Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “CALISTOGA, CALIF. - The Warren Wickoffs have given up the Ritz Theatre here, which now is being operated by the William Blair Theatre interests. Blair also operates two theatres and a drive-in in Crescent City and the Cloverdale Theatre.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 24, 1958: “CALISTOGA, CALIF. - The Blair family has taken back the Ritz Theatre here, operating it every night and Sunday matinee. Sharon Marcario, the son-in-law, is acting as manager.”
The Showmandiser section of the Feb. 17, 1958 issue of Boxoffice included seven paragraphs about Paul J. Strennen, the very optimistic then-owner of the New Lake. “Three other parties have tried without success to operate the theatre on lease, but Strennen is certain he can put it on a paying basis.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “INDEPENDENCE, ORE. - The Isis Theatre here has been closed and 101 of its seats have been sold to the Lebanon Masonic Lodge and removed from the theatre building. Fred Marquis, manager of the Isis, said the house is owned by Oregon City interests. The theatre was started in 1915 by Ross Nelson.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Yucaipa Theatre, which had been operating in recent weeks on a weekend only basis, has been closed because of poor attendance, according to Manager Clyde Webb.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “The Yucaipa Theatre, closed for two months, was reopened February 6 under a new lease signed by a Desert Hot Springs theatreman who appointed W. R. Alford as his local manager. The theatre is operating fulltime, with shows nightly at 7 and 8:45 and matinees on Saturday and Sunday. The Yucaipa is the only theatre in this town of 3,000 population.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “COLUMBUS, MONT - Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Romans of this community have taken over operation of the Rio Theatre here from Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Moss of Billings.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “WEED, CALIF. - Jacob A. and Grace D. Leech have taken over the operations of the Weed Theatre here, formerly operated by E. W. and Hazel E. Landry of Pasadena, Calif.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “CLOVIS, CALIF. - Dale Nixon, who took over operation of the Clovis Theatre here four months ago, is operating the house four nights per week. The theatre has a capacity of 490. Nixon came here from Salt Lake City, Utah, to take over the Clovis.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 3, 1958: “FULTON, MO - Commonwealth Circuit of Kansas City gave up the operation of the Fulton Drive-In and the Fulton Theatre here January 31. Monroe Glenn & Associates, owners of the properties, are taking over the management of the theatre and plan to reopen the drive-in early in the 1958 season. Andy Dietz of Cooperative Theatres, St. Louis, will book and buy for the theatre and drive-in under the new management.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Princess, a 400-seater owned by Herschel E. Webster of Steeleville, was reopened recently following repair of damages caused by a terrific hail storm. The large hailstones riddled the roof and the interior was damaged by water that came through the holes. Moisture also caused a short circuit in the electric wiring.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “Just recently the Hot Springs, Hot Springs, S. D., was closed leaving that city of 5,030 without a theatre, and none closer than 28 miles.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Grove at Gering, Neb., has been closed and is being dismantled. The house is only three miles from Scottsbluff, where there are three theatres. This leaves this city of 3,842 without a theatre.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 20, 1958: “Milton Kenworthy has purchased the Cordova and Audian theatres and the Big Sky Drive-In at Pullman from Vance Weskil, who has retired because of poor health. Kenworthy also owns and operates the Nuark in Moscow, Ida.”
I guess the name changed before Place acquired it.
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Burke Theatre at Sandy, on Utah’s main north-south highway, has been turned into a youth center. It was donated to the community by James Burke, owner. It had been closed for more than a year”
Checking the actual photos on HistoricAerials.com, you can see that the
Villa Alvarado apartment complex completely occupies the old Auto Movies viewing field. The apartment address is 1330 Contra Costa Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806.
To belabor the point, the topo map uploaded by rickyroadz and today’s Google Maps both show that the old Auto Movies site is well within the San Pablo city limits. I truly believe that’s the city where it should be listed here.
Boxoffice, Dec. 21, 1957: “James S. Howard jr. gave a Closing Party at the Air-Vue Drive-In he manages, along with the Waco Theatre, in Goldsboro, N. C. for the STC circuit, setting his admission at $1 a carload and giving away three turkeys, three 30-day passes and "all eats at half price till it’s all gone!” He staged a Movie-Thon, dusk to 2 a.m., offering four features and ten prizes, on a Saturday before closing."
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: The Missouri Theatre, 3,441-seater at 634 North Grand Blvd., was closed by Arthur Enterprises Sunday after the engagement of “April Love” and “God Is My Partner.” The closing may be permanent, although for the past several years it has been used mostly as a spot engagement house, opening and closing several times each year, depending upon the availability of desirable product."
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Sky-Vu, along with the Edgewood, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Edgewood, along with the Skyvue, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the then-unnamed Plaza project, along with the Colonial, the Junction and 16 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Hiaway, along with the Chief Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Fiesta, along with the Beloit Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “CALISTOGA, CALIF. - The Warren Wickoffs have given up the Ritz Theatre here, which now is being operated by the William Blair Theatre interests. Blair also operates two theatres and a drive-in in Crescent City and the Cloverdale Theatre.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 24, 1958: “CALISTOGA, CALIF. - The Blair family has taken back the Ritz Theatre here, operating it every night and Sunday matinee. Sharon Marcario, the son-in-law, is acting as manager.”
The Showmandiser section of the Feb. 17, 1958 issue of Boxoffice included seven paragraphs about Paul J. Strennen, the very optimistic then-owner of the New Lake. “Three other parties have tried without success to operate the theatre on lease, but Strennen is certain he can put it on a paying basis.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “INDEPENDENCE, ORE. - The Isis Theatre here has been closed and 101 of its seats have been sold to the Lebanon Masonic Lodge and removed from the theatre building. Fred Marquis, manager of the Isis, said the house is owned by Oregon City interests. The theatre was started in 1915 by Ross Nelson.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Yucaipa Theatre, which had been operating in recent weeks on a weekend only basis, has been closed because of poor attendance, according to Manager Clyde Webb.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 17, 1958: “The Yucaipa Theatre, closed for two months, was reopened February 6 under a new lease signed by a Desert Hot Springs theatreman who appointed W. R. Alford as his local manager. The theatre is operating fulltime, with shows nightly at 7 and 8:45 and matinees on Saturday and Sunday. The Yucaipa is the only theatre in this town of 3,000 population.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “COLUMBUS, MONT - Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Romans of this community have taken over operation of the Rio Theatre here from Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Moss of Billings.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “WEED, CALIF. - Jacob A. and Grace D. Leech have taken over the operations of the Weed Theatre here, formerly operated by E. W. and Hazel E. Landry of Pasadena, Calif.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “CLOVIS, CALIF. - Dale Nixon, who took over operation of the Clovis Theatre here four months ago, is operating the house four nights per week. The theatre has a capacity of 490. Nixon came here from Salt Lake City, Utah, to take over the Clovis.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 3, 1958: “FULTON, MO - Commonwealth Circuit of Kansas City gave up the operation of the Fulton Drive-In and the Fulton Theatre here January 31. Monroe Glenn & Associates, owners of the properties, are taking over the management of the theatre and plan to reopen the drive-in early in the 1958 season. Andy Dietz of Cooperative Theatres, St. Louis, will book and buy for the theatre and drive-in under the new management.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Princess, a 400-seater owned by Herschel E. Webster of Steeleville, was reopened recently following repair of damages caused by a terrific hail storm. The large hailstones riddled the roof and the interior was damaged by water that came through the holes. Moisture also caused a short circuit in the electric wiring.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “Star, Curtis, Neb., has been cut to four days a week with two changes by Fay Gardner.”
An earlier, obviously temporary closure.
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “Just recently the Hot Springs, Hot Springs, S. D., was closed leaving that city of 5,030 without a theatre, and none closer than 28 miles.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Grove at Gering, Neb., has been closed and is being dismantled. The house is only three miles from Scottsbluff, where there are three theatres. This leaves this city of 3,842 without a theatre.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 20, 1958: “Milton Kenworthy has purchased the Cordova and Audian theatres and the Big Sky Drive-In at Pullman from Vance Weskil, who has retired because of poor health. Kenworthy also owns and operates the Nuark in Moscow, Ida.”
I guess the name changed before Place acquired it.
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Burke Theatre at Sandy, on Utah’s main north-south highway, has been turned into a youth center. It was donated to the community by James Burke, owner. It had been closed for more than a year”
Checking the actual photos on HistoricAerials.com, you can see that the Villa Alvarado apartment complex completely occupies the old Auto Movies viewing field. The apartment address is 1330 Contra Costa Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806.
To belabor the point, the topo map uploaded by rickyroadz and today’s Google Maps both show that the old Auto Movies site is well within the San Pablo city limits. I truly believe that’s the city where it should be listed here.
Boxoffice, Dec. 21, 1957: “James S. Howard jr. gave a Closing Party at the Air-Vue Drive-In he manages, along with the Waco Theatre, in Goldsboro, N. C. for the STC circuit, setting his admission at $1 a carload and giving away three turkeys, three 30-day passes and "all eats at half price till it’s all gone!” He staged a Movie-Thon, dusk to 2 a.m., offering four features and ten prizes, on a Saturday before closing."
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: The Missouri Theatre, 3,441-seater at 634 North Grand Blvd., was closed by Arthur Enterprises Sunday after the engagement of “April Love” and “God Is My Partner.” The closing may be permanent, although for the past several years it has been used mostly as a spot engagement house, opening and closing several times each year, depending upon the availability of desirable product."
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Sky-Vu, along with the Edgewood, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Edgewood, along with the Skyvue, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the then-unnamed Plaza project, along with the Colonial, the Junction and 16 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Hiaway, along with the Chief Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Fiesta, along with the Beloit Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: “The Molino Theatre, Porterville, Principal Theatres, was reopened November 25”