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FlashCat commented about Victoria Theatre on Aug 18, 2019 at 11:12 pm

Nearby theaters were that were in operation at the same time as the Victoria were:

Garrick Theatre 828 N. Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801 Majestic Theatre 705 N. Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801 Queen Theater 500 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 Savoy(Towne) Theatre: 515 N. Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801 Rialto Theater: 220-222 Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801 Grand Opera House: 818 N. Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801

Nearby theaters were that were in operation on Market St. after the closure and demolition of the Victoria were:

Loews Aldine: 808 N. Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801
Arcadia: 510 N. Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801

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FlashCat commented about Victoria Theatre on Aug 11, 2019 at 2:52 am

Correct year is 1914, not 1915.

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FlashCat commented about Victoria Theatre on Aug 11, 2019 at 2:05 am

It had 1000 seats.

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FlashCat commented about Victoria Theatre on Aug 11, 2019 at 2:00 am

The architect was Roscoe Tindall Cook and it had a Spanish style facade.

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FlashCat commented about Victoria Theatre on Aug 11, 2019 at 1:18 am

The physical address for the Victoria was 838 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801.

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FlashCat commented about Victoria Theatre on Aug 11, 2019 at 1:04 am

The furnishings were salvaged and used at the Park Theater.

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FlashCat commented about Colony Theatre on Aug 7, 2019 at 12:52 am

They are two different theaters. The Victoria in Wilmington, DE was closed in March 1920. The site was purchased by the Wilmington Savings Fund Society bank and built their new headquarters on that site. The Wilmington, DE gentlemen’s name was Benjamin Schwartz and not Schwarz (the Wilmington, NC gentlemen’s name) so they would be two totally different men.

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FlashCat commented about Warner Theatre on Jun 23, 2019 at 12:58 pm

8/22/66 movie premiered at Warner on 8/24/66

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FlashCat commented about Prices' Corner Drive-In on Jan 4, 2019 at 11:24 pm

10/31/62

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FlashCat commented about Garrick Theatre on Sep 5, 2018 at 1:18 pm

The Garrick reopened in 1927 to play movies after The Majestic was closed.

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FlashCat commented about Loew's Aldine Theatre on Apr 1, 2018 at 1:45 am

This photo isn’t of the Loew’s Aldine. The Aldine didn’t become of a Loew’s theatre until Sept. 26, 1941. The theatre in this photo was the Loew’s Parkway, it later became the Ritz.

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FlashCat commented about AMC Cinema 141 2 on Jan 14, 2017 at 8:58 pm

It was twinned in December 1978 closed in February 1993.

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FlashCat commented about AMC Cinema 141 2 on Jan 14, 2017 at 8:41 pm

Final features that played at Cinema 141.

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FlashCat commented about Park Theatre on Jan 9, 2017 at 11:14 pm

The Park was demolished in 1999.

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FlashCat commented about Loew's Aldine Theatre on Jan 9, 2017 at 10:50 pm

The Aldine was demolished in 1999. However, due to public outcry the facade was recreated.

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FlashCat commented about Ritz Theater on Jan 9, 2017 at 10:08 pm

The Ritz was closed in 1962 and demolished shortly afterwards.

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FlashCat commented about Rialto Theater on Dec 31, 2016 at 1:45 pm

correction 12/17/65

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FlashCat commented about Capri Art Theatre on Dec 31, 2016 at 3:18 am

It was closed in 1970 and the building was demolished in 1973.

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FlashCat commented about Garrick Theatre on Dec 28, 2016 at 1:43 am

The Garrick was demolished in 1982.

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FlashCat commented about Rialto Theater on Dec 24, 2016 at 3:27 pm

½/67

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FlashCat commented about Arcadia Theater on Dec 24, 2016 at 1:20 pm

The Historical Society of Delaware decided to demolish the Arcadia, but they decided to landscape the site and the Delaware History Museum is next to the Arcadia site in a former Woolworth’s. The Delaware History Museum was recently reopened after a renovation.

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FlashCat commented about Rialto Theater on Nov 8, 2016 at 3:58 am

In February 1984, the Rialto was badly damaged in a fire and was demolished immediately afterwards.

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FlashCat commented about Towne Theatre on Nov 8, 2016 at 3:11 am

The Towne closed in 1967. It was reopened in 1973 and closed permanently in 1975 and was demolished shortly thereafter.

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FlashCat commented about Arcadia Theater on Oct 31, 2016 at 2:12 am

The site was bought by the Historical Society of Delaware. They had it demolished in 1965.

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FlashCat commented about 8/7/57 on Oct 4, 2016 at 12:54 am

Correction: 9/11/53