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September 8, 2003
Pantages Theater To Reopen In 2004?
VANCOUVER, CANADA — Sean Jung writes in with an update on Vancouver’s Pantages Theater:
Today, the Pantages Theater at 144 East Hastings Street in Vancouver lies surrounding by urban blight. Its neighbors are drug addicts, derelicts and homeless citizens.
But the area known as Downtown Eastside was once the entertainment and business core of Vancouver. Many vaudeville theaters were built here which included the Imperial, Avenue, Savoy, the majestic Rex and the opulent Beacon Theater (which was the 2nd Pantages Theater built here).
Last used as a chinese language cinema, it has been dark since 1994. Although the facade has lost much of its original appeal, the interior remains largely intact. Original wood flooring, fixture, ceiling are all still there. There is a renewed effort to resurrect the theater and restore it in hopes that it will also revitalize the area. Much of the area retains many of its historic structures including the beautiful Carnegie Library, the Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank buildings and the Ford Building.
Much red tape holds back its redevelopment but conservationist hope to reopen this grand theater in 2004.
Read recent Pantages article from the Vancouver Courier
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Today’s Newsreel
The Hippodrome Gets $65 Million Restoration
BALTIMORE, MD — Read the Sun article
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Eureka Theatre To Become Performing Arts Center
EUREKA, CA — Read the Eureka Times-Standard article
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September 5, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
Officials Temporarily Halt Demolition Of Yeadon Theater
YEADON, PA — Read the Philadelphia Inquirer article
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View Rob Bender’s photo gallery of the Yeadon Theater
Taming Of The Shrew Brings New Life To The Orpheum
LOS ANGELES, CA — Read the Backstage.com article
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Pagoda Palace To Reopen?
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Read the SFGate.com article
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Filmmakers Shooting Drive-In Documentary
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September 4, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
Paramount Theater Celebrates 75th Birthday
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Read the KCRG-TV9 article
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More Coverage Of The Catlow’s Retiring Projectionist
BARRINGTON, IL —Read the Barrington Courier-Review article
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Cinema Museum Features The History Of Projection
MAYER, AZ — Read the Prescott Valley Tribune article
New Movie To Get Simultaneous Online And Theatrical Release
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September 3, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
Rialto Square Gets Ready For Another Season
JOLIET, IL — Read the Daily Southtown article
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Granada Theater Seeks City Funds For Renovation
MORGAN HILL, CA — Read the Morgan Hill Times article
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Movielink Updates Digital Download Service
LOS ANGELES, CA — Read the Yahoo! News article
Scarface To Return To The Big Screen
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September 2, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
Fox Tucson To Host Open-House
TUCSON, AZ — Read the Tucson Citizen article
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Catlow Projectionist Retires After 62 Years
BARRINGTON, IL — Read the Chicago Tribune article (reg. required)
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Preservations Fight To Save The Empire
KANSAS CITY, MO — Read the Kansas City Business Journal article
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Elgin Theater To Get “UltraScreen"
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September 1, 2003
Closed For Labor Day
We’ll be back tomorrow!
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August 29, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
McClurg Court Cinemas To Close
CHICAGO, IL — The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the McClurg Court Cinemas is set to close by September 2, while Cinema Treasures volunteer Bryan Krefft reports it may already be closed:I think the McClurg has already closed…it’s missing from Sony-Loews Cineplex’s daily ad in the Tribune and Sun Times movie listings today. It had been playing second-run and foreign (East Indian) movies for the past few months. What a shame. I’m sad to see this one go, certainly not the nicest looking theater in the city, but a treasure nonetheless…
Read the Chicago Sun-Times article
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Movie House Returns Life To Pennsylvania Town
TUNKHANNOCK, PA — Read the Christian Science Monitor article
Old Town Theater Project Moves Forward
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Read the Washington Post article
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View the Old Town Theater(Thanks to Beth Daniels for this news!)
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August 28, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
Curtain Falls For Yeadon Theater
YEADON, PA —Read the delcotimes.com article
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Jersey Group Plans To Turn Racetrack Into Drive-In
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — Read the Star Ledger article
Orlando Considers Adding Theater Downtown
ORLANDO, FL — Read the Orlando Sentinel article(Thanks to Denny J. Huber for this story.)
Chicago Theater Hosts Film Festival
CHICAGO, IL — Read the Chicago Tribune article
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August 27, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
Group Forms To Save Picture Playhouse
BEVERLY, ENGLAND — Read the Guardian Unlimited article
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KISS To Throw Multi-City Digital Concert Tour
NEW YORK, NY — Read the Regal Entertainment Group press release
Tennessee Theatre Begins Renovation
KNOXVILLE, TN — Read the Knoxville News-Sentinel article
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Developers Recreate Long-Closed Theater
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Read the Jersey Journal article(Thanks to Bryan Krefft for today’s last two stories!)