Here are a few more images from last night at The Dutch Chocolate Shop, that give a better sense of the way it looks inside. As photographic amateur capturing this was WAY over my head to due the camera-challenging interior lighting but my friend Barry helped by shooting different exposures, and then combining them in Photoshop. Thanks, Barry!
This one shows the two statues above the archway that leads into the back of the space. (GW, I don't think any of the original lighting fixtures survive.)
This shot is looking back into the southeast corner of the room, and shows about a quarter of the room. You should have seen this one
before Photoshop! (Great work, Barry.)
And this last one shows one of the beautiful and complex arch systems, near the center of the room. The ceiling here reminds me of the creature's cavern in the opening scenes of Alien.
Oh, and here's an old B&W screen grab that is posted on the Countdown to Batchelder site. The film was called
The Hope Chest.
http://countdowntobatchelder.com/