“After Joe Jarvis left about 1959, his former projectionist took over until about 1975 when the empty building was occupied by the Church of God for the next dozen years. The building was acquired about 1987 by Century Sheet Metal, Inc. which is still there today.” —Bruce Remick, Facebook comment
A Facebook comment about the Olympia: “My dad loved the movies there and the serials. I was able to get several of the serials on VHS tape. I stay over his house and he was like a kid. He told me Jacob Cohn wanted to fill every seat so he’d let you in with less than full admission price. I don’t know if the Royal Theater showed kids movies on weekend days. My dad would have been 13 in 1933.”
Someone’s Facebook comment: “We grew up across the street from this theater. My mom said in the 40’s they used to give you 1 piece of a dish set every time you purchased a ticket to the movie.”
A Facebook user wrote: “I have fond memories of spending Saturday afternoon at the Community theater, hula hoop contests and an older man with a bald head walking up and down the isle making sure kids stayed in there seats. I don’t remember there being any parents, just a maze of kids having fun.”
A Facebook friend told me his grandma played the piano at silent movies here.
Nice to see that one of the greatest movies ever made played here. Renoir’s “Grand Illusion.”
1920s? 1930s?
In 1911.
Theatre destroyed by fire in 1975.
1915 & 1917 ads found.
A friend wrote: “We called it flea house and much went on in the upper level with bad boys and girls.”
Early 1980s.
These kinds of programs also found their way to the Thalia screen on 95th Street.
The village is Thornton, in Johnston RI, in the 1940s.
Looks like the film “Oh God” might have been playing.
Looks like a revival of Meet me in St. Louis paired with Babes in Arms. 1951?
“After Joe Jarvis left about 1959, his former projectionist took over until about 1975 when the empty building was occupied by the Church of God for the next dozen years. The building was acquired about 1987 by Century Sheet Metal, Inc. which is still there today.” —Bruce Remick, Facebook comment
Went to this here with friends.
Fays theatre was just above the arrow on the other side of Union Street.
Not sure of year, but it’s a three-screener here.
On rare occasions movies were shown here as well.
You can see the radio towers on the Olympia!
A Facebook comment about the Olympia: “My dad loved the movies there and the serials. I was able to get several of the serials on VHS tape. I stay over his house and he was like a kid. He told me Jacob Cohn wanted to fill every seat so he’d let you in with less than full admission price. I don’t know if the Royal Theater showed kids movies on weekend days. My dad would have been 13 in 1933.”
More likely around 1958.
Early 1900s.
June 27, 1956.
The feature at the Capitol was “The Keys of the Kingdom.”
Someone’s Facebook comment: “We grew up across the street from this theater. My mom said in the 40’s they used to give you 1 piece of a dish set every time you purchased a ticket to the movie.”
A Facebook user wrote: “I have fond memories of spending Saturday afternoon at the Community theater, hula hoop contests and an older man with a bald head walking up and down the isle making sure kids stayed in there seats. I don’t remember there being any parents, just a maze of kids having fun.”