Uploaded a photo of the New Theatre. The caption in the source says the photo was from 1914 but also identifies it as the Fox despite the name New Theatre on the building. That’s two for two.
According to my source 1962 was the last year for the Elstun. It then functioned as a furniture store until it burnt in 1992. The building was demolished in 1955.
Historical note: Some sources say this theatre was in Mt. Washington. Mount Washington is one of 52 communities within Greater Cincinnati. Another is Anderson Township. CT lists theatres in that community. There are probably also other examples.
This was the last of three theatres which catered to Baton Rouge’s large black community. The others, the Grand and the McKinley were demolished many years ago.
I’ve uploaded a photo of the Prince Hall Masonic Temple building.
You will note on the one image there is also an ad for the Baker Grand Theatre. The only Baker Grand on Cinema Treasures is 167 miles away from St. Charles. I was unable to find a reference to another one with my limited resources. Ken Roe also had no information. Can any of you come up with something?
The 23 foot vertical was salvaged and, together with a replica of the marquee, is on display in the Laurel Valley Village Museum.
I have uploaded a photo of the vertical just removed from the building. Note the pavement which has “Grand Theatre” in mosaic. I wonder if that was retained when the site became a parking lot.
Wikipedia describes the Grand as a two story Classical Revival structure with a large auditorium and a second story gallery over the lobby. At the time it was submitted for, and accepted to, the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1986 it was already vacant.
It was demolished in June 1995 and the site became a parking lot.
In 1917 there was an Electric Theatre in St. Joseph. In 1922 it was announced that Louis Blackman had erected a new home for the his St. Joseph Theatre. Presumably the Electric had become the St. Joseph at some point. In the 1930s it was call the Blackman.
I have uploaded photos of images from the Tensas Gazette relating to the above.
The theatre was opened by George Donges in 1904. It was known as the Donges Opera House. According to Gus Hall’s National Theatrical Directory the seating capacity was 847. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1915.
I have uploaded the image of a page from the Meyersdale Republic from April 4, 1912 on which an advertisement for the Donges Theatre appears.
Good question. A buckhorn is the horn from deer used to make knife handles. There have been two towns in Texas with that name. There is a Buckhorn Museum in San Antonio. There are a number of other towns in various parts of the USA name Buckhorn. The definitive answer is ask the person who built it why it was so named.
Under the direction of Kyle Adkins the theatre is to be developed as the Jefferson City Events Center. He also envisions use of the adjacent property for street events. The exterior space currently hosts a Farmers Market.
Since one of the prior names of the Palace was Broadway and Broadway is the main street of Coweta I would think it would be an educated guess the theatre was located on Broadway.
jukingeo I often go back and retype an entire comment when finding errors after the fact or getting more information. It would be nice if, in a future upgrade, Cinema Treasures would provide an edit capability as is available on Facebook, rather than just “remove”.
Housed in a former warehouse which was constructed around 1900, Cinema Follies was a 50 seat theatre on the second floor which operated from 1975 until October 1977 when an explosion on the first floor caused a fire. Although the fire never reached the second floor nine persons perished from smoke inhalation. There is some question whether they even realized what was happening. If they had they would have found that the exit was blocked by the explosion, former windows had been bricked up and the door to the roof was locked.
A large condominium complex is now on the site. At the time of it’s construction there had been a campaign to install a memorial plaque. I haven’t been able to ascertain whether that was accomplished.
The opera house was built on the site of a former block which had burnt down. Gauvin, a blacksmith, is reported to have paid $8,000 for its construction.
It currently functions as a Head Start Day Care Center.
Uploaded a photo of the New Theatre. The caption in the source says the photo was from 1914 but also identifies it as the Fox despite the name New Theatre on the building. That’s two for two.
According to my source 1962 was the last year for the Elstun. It then functioned as a furniture store until it burnt in 1992. The building was demolished in 1955.
Historical note: Some sources say this theatre was in Mt. Washington. Mount Washington is one of 52 communities within Greater Cincinnati. Another is Anderson Township. CT lists theatres in that community. There are probably also other examples.
Whole area is now a huge parking lot.
It is now the site of Park and Fly, a parking field for the airport.
I’ve uploaded a photo showing the old concession stand (now gone).
This was the last of three theatres which catered to Baton Rouge’s large black community. The others, the Grand and the McKinley were demolished many years ago.
I’ve uploaded a photo of the Prince Hall Masonic Temple building.
You will note on the one image there is also an ad for the Baker Grand Theatre. The only Baker Grand on Cinema Treasures is 167 miles away from St. Charles. I was unable to find a reference to another one with my limited resources. Ken Roe also had no information. Can any of you come up with something?
The 23 foot vertical was salvaged and, together with a replica of the marquee, is on display in the Laurel Valley Village Museum.
I have uploaded a photo of the vertical just removed from the building. Note the pavement which has “Grand Theatre” in mosaic. I wonder if that was retained when the site became a parking lot.
Wikipedia describes the Grand as a two story Classical Revival structure with a large auditorium and a second story gallery over the lobby. At the time it was submitted for, and accepted to, the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1986 it was already vacant.
It was demolished in June 1995 and the site became a parking lot.
In 1917 there was an Electric Theatre in St. Joseph. In 1922 it was announced that Louis Blackman had erected a new home for the his St. Joseph Theatre. Presumably the Electric had become the St. Joseph at some point. In the 1930s it was call the Blackman.
I have uploaded photos of images from the Tensas Gazette relating to the above.
The theatre was opened by George Donges in 1904. It was known as the Donges Opera House. According to Gus Hall’s National Theatrical Directory the seating capacity was 847. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1915.
I have uploaded the image of a page from the Meyersdale Republic from April 4, 1912 on which an advertisement for the Donges Theatre appears.
Good question. A buckhorn is the horn from deer used to make knife handles. There have been two towns in Texas with that name. There is a Buckhorn Museum in San Antonio. There are a number of other towns in various parts of the USA name Buckhorn. The definitive answer is ask the person who built it why it was so named.
Uploaded a Library of Congress photo of the pylon by John Margolis. As the area developed there was a problem with ambient lighting.
The cost of the fire on July 4, 1950 was estimated at $86,000. The new theatre was built on the site and opened in November 1951.
Uploaded an interior photo of the Melody. Supposedly the structure is still sound despite the absence of a roof.
Under the direction of Kyle Adkins the theatre is to be developed as the Jefferson City Events Center. He also envisions use of the adjacent property for street events. The exterior space currently hosts a Farmers Market.
The former Evergreen Cinema 8 had it’s grand opening under the ownership of Chris and Amber Brown on February 13, 2010.
Since one of the prior names of the Palace was Broadway and Broadway is the main street of Coweta I would think it would be an educated guess the theatre was located on Broadway.
Uploaded the image of a page from the January 6, 1916 Coweta Times-Sun on which an ad for the Jewel appears.
Uploaded a photo as the Joy.
Photo uploaded. Hope there are fire exits in the rear because there are none on the side of this long wooden building.
jukingeo I often go back and retype an entire comment when finding errors after the fact or getting more information. It would be nice if, in a future upgrade, Cinema Treasures would provide an edit capability as is available on Facebook, rather than just “remove”.
Housed in a former warehouse which was constructed around 1900, Cinema Follies was a 50 seat theatre on the second floor which operated from 1975 until October 1977 when an explosion on the first floor caused a fire. Although the fire never reached the second floor nine persons perished from smoke inhalation. There is some question whether they even realized what was happening. If they had they would have found that the exit was blocked by the explosion, former windows had been bricked up and the door to the roof was locked.
A large condominium complex is now on the site. At the time of it’s construction there had been a campaign to install a memorial plaque. I haven’t been able to ascertain whether that was accomplished.
Building still stands and is for sale. Name “Riddell Theatre” is readily visible in the photo I have uploaded.
I have uploaded an exterior photo of the Gunfighter and one of what I believe to be the interior.
The opera house was built on the site of a former block which had burnt down. Gauvin, a blacksmith, is reported to have paid $8,000 for its construction.
It currently functions as a Head Start Day Care Center.