Below copy courtesy of Matt Hyde via The Denver Eye Facebook page. (Under a vintage pic I also re-posted to the Isis photos Section.)
Had the largest Wurlitzer in the world for a short time (1915-1917). Of course, when Wurlitzer built a larger one in California in 1917, Denver said ‘this will not do’, and had Wurlitzer build an even larger one for the Municipal Auditorium in 1918. Both consoles survive today. IIRC, the ISIS console is now in California, and the MA console is in Oregon.
11/21/69-12/04/69 photo added courtesy of Darla Zailskas.
The X rated “Fanny Hill” ran until Christmas Eve `69, and had been raided at the end of November.
Tribune story below.
Copy and paste to view.
Correction 1937 flood.
Additional opposite angle flood photo added.
Photo and below copy courtesy of Larry Vassar.
It crested at 74 feet, with flood stage being 50 feet. More than 35,000 residents were left homeless. Sixty three percent of Portsmouth was underwater.
1951/`52 photo added courtesy of the AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page. Original marquee on the far right.
1998 photo added of the demolition and shoring up of the Selwyn facade. Photo credit John P Keating Jr.
Full size 1920 photo added courtesy of the AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page.
Great photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page. Should be used as the page photo.
Sanborn photo of the signage of Miner St., Idaho Springs, late-30s/early-40s
Below copy courtesy of Matt Hyde via The Denver Eye Facebook page. (Under a vintage pic I also re-posted to the Isis photos Section.)
Had the largest Wurlitzer in the world for a short time (1915-1917). Of course, when Wurlitzer built a larger one in California in 1917, Denver said ‘this will not do’, and had Wurlitzer build an even larger one for the Municipal Auditorium in 1918. Both consoles survive today. IIRC, the ISIS console is now in California, and the MA console is in Oregon.
1950’s photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1938 photo and copy added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1955 photo and copy added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
Mid `60’s photo courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page. Just visible in far right of frame.
Larger, crisper version of the 1961 photo added, courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1971 photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1980 auditorium photo and copy added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
Inside of The Denver Theatre, 1980, shortly before the wrecking ball
1961 photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page. Trail Theatre on the right.
1961 photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1961 photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1961 photo added courtesy of The Denver Eye Facebook page.
1970 lobby photo added, photo credit and courtesy of Mary Gilbert Albrecht, pictured in her uniform
11/21/69-12/04/69 photo added courtesy of Darla Zailskas. The X rated “Fanny Hill” ran until Christmas Eve `69, and had been raided at the end of November. Tribune story below. Copy and paste to view.
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/11/29/page/9/article/fanny-hill-movie-unaffected-by-raid
Undated showing of “Christine”, photo added courtesy of the 40’s & 50’s American Cars Facebook page.
Appears to be another theatre marquee in the background too.
1954 photo added courtesy of Dave Huffman. Confirms the original building in Portsmouth.
Photo added of presumably the first Lyric, courtesy of Stephanie Boldman.
Correction 1937 flood. Additional opposite angle flood photo added. Photo and below copy courtesy of Larry Vassar.
It crested at 74 feet, with flood stage being 50 feet. More than 35,000 residents were left homeless. Sixty three percent of Portsmouth was underwater.
Correction 1937 flood photo.
Circa 1925 photo added courtesy of Bob Burchett.
This tidbit too courtesy of Renee Raison Storey, via the “You Know You Are From Portsmouth Ohio If ?” Facebook page.
“The sign for the Garden was still on the building (it was a sign company, Tindalls, then) in the 1980s but it was covered up.”