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  "textContent": "\n\nThe Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland turns 100 this week, which feels like a minor miracle in the era of streaming and multiplex chains.\n\nThe real reason the ornate 2,000-seat movie palace still exists is simple: owner Allen Michaan fell hopelessly in love with the place decades ago and has spent nearly half a century pouring money, time, and stubborn energy into keeping it alive. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre is still alive thanks to one man's stubborn love appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre is still alive thanks to one man's stubborn love"
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