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June 28, 2006
827 movie theater seats for sale
PHOENIX, AZ — I have 817 Theater seats left for sale. Great condition. Cup holders. Can send pics.
You supply the transportation and my people will load them in your truck. Make an offer. Call 480-227-6217 for more details.
Thanks,
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June 27, 2006
Clues Sought in Arcadia Theatre Fire
DALLAS, TX — Last week, the landmark Arcadia Theatre was destroyed by fire:
In the middle of Wednesday’s devastating 6-alarm fire sat an 80-year-old Dallas landmark. The Arcadia Theatre was destroyed, taking with it a part of Dallas' history.
There have been a lot of changes in the Lower Greenville area, businesses have come and gone, but one thing that stayed the same was the Arcadia Theatre.
It was the roaring 1920s, America was making the transition from vaudeville to film, and in the middle of that transition was the Arcadia Theatre in Lower Greenville.
Opened in 1926, the theater was famous for its shows and silent films. Now the theater that stood strong through the depression, and various other economies, has been destroyed.
More on this from CBS 11 TV.
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Theaters Wanted
Chalet Theaters has announced that we are looking for a few ‘good theaters’.
If you have any for lease or sale, contact asap they can be drive-ins (closed or open) or any single or multi screen venue. If it needs work, we can do that also.
Thank you.
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June 26, 2006
Theater pages are back online!
Apologies to those who were unable to access theater pages recently. Due to a database bug, the theater pages weren’t loading correctly.
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A&E to re-air ‘Breakfast with the Arts’ in August
Scott Kerbey, producer of the Loew’s Kings segments, has told PlanetPLG that due a large amount of positive feedback A&E has decided to rebroadcast the Loew’s Wonder Theaters piece on Breakfast With The Arts, Sunday, August 20th from 8am – 10am.
Dan
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Wanted: 5-Star Soundhead Cells
I am doing a little tinkering, and experimenting with some electronics.
I have use for several solar cells from the Simplex 5-star soundhead. I already have a couple, and want the new ones to match, hence why I want the ones from the old 5-stars.
I know many theatres are upgrading from thei old exciter/white light readers, to the reverse scan dye track readers, and are throwing out the old parts.
If anyone has any they’d care to donate, or know where I can find some, I’d be much appreciative.
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June 23, 2006
Strand Theater age?
BROCKPORT, NY — The Lyric Theater opened and showed motion pictures on the ground floor of the Winslow Block in downtown Brockport in 1907. It moved to the second floor and changed its name to Strand in 1916. In 1946, it was remodeled to occupy the entire building and added a modernist facade.
As next year is its centennial, I am trying to find out where it ranks agewise among continuously-operating motion picture theaters, especially in New York State.
I would appreciate any reports of older, continuously-operating movie theaters.
—Bill Andrews
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3 Penny Cinema now closed!
CHICAGO, IL — The 3 Penny Cinema closed last night.
The theatre had money troubles for years and with high taxes have forced it to close.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift opened on June 16th, and the theater also had ‘Art School Confidential’ plus ‘Friends with Money’.
But last night, Thursday June 22nd, the owner just closed the theater.
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June 22, 2006
Biograph Theater in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL — According to this report in the Chicago Tribune, the original marquee of the Biograph Theater has been discovered concealed underneath the existing marquee as apart of the theater’s conversion into a venue for live theater.
It is one of the most notorious marquees in the world, a sheet-metal backdrop to the slaying of Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1 during an era that put the city on the map as a haven for gang crime.
Upon leaving Chicago’s Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934, bank robber John Dillinger attempted one last escape from the feds after the infamous “lady in red” tipped them off. He was gunned down as he tried to slip through a nearby alley.
On Wednesday, historians attempted to unseal the marquee of the Biograph Theater, which has been encased in what appears to be two marquees at the same location for more than a half century, they say. The marquee is being replaced as part of a $11.3 million renovation by Victory Gardens Theater, which acquired the shuttered Biograph two years ago.
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Cinema Treasures Tour
Hello Theatre Buffs,
While we continue our search for an historic theatre to refurbish or maintain in the Chicago area, I have a question for folks. Is there a travel agency/service offering national trips and tours of historic theatres?
Thanks!
Parker P