The lyric was open as early as 1926 with seating listed sat 600 and the Orpheum was already closed by 1926. The last year the Lyric was listed as open was in 1929. The Time didin’t open until 1936 with seating listed at 334. That is a seven year gap brom the closing of the Lyric and opening of the Time and the seating was about half the Lyric. The motion Picture Yearbook just lists an address for the Lyric as Main St.
This theatre was open in 1925 and was known as the Sandon Theatre. It was known as the Statte Theatre in 1929. The related website does not seem to work. Their current website
The Glenwood Theatre opened in 1936. Prior to 1936 there was an Opera House listed with 750 dseats. Not sure if the Opera House became the Glenwood Theatre but it was no longer listed in 1936.
The address for the Elite Theatre should be 2517 S. 27th Ave. The address in the header is for the Lyndale Theatre.
Listed as open in 1906 with 400 seats.
This must have been an early Nickelodeon since it is not listed from 1925 thru the late 1950’s.
There was another Franklin Theatre at 1037 East Franklin that was open in 1914. Any information on that Franklin?
The Maple Leaf closed in 1995 and was owned and operated by C. Herringer. Car capacity was 630.
The lyric was open as early as 1926 with seating listed sat 600 and the Orpheum was already closed by 1926. The last year the Lyric was listed as open was in 1929. The Time didin’t open until 1936 with seating listed at 334. That is a seven year gap brom the closing of the Lyric and opening of the Time and the seating was about half the Lyric. The motion Picture Yearbook just lists an address for the Lyric as Main St.
The Grand Theatre facebook page gives what is showing and other specials.
This became the Medelia Theatre in 1933. Prior to that it was known as the Star Theatre and goes back as far as 1926.
According to their facebook page they are still open.
Hollywood theatre website
This theatre was open in 1925 and was known as the Sandon Theatre. It was known as the Statte Theatre in 1929. The related website does not seem to work. Their current website
The Motion Picture Yearbook lists the seating from 1926 thru 1970 with 780 seats.
The Motion Picture Yearbook lists this drive-in as the 100 Twin Drive-In in 1951. Each year after it lists it as the same.
Both photo links are the same.
Google maps it perfectly.
By 1940 the New Victory was listed as closed.
The Riviera Theatre opened in 1938.
The Glenwood Theatre opened in 1936. Prior to 1936 there was an Opera House listed with 750 dseats. Not sure if the Opera House became the Glenwood Theatre but it was no longer listed in 1936.
I don’t think the aerial above is of the 100 Twin. It says the aerial is from 1957 but the 100 was a twin drive-in in 1951.
Opened as the Lesdan Theatre in 1951. By 1956 it was known as the Liberty Theatre. There was a 250 seat Liberty prior to this renaming of the Lesdan.
Opened in 2006.
This Cinema is now opetated be CEC Theatres. website
The Ely Theatre was listed as open in 1936
Mike, this theatre wasn’t in a crummy part of town, AMC had a 16 plex just down the road.
The first year that the West was listed as open was 1938.