Here is a photograph of the Carlton after it was closed and shortly before it was demolished in the mid-fifties. The façade, however, and front part of the building still remain, minus marquee. Only the auditorium was demolished. The inscription “Emery Theatre” remains over the front.
This photograph shows the auditorium of the RKO Albee. The “marble divider” or railing you mentioned, Marialivia, can be vaguely made out to the left and right of where the people are standing. The dizzying view of the two balconies and “dome” is impressive. God, do I miss this place!
Here is the other photo of the exterior from 1944. And here is a photo of the interior .
That White Tower later became the Californian, I believe. Now it’s a parking garage. The other White Towers I knew were on Dorrance Street and in Olneyville Square. They seemed so spiffy and “cool”.
Roland, That IS a nice photo. I have a photo which might have been taken around the same time, which I take to be 1944 or so. It’s the same angle and everything, except that there was an Abbott and Costello film program, plus cars and a bus to be seen. The vertical marquee is a gem. In this picture did you note the mill-factory to the left beyond LaSalle Square where the Dunkin' Donuts Center is now? And to the right on Washington Street you can see the White Tower, the hamburger place.
Here’s a photo of the Bradley Playhouse I took a while back. Sometime in the 1970s, when it was called the Imperial, I went to this theatre to see a revival of “The African Queen.”
Hmmmm! I never heard of it or saw any such movie theatre advertised in the Providence Journal. I know there was a Quonset Drive-In at about that location and I saw movies there, but I don’t remember a hard-top. Perhaps new information will emerge. Lots of surprises on this website. Of course there was also at least one base movie theatre, in the Quonset base itself, for military personnel and their families.
This Cinema de Paris seems to be in a different location on Rue Sainte Catherine from the one I just posted above. Can anyone clarify? This old postcard also shows several other Rue Saint Catherine movie theatres that include the Cinema de Paris, Palace, Capitol, Strand, Loew’s.
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on Apr 12, 2005 at 10:17am
And a photo of the B.F. Keith Albee in 1923 as folks line up to see vaudeville acts and movies.
Here is a photograph of the Carlton after it was closed and shortly before it was demolished in the mid-fifties. The façade, however, and front part of the building still remain, minus marquee. Only the auditorium was demolished. The inscription “Emery Theatre” remains over the front.
This photograph shows the auditorium of the RKO Albee. The “marble divider” or railing you mentioned, Marialivia, can be vaguely made out to the left and right of where the people are standing. The dizzying view of the two balconies and “dome” is impressive. God, do I miss this place!
Here is the other photo of the exterior from 1944. And here is a photo of the
interior .
That White Tower later became the Californian, I believe. Now it’s a parking garage. The other White Towers I knew were on Dorrance Street and in Olneyville Square. They seemed so spiffy and “cool”.
Here is a photograph of the Odeon Cremazie which I took in 1989.
Here is a photograph I took of the Bijou in 1989.
Roland, That IS a nice photo. I have a photo which might have been taken around the same time, which I take to be 1944 or so. It’s the same angle and everything, except that there was an Abbott and Costello film program, plus cars and a bus to be seen. The vertical marquee is a gem. In this picture did you note the mill-factory to the left beyond LaSalle Square where the Dunkin' Donuts Center is now? And to the right on Washington Street you can see the White Tower, the hamburger place.
Here’s a photo of the Bradley Playhouse I took a while back. Sometime in the 1970s, when it was called the Imperial, I went to this theatre to see a revival of “The African Queen.”
Here is a photo of the Cinema du Plateau which I took in 1989.
Here are four photos I took of the Mahaiwe in 1991. Two are of the exterior. Two show the lobby area.
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Here is a photo I took of the Elmwood in its current state.
Jerry Kovar: Perhaps Cue Magazine listed them if it was around then. You might be able to find copies from that era at a library. Just a suggestion.
Here is a photo I took of the Imperial in 1989.
Mike,
I can do it if you don’t care to. Thaks for the clarification.
Davebazooka,
The theatre directly around the corner on 3rd Ave. would have been the Coronet/Baronet or later Coronet 1 & 2.
I took this photo of the Green Hill while driving by in January 2004.
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Here’s a postcard from the 1960s with Loew’s, the Pigalle (Strand), the Capitol.
This site should be merged, it seems, with Cinema V-Salle Hermes & Empress. They all have the same address and may be the same theatre building.
Here’s another from the 1960s with Loew’s, the Pigalle, the Capitol.
Here’s another from the 1960s with Loew’s, the Pigalle, the Capitol.
Update needed. The alternate names Globe and Cine 1 & 2 should be added to make searching easier. I remember it only as the Globe.
Hmmmm! I never heard of it or saw any such movie theatre advertised in the Providence Journal. I know there was a Quonset Drive-In at about that location and I saw movies there, but I don’t remember a hard-top. Perhaps new information will emerge. Lots of surprises on this website. Of course there was also at least one base movie theatre, in the Quonset base itself, for military personnel and their families.
This old postcard shows several Rue Saint Catherine movie theatres including the Cinema de Paris, Palace, Capitol, Strand, Loew’s.
This old postcard shows several Rue Saint Catherine movie theatres including the Cinema de Paris, Palace, Capitol, Strand, Loew’s.
This Cinema de Paris seems to be in a different location on Rue Sainte Catherine from the one I just posted above. Can anyone clarify?
This old postcard also shows several other Rue Saint Catherine movie theatres that include the Cinema de Paris, Palace, Capitol, Strand, Loew’s.
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on Apr 12, 2005 at 10:17am