“Poor Richard” was operator Richard Dupuis who founded the pub/cinema beginning with Annie Hall on July 18, 1978 and had a ten-year lease that lapsed. He got six one-month renewals and closed February 2, 1989 after an auctioning of the pub/theater’s contents and a final showing of “Tequila Sunrise”.
The $65,000 Paul K. Evans architected Motor-Vu Drive-In launched June 3, 1947 for Eric and Carl Peterson. At the end of the 1953 season, the Petersons went large converting to a 105 foot wide CinemaScope compatible screen relaunching March 19, 1954 with “The Robe.” Sound was stereo using two Utah in-car speakers.
The Grand Opera House was built in 1900. Phoenix Amusement Circuit took on both the Alamo Theatre and the Paris Grand Opera Theatre in 1930. They equipped the Grand with sound and renamed it the Bourbon Theatre. The Bourbon Theatre closed for regular business in 1955 and had sporadic events through 1960. In 1961, the Opera House was raised.
The Globe Theatre’s grand opening was June 1, 1914. The property was in the Joseph Harrison Jr. family from 1855 to June 8, 1913 when sold to interests allowing the Stanley Theatre’s Globe to come into existence with the existing buildings demolished later that same year. The theatre was at what’s now considered 1 East Penn Street at a deleted address at Market and Juniper streets (listed often as 7 N. Juniper but varying).
It’s probably best remembered for its marble work and frieze of Alexander the Great entering Babylon in 331 BC and its neighbor, the busy Automat vending-based restaurant. But the theatre was outmoded as movie palaces with sound hurt the Globe’s chances. The building’s structure was also too small to survive in booming Philly. The theatre closed on Halloween of 1929 to make way for the 24-story Market Street National Bank Building with equipment removed on November 20, 1929.
Awaiting demolition in 1930, the theatre exploded on January 9, 1930 leading to injuries and fatalities. The Market Street National Bank Building address changed to 1 East Penn during its long run to be transformed to a Residence Inn hotel as of the 21st Century.
The $200,000 Fairlawn Cinema opened November 2, 1967 with “The Taming of the Shrew.” It was designed by Keith Haag & Associates of Cayahoga Falls with continental arrangement of 675 seats for Edward J. Rabb. It was located in the Fairview Shopping Center replacing the O'Neils Store. In 1969, Rabb sold it and the Village Twin to General Cinemas. It became a Mann theatre in 1973 when GCC sold it. The final operator Ted Bare Enterprises bought it in 1978 closed it on December 8, 1988.
There was a classified ad for the Lyric as being for sale in 1908. A trade press ad claims the Lyric Theatre closed in February of 1929 and converted into a retail store. It was likely at 201 W. Penn at Barbadoes Street where the Markley Street Parking Lot is.
The Liberty Theatre opened as an African American vaudeville and movie house on June 13, 1919. The theater went out of business in 1930 likely not transitioning to sound. It reopened in 1931 running to 1936 with sound.
It reopened as the Mood Theatre opened February 20, 1937 as an integrated venue showing the film, “Dancing Feet.” The operators were Mr. and Mrs. Chuck M.P. Morel. They closed the theatre two years later on March 5, 1939. After closing for repair, the theatre reopened in November of 1939 as the Ritz Theatre apparently
The original building was consumed in a fire on May 16, 1951 which killed the fire captain. It rebuilt and appears to have closed March 30, 1971 as a grind house. Two months later, it reopened as the Alex Theatre relaunching in 1972 showing Blaxploitation films and appeared to go out of business in April of 1978. The theater’s equipment and materials are sold off in 1980 apparently to satisfy liens. The building is partially demolished and then finished off in 1982.
Reboot ad as the Fox Theatre Now on November 2, 1929 in photos. The move proved short-lived and not without incident. On the venue’s tenth anniversary on September 29, 1933, it went back to its original Rex Theatre moniker and that ad was posted by another user in photos.
The local paper says the address was 120 South 15th Street. It opened July 19, 1926. When the drive-in opened in the summer of 1949, the Rialto became a part-year operation for 1949-1951. It was home to the bus depot in 1952 with no further bookings or ads.
Grand opening of Drive-In Theatre in Clarinda was June 17, 1949 with “The Return of Wildfire.” The venue appears to end its run as the Clarinda Drive-In on November 13, 1986 showing “Top Gun”.
Opened September 3, 1971 as the Caprice Theatre with “Love Story.” Regular bookings appear to stop in 2004. The Caprice reopened December 7, 2006 as the Clarinda Theatre running to 2008.
The Bon Ton Theatre opened on November 19, 1910. It closed May 23, 1918 with the seating going to a local school and the projection equipment going to a theatre in Gravity, Iowa.
The National Guard Armory was built in 1908 with the Armory Theatre opening there in 1910. Herman Fields took on the theatre from Bluechel and Lannan in 1930 and changed to Ultraphone sound equipment reopening on October 1, 1936 as the Clarinda Theatre.
On Glenn Miller Day, January 13, 1954, the Clarinda had its biggest day welcoming Jimmy Stewart and his wife for the showing of “The Glenn Miller Story.” On July 18, 1954, the Clarinda introduced widescreen CinemaScope projection with “The Robe.”
With the evening showing of “Support Your Local Gunfighter” less than an hour away, the theatre was torched by a 17-year old decimating the theatre and leading to its demolition.
Picture of the December 20, 1923 grand opening of the Bayonne DeWitt Theatre in photos. Opening day consisted of films and an impressive musical performance on the new Wurlitzer opus 710 organ there.
“Could they not afford to rebuild?” A dominant chain in the Central and West Central Illinois, Kerasotes Theatres, had built a superior, widescreen drive-in to compete with the Pekin Drive-In in 1953. Given that the owners had already built two screen towers for less than four years of total service, my guess is that it, indeed, wasn’t a wise business move to rebuild circa 1954.
Should be listed as closed Evans Theatres closed on November 28, 2016 as Eastdale Mall Cinemas 8 citing rain damage and health issues. As of 2017, it hadn’t reopened.
“Poor Richard” was operator Richard Dupuis who founded the pub/cinema beginning with Annie Hall on July 18, 1978 and had a ten-year lease that lapsed. He got six one-month renewals and closed February 2, 1989 after an auctioning of the pub/theater’s contents and a final showing of “Tequila Sunrise”.
The $65,000 Paul K. Evans architected Motor-Vu Drive-In launched June 3, 1947 for Eric and Carl Peterson. At the end of the 1953 season, the Petersons went large converting to a 105 foot wide CinemaScope compatible screen relaunching March 19, 1954 with “The Robe.” Sound was stereo using two Utah in-car speakers.
November 6, 1922 grand opening program in photos
The Grand Opera House was built in 1900. Phoenix Amusement Circuit took on both the Alamo Theatre and the Paris Grand Opera Theatre in 1930. They equipped the Grand with sound and renamed it the Bourbon Theatre. The Bourbon Theatre closed for regular business in 1955 and had sporadic events through 1960. In 1961, the Opera House was raised.
A 1922 ad for the Alamo Theatre before being renamed the Bourbon
Karl Boyer (and Rollin) open Boyer’s Auto Theatre May 27, 1939 with “Youth Takes a Fling”
The Globe Theatre’s grand opening was June 1, 1914. The property was in the Joseph Harrison Jr. family from 1855 to June 8, 1913 when sold to interests allowing the Stanley Theatre’s Globe to come into existence with the existing buildings demolished later that same year. The theatre was at what’s now considered 1 East Penn Street at a deleted address at Market and Juniper streets (listed often as 7 N. Juniper but varying).
It’s probably best remembered for its marble work and frieze of Alexander the Great entering Babylon in 331 BC and its neighbor, the busy Automat vending-based restaurant. But the theatre was outmoded as movie palaces with sound hurt the Globe’s chances. The building’s structure was also too small to survive in booming Philly. The theatre closed on Halloween of 1929 to make way for the 24-story Market Street National Bank Building with equipment removed on November 20, 1929.
Awaiting demolition in 1930, the theatre exploded on January 9, 1930 leading to injuries and fatalities. The Market Street National Bank Building address changed to 1 East Penn during its long run to be transformed to a Residence Inn hotel as of the 21st Century.
The $200,000 Fairlawn Cinema opened November 2, 1967 with “The Taming of the Shrew.” It was designed by Keith Haag & Associates of Cayahoga Falls with continental arrangement of 675 seats for Edward J. Rabb. It was located in the Fairview Shopping Center replacing the O'Neils Store. In 1969, Rabb sold it and the Village Twin to General Cinemas. It became a Mann theatre in 1973 when GCC sold it. The final operator Ted Bare Enterprises bought it in 1978 closed it on December 8, 1988.
There was a classified ad for the Lyric as being for sale in 1908. A trade press ad claims the Lyric Theatre closed in February of 1929 and converted into a retail store. It was likely at 201 W. Penn at Barbadoes Street where the Markley Street Parking Lot is.
The Liberty Theatre opened as an African American vaudeville and movie house on June 13, 1919. The theater went out of business in 1930 likely not transitioning to sound. It reopened in 1931 running to 1936 with sound.
It reopened as the Mood Theatre opened February 20, 1937 as an integrated venue showing the film, “Dancing Feet.” The operators were Mr. and Mrs. Chuck M.P. Morel. They closed the theatre two years later on March 5, 1939. After closing for repair, the theatre reopened in November of 1939 as the Ritz Theatre apparently
The original building was consumed in a fire on May 16, 1951 which killed the fire captain. It rebuilt and appears to have closed March 30, 1971 as a grind house. Two months later, it reopened as the Alex Theatre relaunching in 1972 showing Blaxploitation films and appeared to go out of business in April of 1978. The theater’s equipment and materials are sold off in 1980 apparently to satisfy liens. The building is partially demolished and then finished off in 1982.
Its proximity to Kansas State Highway 42 aka K-42.
Reboot ad as the Fox Theatre Now on November 2, 1929 in photos. The move proved short-lived and not without incident. On the venue’s tenth anniversary on September 29, 1933, it went back to its original Rex Theatre moniker and that ad was posted by another user in photos.
One of the rare “Architectural Styles – Colonial” for a drive-in. See photos.
Ben Schlanger was the architect of a redesign of teh Scarsdale Theater in 1950 and even helped develop its new screen (see photo).
Hadley & Worthington architectural refurbishing of the New Roxy Theater in 1950 in photos.
Sorry – 1952.
Opened October 26, 1925 with “Don Q: Son of Zorro” with Douglas Fairbanks. The Palace replaced Hilo’s Gaiety Theatre which closed on October 25, 1925.
The local paper says the address was 120 South 15th Street. It opened July 19, 1926. When the drive-in opened in the summer of 1949, the Rialto became a part-year operation for 1949-1951. It was home to the bus depot in 1952 with no further bookings or ads.
Grand opening of Drive-In Theatre in Clarinda was June 17, 1949 with “The Return of Wildfire.” The venue appears to end its run as the Clarinda Drive-In on November 13, 1986 showing “Top Gun”.
Opened September 3, 1971 as the Caprice Theatre with “Love Story.” Regular bookings appear to stop in 2004. The Caprice reopened December 7, 2006 as the Clarinda Theatre running to 2008.
The Bon Ton Theatre opened on November 19, 1910. It closed May 23, 1918 with the seating going to a local school and the projection equipment going to a theatre in Gravity, Iowa.
The National Guard Armory was built in 1908 with the Armory Theatre opening there in 1910. Herman Fields took on the theatre from Bluechel and Lannan in 1930 and changed to Ultraphone sound equipment reopening on October 1, 1936 as the Clarinda Theatre.
On Glenn Miller Day, January 13, 1954, the Clarinda had its biggest day welcoming Jimmy Stewart and his wife for the showing of “The Glenn Miller Story.” On July 18, 1954, the Clarinda introduced widescreen CinemaScope projection with “The Robe.”
With the evening showing of “Support Your Local Gunfighter” less than an hour away, the theatre was torched by a 17-year old decimating the theatre and leading to its demolition.
Picture of the December 20, 1923 grand opening of the Bayonne DeWitt Theatre in photos. Opening day consisted of films and an impressive musical performance on the new Wurlitzer opus 710 organ there.
“Could they not afford to rebuild?” A dominant chain in the Central and West Central Illinois, Kerasotes Theatres, had built a superior, widescreen drive-in to compete with the Pekin Drive-In in 1953. Given that the owners had already built two screen towers for less than four years of total service, my guess is that it, indeed, wasn’t a wise business move to rebuild circa 1954.
Should be listed as closed Evans Theatres closed on November 28, 2016 as Eastdale Mall Cinemas 8 citing rain damage and health issues. As of 2017, it hadn’t reopened.