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[[File:Helen1.jpg|thumb|303x303px|The Shelf Show in Simi Valley, CA.]]The '''''Cyberamics''' '''Portrait Stage''''' (known internally as ''The Shelf'') was a stage format found at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre from May of 1979 to December of 1980. |
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The '''''Cyberamic''' '''Portrait Stage''''' (known internally as '''''The Shelf''''') was a stage format installed at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre stores from [[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)|May 1979 at the Diamond Boulevard Concord Store]] to [[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)|June 1981 at the Muirlands Boulevard Lake Forest Store]]. |
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The stage would debut at the [[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)]] location at its grand opening in 1979 as a [[Cyberamics]] version of the [[Winchester PTT Show]] & [[Kooser PTT Show]] and would go extinct in 2001 at the [[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)|Lake Forest, CA]] location. |
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A retrofit of the stage, known as "The Shelf", would be installed at select locations which already had the Cyberamics Portrait Stage through the early 80's. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The '''''Cyberamics Portrait Stage''''' was first created in May 1979 for the opening of the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre on [[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)]]. The stage was produced for all PTT's during the 1970's, & Winter to Spring of 1980. In May or April 1980, [[San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd)]] would introduce the [[Cyberamics Balcony Stage]] as a 1-wall variant of the Portrait Stage. The Portrait Stages would continue to be produced for location, though would either be on 1 wall, or be a Balcony & Portrait Hybrid. The PTT on [[Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd)]] would be the first one to open with a Balcony Stage, & in 1981, almost all future locations would be set to get a Balcony Stage instead of a Portrait Stage. The Last Portrait Stage to be produced was for the PTT on [[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)]] In June 1981, which had the normal 2-Wall Variant. |
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The first Cybramic Portrait Stage would be installed at the [[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)]] location at its grand opening in 1979. It would be the first store to feature Cyberamics. |
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By 1987, almost all portrait stages had been removed, except for [[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)]], [[Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St)]], [[Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St)]], [[Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd)]], [[Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd)]], & [[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)]]. By 1990, almost all the remaining Portrait Stages had been removed except for [[Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd)]] & [[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)]], with Ogden's being shut off making Lake Forest, CA's the last functioning one. Lake Forest's had also been modified into a [[Chuck E.'s House Facade]] & Portrait Stage Hybrid with the stage looking more like a Late 1980 Portrait Stage setup but with C-Stage decor, Making Ogden's the last full Portrait Show Remaining. In 1991, [[Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd)]] would close, Making Lake Forest the last location with a Portrait Stage. The Stage remained until 2001, when the location permanently closed. |
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[[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)]] was the last one to open, opening in 1981, and they were the last location to remove it aswell. Though their stage was heavily altered. Adding fake windows, a door, and moving Munch, Pasqually, and the Warblettes. |
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==Design== |
==Design== |
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The Cyberamic Portrait Stage, unlike the stages that came before it, would be placed alongside one wall to draw attention to all characters. This is different from the previous Portrait Stage setups, in which they were attached to |
The Cyberamic Portrait Stage, unlike the stages that came before it, would be placed alongside one wall to draw attention to all characters. This is different from the previous Portrait Stage setups, in which they were attached to the walls of the theatre. All characters in the center wall would be placed inside thin, beige portrait frames with a black outline inside it. The nameplates would be located on a wood trim below the characters with a 40-degree wall going upwards directly under the trim. |
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Mr. Munch and Pasqually had their own unique frames, carrying over from the [[Kooser PTT Show|Kooser setup]]. The set up included doors that would open and close as per the show's programming. Similarly enough, the Warblettes also had a unique frame to make up for the size of the three birds within. |
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Black and yellow nametags would be located on a wood platform below the characters. A 40-degree platform would be under that said wood, providing seating below the balcony stage. Mr. Munch and Pasqually would be popping out from their own titled walls on the left and right side of the setup, having a door attached to their frames. This door would open and close as per the show's programming. |
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The Flag Wavers, Pizza Time Orchestra, and Applause Board would be placed in various areas of the theatre, mainly near the characters. |
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The Warblettes had their own larger frame to make up for the character's size. Depending on the location, the Warblettes frame would either be placed on a separate wall in the Theatre or apart of the main setup to the left of Jasper T. Jowls and Chuck E. Cheese. |
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The stage would undergo one specific change in which several locations received a similar variant to the Portrait Stage in the 1980s however there were no portrait frames or walls surrounding the characters other than the back wall. It is unknown weather the Shelf Stage variant is a retrofit of the Portrait Show, however it being closely similar to each other it can be possible. |
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Flag wavers would both be placed between the Jasper T Jowls, Chuck E. Cheese and Guest Star and around the entirety of the Theatre. |
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== Animatronics Used == |
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In or around 1981, select portrait locations would remove their black and yellow nameplates in favor of balcony nameplates. |
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* [[Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)]] |
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The shows would undergo one more change. In the early to mid 80s, select locations would remove the frames around the characters. This edit would be known as "The Shelf." There is very little footage of this change though. |
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* [[Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Pasqually (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Warblettes (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Clapper Board (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Band Board (Cyberamic)]] |
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* [[Flag Wavers (Cyberamic)]] |
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At Charlie Cheese's Pizza Playhouse (Surfer's Paradise), there was a Balcony/Portrait hybrid. Pasqually and Mr. Munch both were inside their doors. |
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File:Mr Munch.jpg|[[Maple Heights, OH (5376 Northfield Rd)|Maple Heights, Ohio's]] Mr. Munch |
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At Lake Forest, CA, they adjusted their stage positions to fit the "Balcony Stage" standards. But added windows, a door, and posts. This would technically make them the last Portrait Stage instead of the last Balcony Stage. |
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File:Concord 84.png|The Portrait Stage on [[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)]] |
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File:16cccc.jpg|Another Picture of the Portrait Stage on [[Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd)]] |
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File:Citrusheights.png|The Portrait Stage on [[Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane)]] ? |
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==Known Installations== |
==Known Installations== |
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|[[Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)]] |
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|May 1979 |
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| Late 80s-1994 |
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|[[Sacramento (Florin Mall), CA (7020 Stockton Blvd)]] |
|[[Sacramento (Florin Mall), CA (7020 Stockton Blvd)]] |
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|[[Stockton, CA (4555 N Pershing Ave)]] |
|[[Stockton, CA (4555 N Pershing Ave)]] |
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|October 1979 |
|October 1979 |
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| 1981/1982 |
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|[[Sparks, NV (530 Greenbrae Dr)]] |
|[[Sparks, NV (530 Greenbrae Dr)]] |
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|December 1979 |
|December 1979 |
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| 1981/1982 |
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|[[Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane)]] |
|[[Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane)]] |
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|January |
| January 1985 |
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| 1984 |
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|[[Fullerton, CA (1841 W Orangethorpe Ave)]] |
|[[Fullerton, CA (1841 W Orangethorpe Ave)]] |
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|[[Sun Valley, CA (8357 Laurel Canyon Blvd)]] |
|[[Sun Valley, CA (8357 Laurel Canyon Blvd)]] |
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|July 1980 |
|July 1980 |
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| 1981/1982 |
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|[[Fresno, CA (5384 N Blackstone Ave)]] |
|[[Fresno, CA (5384 N Blackstone Ave)]] |
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|[[Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St)]] |
|[[Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St)]] |
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|July 1980 |
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| 1987 |
| 1987 |
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|[[Covina, CA (601 Azusa Ave)]] |
|[[Covina, CA (601 Azusa Ave)]] |
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|August 1980 |
|August 1980 |
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| 1981/1982 |
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|[[San Ramon, CA (1901 San Ramon Valley Blvd)]] |
|[[San Ramon, CA (1901 San Ramon Valley Blvd)]] |
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|October 1980 |
|October 1980 |
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| 1984 |
| 1984 |
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|[[Simi Valley, CA (71 Tierra Rejada Rd)]] |
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|October 1980 |
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| 1990 |
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|[[Raleigh, NC (4339 Falls of the Neuse Rd)]] |
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|November 1980 |
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|[[Maple Heights, OH (5376 Northfield Rd)]] |
|[[Maple Heights, OH (5376 Northfield Rd)]] |
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| 1985/1986 |
| 1985/1986 |
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|[[Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, Australia|Surfer's Paradise, Queensland (2 Cavill Avenue)]] |
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|1982 |
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|[[Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd)]] |
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|April 1981 |
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|1990 |
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|[[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)]] |
|[[Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd)]] |
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|June 1981 |
|June 1981 |
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| Fall 2001 |
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|[[San Jose, CA (370 S Winchester Blvd)]] |
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|February 1985 |
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File:Mr Munch.jpg|Raleigh, North Carolina's Mr. Munch. |
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==Videos== |
==Videos== |
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnSUzr1Aek Link] |
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnSUzr1Aek Link] |
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|Maple Heights, OH's Portrait Show |
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|1980 |
|1980 |
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-9qbGAJU4&t=1s Link] |
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-9qbGAJU4&t=1s Link] |
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|Possibly Citrus Heights, CA's Portrait Show? |
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|May 1981 |
|May 1981 |
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|Huntington Beach, CA's Portrait Show. |
|Huntington Beach, CA's Portrait Show. |
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|1987 |
|1987 |
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvRM2sBAk0Y Link] |
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|Lake Forest, CA's Portrait Show |
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|Late 1980s |
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== References == |
Latest revision as of 01:01, 2 May 2024
The Cyberamic Portrait Stage (known internally as The Shelf) was a stage format installed at Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre stores from May 1979 at the Diamond Boulevard Concord Store to June 1981 at the Muirlands Boulevard Lake Forest Store.
The stage would debut at the Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd) location at its grand opening in 1979 as a Cyberamics version of the Winchester PTT Show & Kooser PTT Show and would go extinct in 2001 at the Lake Forest, CA location.
History
The Cyberamics Portrait Stage was first created in May 1979 for the opening of the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre on Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd). The stage was produced for all PTT's during the 1970's, & Winter to Spring of 1980. In May or April 1980, San Jose, CA (1371 Kooser Rd) would introduce the Cyberamics Balcony Stage as a 1-wall variant of the Portrait Stage. The Portrait Stages would continue to be produced for location, though would either be on 1 wall, or be a Balcony & Portrait Hybrid. The PTT on Arlington, TX (2216 S Fielder Rd) would be the first one to open with a Balcony Stage, & in 1981, almost all future locations would be set to get a Balcony Stage instead of a Portrait Stage. The Last Portrait Stage to be produced was for the PTT on Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd) In June 1981, which had the normal 2-Wall Variant.
By 1987, almost all portrait stages had been removed, except for Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd), Huntington Beach, CA (15511 Edwards St), Tucson, AZ (5534 E 22nd St), Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd), Hayward, CA (24253 Hesperian Blvd), & Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd). By 1990, almost all the remaining Portrait Stages had been removed except for Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) & Lake Forest, CA (24416 Muirlands Blvd), with Ogden's being shut off making Lake Forest, CA's the last functioning one. Lake Forest's had also been modified into a Chuck E.'s House Facade & Portrait Stage Hybrid with the stage looking more like a Late 1980 Portrait Stage setup but with C-Stage decor, Making Ogden's the last full Portrait Show Remaining. In 1991, Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd) would close, Making Lake Forest the last location with a Portrait Stage. The Stage remained until 2001, when the location permanently closed.
Design
The Cyberamic Portrait Stage, unlike the stages that came before it, would be placed alongside one wall to draw attention to all characters. This is different from the previous Portrait Stage setups, in which they were attached to the walls of the theatre. All characters in the center wall would be placed inside thin, beige portrait frames with a black outline inside it. The nameplates would be located on a wood trim below the characters with a 40-degree wall going upwards directly under the trim.
Mr. Munch and Pasqually had their own unique frames, carrying over from the Kooser setup. The set up included doors that would open and close as per the show's programming. Similarly enough, the Warblettes also had a unique frame to make up for the size of the three birds within.
The Flag Wavers, Pizza Time Orchestra, and Applause Board would be placed in various areas of the theatre, mainly near the characters.
The stage would undergo one specific change in which several locations received a similar variant to the Portrait Stage in the 1980s however there were no portrait frames or walls surrounding the characters other than the back wall. It is unknown weather the Shelf Stage variant is a retrofit of the Portrait Show, however it being closely similar to each other it can be possible.
Animatronics Used
- Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)
- Guest Star / Helen Henny (Cyberamic)
- Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)
- Pasqually (Cyberamic)
- Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)
- Warblettes (Cyberamic)
- Clapper Board (Cyberamic)
- Band Board (Cyberamic)
- Flag Wavers (Cyberamic)
Gallery
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Maple Heights, Ohio's Mr. Munch
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Maple Heights, Ohio's Jasper T. Jowls
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Maple Heights, Ohio's Chuck E. Cheese
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Maple Heights, Ohio's Guest Star
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Maple Heights, Ohio's Pasqually
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Huntington Beach, California's Chuck E. Cheese
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An unknown location with Balcony nameplates
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The Portrait Stage on Concord, CA (1975 Diamond Blvd)
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Another Picture of the Portrait Stage on Ogden, UT (3155 Harrison Blvd)
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Simi Valley, CA (71 Tierra Rejada Rd)'s Guest Star
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The Portrait Stage on Citrus Heights, CA (7614 Greenback Lane) ?
Known Installations
Videos
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Link | Maple Heights, OH's Portrait Show | 1980 |
Link | Possibly Citrus Heights, CA's Portrait Show? | May 1981 |
Link | Sacremento (Florin Mall) CA's Portrait Show. | 1982 |
Link | Simi Valley, CA's Portrait Show. | 1986 |
Link | Huntington Beach, CA's Portrait Show. | 1987 |
Link | Lake Forest, CA's Portrait Show | Late 1980s |