took its time to find its own voice," but that "it's still a series that's very easy to recommend on a whole and one that is very much worth showing to a younger audience." ActiveAnime's Holly Ellingwood commented that "The finale is climatic and fulfilling." and summarized the series as being "An anime that is a pure joy to watch. Exhilarating, Kaleido Star is a stirring series that is both inspirational and remarkable." = Extra Stage = Anime On DVD proclaimed the OVA to be "a beautiful piece of work and the best way to close out things for a while as it is much more oriented on the comedy and the lighter side of the characters... It's a great little self-contained story that plays strong in a similar fashion to the last episode of the series but without quite so much angst and hardship associated with it. It leaves you laughing and really smiling at the end of the disc." References Further reading External links = Official sites = ;North America * Funimation Kaleido Star Website = Unofficial sites = 2003 anime television series 2004 anime OVAs 2005 anime OVAs 2006 anime OVAs ADV Films Anime with original screenplays Drama anime and manga Circus films Circus television shows Funimation Gonzo (company) Shōnen manga Sports anime and manga TVB TV Tokyo original programming "