The New Theatre was opened by the H.M. Newsome Theatre Circuit on Feb. 11, 1913 with a naming contest. Newsome also operated Birmingham’s Amuse-U, Bonita and Princess Theatres at that time. The winner chose Trianon and won $50 in gold. A $5,000 Pilcher pipe organ
Miller, Martin and Lewis 1936 streamline moderne refresh architectural sketch in photos. The Venue closed January 26, 1958 with “Maked Paradise” and “The Flesh and the Spur”
Robert Dillon promoted art films as he did art in the lobby there and with his work at the Dilfin Art Gallery. But he simply ran out of money on his three-year art experiment from 1952 to 1955. The Avon closed permanently on November 28, 1955. He left the note, “We wish to thank our patrons for the last three years of operations. We hope that this type of theater can continue in the future under another sponsorship.”
Sadly, the final film shown was the four-wall, “Mom and Dad,” the highest profit film in the Golden Age of Hollywood from production cost to profit. And - yes - the an Elliot Forbes was there in person.The final film was to have been Machiko Kyo in “Gate of Hell” so if intent is of import, we can call it the final film in their heart.
Cinema West closed at the 15-year opt out of its leasing agreement on Labor Day, September 3, 1984 with “Footloose” and “Seven Magnificent Gladiators.”
The Avondale Theater was listed in 1934 and likely dates back further perhaps as an African American theater. The place was raided in 1935 for indecency - which it then advertised that same year. The Avondale Theatre closed permanently on October 20, 1952 with “The Frogmen.” It became a house of worship thereafter known as the Birmingham Revival Center.
The Newmar Theatre was created in a theater previously known as the Capitol Theatre in December of 1948 by the Waters Theatre Circuit. They gave the Cap a brand new streamline moderne makeover erasing the theater’s silent-era Alcazar and sound-era Capitol past. The fun began on December 10, 1948 with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.“ The fun ended on August 30, 1959 with "12 Great Rock and Roll Hits” and “Go, Johnny, Go.” And go they did. The building was retrofitted for a clothing store.
Guessy date of 1955 and guessy hopeful factoid that it was once again the Capitol Theatre above - in error.
The Galax was closed by John Douglas - also of the Acme - as a second-run neighborhood house on July 7, 1951 following a midnight show of Roy Rogers in “Trail of Robin Hood” and John Wayne in “The Fighting Kentuckian.”
The paper reports that the theater closed at the opt out of a 15-year leasing agreement on December 16, 2001 with Carmike closing with “Monsters, Inc.”, “Out Cold”, “Black Knight”, “Spy Game”, and “Shallow Hal”. Carmike had taken on the venue after the theater’s fifth anniversary on November 16, 1991 operating to closure. Barnes and Noble took on the spot and sprinted out during an opt out in 2011 with the Mall in full scale retreat already in greyfield or “dead mall” status. Demolished - technically twice - after the Mall closed in December of 2019.
Again - not that it matters much - but just to restate that the theater was open at the time of the fire and burned down with the marquee blazing: Happy Holidays - “Jerrimiah Johnson” and “The Macintosh Man” on December 11, 1974 and eerily illuminated during the fire making for very dramatic photos. (Mann, a chain operator closed on New Year’s Eve in 1973, and an independent reopened there two weeks later in January of 1974 to the ending fire the next December)
Cooper Foundation closed the Broadway in April of 1961 before subleasing it to Earl Nansel on a sublease in June of 1961. He threw in. the towel April 21, 1963 with “Courtship of Eddie’s Father” followed by a live beauty contest. It was leased for a grocer in 1964.
Nicholas Amos and the estate of N.P. Dodge razed the Revere Hotel for a new build theater, his third in Council Bluffs but first new-build in 1911. The architect was F.E. Cox. Amos opened November 30, 1911 - Thanksgiving - with an address by Mayor Thomas Maloney, five acts of vaudeville from the Sullivan and Considine Vaudeville Circuit, and the latest in motion pictures. Anton Gundrum operated the adjoining confectionery which served as the theater’s de facto concession stand. Frank Blank operated the humidor called The Puff.
The Nicholas Theatre was taken on by new operators. They rented it the more patriots Liberty Theatre beginning April 27, 1918 with “The Man Without a Country.” The Liberty closed in 1967. It was taken on for a nightclub called The Psychedelic Wheel on December 6, 1967. They lasted less than a year. Kenneth Claypool took on the venue on November 27, 1968 under the nameplate of the Iowa Theatre with “Gone with the Wind."On November 20, 1969, the Iowa found out that families weren’t supporting the old venue.
On December 5, 1972, the venue went for promo chic programming as the Crest Theatre beginning with “Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers” and “Good Morning and Goodbye!” Just months later, the City attempted to say the films were obscene to no avail. County Attorney David Richter went after the Crest in 1984 again seizing a film but unable to make a charge stick.
In 1985, the Crest was slated for redevelopment. And money talked with the operators, Joella Cohen and Jordin Ginsberg, selling outright for $110,000 in 1985. The theater close just after its 64th Anniversary on November 23, 1985. The next day a fixture / salvage sale was held with everything from the seats to the projectors sold “cheap!” The theater was torched on February 4, 1986 prior to demolition. The remains were taken away that summer.
The Omni Theatre had four auditoriums of 285, 257, 255 and 226 or 1,023 total. It was designed for the West Side of the Midlands Mall under the Sears anchor store.
Mall of the Bluffs Cinema 2 and 2 was part of Kroh Brothers of Kansas City’s expansion in 1976. The Cinema joined Coco’s and Rueben’s restaurants. Architect Lowry C. Gilbert and Associates drawing is in photos.
As noted above and in the photos, the Strand was still in operation when the fire struck and eerily the marquee stayed lit as the fire was raging. Joella Cohen ran it independently two weeks after Mann closed on December 31, 1973. The last films were “Jerrimiah Johnson” and “The Macintosh Man” on December 11, 1974.
2016 Second Avenue.
Cobb closed on Oct. 28, 1968 with Fireball Jungle and Wild in the Streets. the Starlite was razed in 1969.
The New Theatre was opened by the H.M. Newsome Theatre Circuit on Feb. 11, 1913 with a naming contest. Newsome also operated Birmingham’s Amuse-U, Bonita and Princess Theatres at that time. The winner chose Trianon and won $50 in gold. A $5,000 Pilcher pipe organ
Closed January 6, 1957 with Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. It became a house of worship later in the year.
Closed with a chopsocky double feature of “Roaring Fire” and “7 Blows of the Dragon” on October 28, 1982.
Miller, Martin and Lewis 1936 streamline moderne refresh architectural sketch in photos. The Venue closed January 26, 1958 with “Maked Paradise” and “The Flesh and the Spur”
Robert Dillon promoted art films as he did art in the lobby there and with his work at the Dilfin Art Gallery. But he simply ran out of money on his three-year art experiment from 1952 to 1955. The Avon closed permanently on November 28, 1955. He left the note, “We wish to thank our patrons for the last three years of operations. We hope that this type of theater can continue in the future under another sponsorship.”
Sadly, the final film shown was the four-wall, “Mom and Dad,” the highest profit film in the Golden Age of Hollywood from production cost to profit. And - yes - the an Elliot Forbes was there in person.The final film was to have been Machiko Kyo in “Gate of Hell” so if intent is of import, we can call it the final film in their heart.
Advertisements end with the October 31, 1952 showing of “King Kong.”
Closed as the Cobb Midfield 6 theater on Jan. 2, 1996.
The Eastwood Mall Twin Theatre closed at the expiry of a 25-year leasing agreement with “Disorganized Crime” and “Major League.”
Cinema West closed at the 15-year opt out of its leasing agreement on Labor Day, September 3, 1984 with “Footloose” and “Seven Magnificent Gladiators.”
The Avondale Theater was listed in 1934 and likely dates back further perhaps as an African American theater. The place was raided in 1935 for indecency - which it then advertised that same year. The Avondale Theatre closed permanently on October 20, 1952 with “The Frogmen.” It became a house of worship thereafter known as the Birmingham Revival Center.
Carmike closed here as a discount, $1 house on June 4, 1998 at the opt out of a leasing period at the 15-year mark.
Cobb closed the Cinema City as a second-run, discount house on Labor Day, September 3, 1990 “temporarily.” That proved to be the end of the line.
The Newmar Theatre was created in a theater previously known as the Capitol Theatre in December of 1948 by the Waters Theatre Circuit. They gave the Cap a brand new streamline moderne makeover erasing the theater’s silent-era Alcazar and sound-era Capitol past. The fun began on December 10, 1948 with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.“ The fun ended on August 30, 1959 with "12 Great Rock and Roll Hits” and “Go, Johnny, Go.” And go they did. The building was retrofitted for a clothing store.
Guessy date of 1955 and guessy hopeful factoid that it was once again the Capitol Theatre above - in error.
The Galax was closed by John Douglas - also of the Acme - as a second-run neighborhood house on July 7, 1951 following a midnight show of Roy Rogers in “Trail of Robin Hood” and John Wayne in “The Fighting Kentuckian.”
Grand opening ad July 7, 1939 of Auto Movies No. 1 with Frederic March in “There Goes My Heart” is in photos.
The paper reports that the theater closed at the opt out of a 15-year leasing agreement on December 16, 2001 with Carmike closing with “Monsters, Inc.”, “Out Cold”, “Black Knight”, “Spy Game”, and “Shallow Hal”. Carmike had taken on the venue after the theater’s fifth anniversary on November 16, 1991 operating to closure. Barnes and Noble took on the spot and sprinted out during an opt out in 2011 with the Mall in full scale retreat already in greyfield or “dead mall” status. Demolished - technically twice - after the Mall closed in December of 2019.
Again - not that it matters much - but just to restate that the theater was open at the time of the fire and burned down with the marquee blazing: Happy Holidays - “Jerrimiah Johnson” and “The Macintosh Man” on December 11, 1974 and eerily illuminated during the fire making for very dramatic photos. (Mann, a chain operator closed on New Year’s Eve in 1973, and an independent reopened there two weeks later in January of 1974 to the ending fire the next December)
Cooper Foundation closed the Broadway in April of 1961 before subleasing it to Earl Nansel on a sublease in June of 1961. He threw in. the towel April 21, 1963 with “Courtship of Eddie’s Father” followed by a live beauty contest. It was leased for a grocer in 1964.
Nicholas Amos and the estate of N.P. Dodge razed the Revere Hotel for a new build theater, his third in Council Bluffs but first new-build in 1911. The architect was F.E. Cox. Amos opened November 30, 1911 - Thanksgiving - with an address by Mayor Thomas Maloney, five acts of vaudeville from the Sullivan and Considine Vaudeville Circuit, and the latest in motion pictures. Anton Gundrum operated the adjoining confectionery which served as the theater’s de facto concession stand. Frank Blank operated the humidor called The Puff.
The Nicholas Theatre was taken on by new operators. They rented it the more patriots Liberty Theatre beginning April 27, 1918 with “The Man Without a Country.” The Liberty closed in 1967. It was taken on for a nightclub called The Psychedelic Wheel on December 6, 1967. They lasted less than a year. Kenneth Claypool took on the venue on November 27, 1968 under the nameplate of the Iowa Theatre with “Gone with the Wind."On November 20, 1969, the Iowa found out that families weren’t supporting the old venue.
On December 5, 1972, the venue went for promo chic programming as the Crest Theatre beginning with “Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers” and “Good Morning and Goodbye!” Just months later, the City attempted to say the films were obscene to no avail. County Attorney David Richter went after the Crest in 1984 again seizing a film but unable to make a charge stick.
In 1985, the Crest was slated for redevelopment. And money talked with the operators, Joella Cohen and Jordin Ginsberg, selling outright for $110,000 in 1985. The theater close just after its 64th Anniversary on November 23, 1985. The next day a fixture / salvage sale was held with everything from the seats to the projectors sold “cheap!” The theater was torched on February 4, 1986 prior to demolition. The remains were taken away that summer.
The Omni Theatre had four auditoriums of 285, 257, 255 and 226 or 1,023 total. It was designed for the West Side of the Midlands Mall under the Sears anchor store.
Mall of the Bluffs Cinema 2 and 2 was part of Kroh Brothers of Kansas City’s expansion in 1976. The Cinema joined Coco’s and Rueben’s restaurants. Architect Lowry C. Gilbert and Associates drawing is in photos.
As noted above and in the photos, the Strand was still in operation when the fire struck and eerily the marquee stayed lit as the fire was raging. Joella Cohen ran it independently two weeks after Mann closed on December 31, 1973. The last films were “Jerrimiah Johnson” and “The Macintosh Man” on December 11, 1974.
Photo as the Bijou Cinema (should be also known as) from January 1972 in photos.