Opened in November 2010.
Advertised as “Hill City’s Brand New Theatre” in below November 25, 2010 Western Kansas World newspaper archived link.
Alternating a double feature of first run films “Megamind 3D” and “Red”.
“Oriental Theatre in Downtown Chicago. 1977. This Chicago Sun-Times photo was snapped when it was announced that M&R Theatres wall pulling out of the Oriental by the end of the month (September 1977). At first, it looked like the Oriental was going to close permanently, but Stan Kohlberg "rescued” the theatre and turned it into a bargain basement schlock house. The Oriental was trashed for the next three years until the owner of the building kicked Kohlberg out in January 1981. The Oriental remained dark for 17 years, until undergoing a massive restoration courtesy of Garth Drabinsky, and it reopened as a live stage theatre in 1998. It’s now called the James M. Nederlander Theatre."
Address is 211 N. Main Street.
In the June 2008 satellite and street view only the facade remains.
You can get to the street view by Googling “keyser true value wakeeney ks”, click “See Outside” and scroll left 3 storefronts to the facade.
Below is a 2010 link from a local effort to rebuild a new theatre behind the facade which apparently never happened.
In the link it shows a photo of Kelly Theatre with “Boys From Brazil” on the marquee, so it was still open as late as 1978.
It also has a 2010 photo of the facade only, and a 2007 drawing of plans of what was proposed then.
The name change from Princess Theatre to Pecos Theatre happened between 1936 & 1937. I’ve add photos from both years, and the change was done between them.
1936 photo as Princess Theatre added credit Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Negative# 183377. May 29, 1937 photo as Pecos Theatre added credit G. Redfield. Negative Number 052027, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives.
Address is 414 Central Avenue.
Building is still standing with the same facade.
It is a NAPA Auto Parts store today, K’s Auto Parts.
I spoke to the owner, and he said his office is the old projection booth.
Also the auditorium is still there mostly unchanged as he said.
Chronological history of the Lyric and other early Watsonville theatres on page 91 in below City of Watsonville Historic Context Statement pdf link.
I will add the other theatres mentioned when I have time.
The name is for the flaming Tokay grape, so named because of its beautiful coloring when ripe, like a dark red flame of fire.
Grown in Lodi along with watermelons.
Credit below link.
Address was 234 Donald Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 1M8 August 1986 print ad added.
Facade pictured in the Overview photo still remains today via Street View.
“Landmark Cinema’s Towne Cinema 8 located at 301 Notre Dame Avenue in Winnipeg opens on August 21, 1981. First manager is Dave Pilcher. Canada’s first eight-plex under one free-standing roof has roughly 1,800 seats. Boasting the finest in sound and motion picture projection, and equipped with Dolby Stereo and 70MM. Opening features were "Blazing Saddles”, “Rockshow”, “The Four Seasons”, “Stay As You Are”, “This is Elvis”, “Breaker Morant”, “Just a Gigolo” and “Lunch Wagon”. Ownership changed to Cineplex Odeon on March 1, 1985. Closed on February 26, 1995. Re-opened by Landmark Cinemas on April 14, 1995. Re-opening features were “The Wild Bunch”, “Pebble and the Penguin”, “Outbreak”, “Disclosure”, “Dumb and Dumber”, “Billy Madison”, “Drop Zone”, “Legends of the Fall” and “The Quick and the Dead”. Theatre is still open and showing movies."
This ended it’s days as Downtown Theatre. Photo as such added, already closed with vintage high rise to the far right still standing per street view today. Arched parapet wall over the marquee is the same as well. I presume the photo is 1940s or 1950s given the style of neighboring signage and Vitrolite facade on the lounge next door.
Thanks. That’s it.
Vintage high rise to it’s right is spot on too.
I will delete the pic here and move it to the Ambassador page, and let that page know that it ended it’s days as Downtown Theatre.
I believe this could have became Downtown Theatre by the 1940s.
I am adding a photo, which matches up with current street view, and the vintage high rise building on the far right which is still there today.
However it is Illinois and Market Streets, so North Illinois not South.
If I am incorrect please let me know where Downtown Theatre was.
CinemaTour says 114 E. Washington, but matching street view is definitely Illinois Street at Market Street, which is what it was marked as.
1930 photo credit & copyright Sloane Gallery Collection.
Images added.
Opened in November 2010. Advertised as “Hill City’s Brand New Theatre” in below November 25, 2010 Western Kansas World newspaper archived link. Alternating a double feature of first run films “Megamind 3D” and “Red”.
http://wkw.stparchive.com/Archive/WKW/WKW11282010p11.php
Demolished in 1999.
Description credit Tim O'Neill.
“Oriental Theatre in Downtown Chicago. 1977. This Chicago Sun-Times photo was snapped when it was announced that M&R Theatres wall pulling out of the Oriental by the end of the month (September 1977). At first, it looked like the Oriental was going to close permanently, but Stan Kohlberg "rescued” the theatre and turned it into a bargain basement schlock house. The Oriental was trashed for the next three years until the owner of the building kicked Kohlberg out in January 1981. The Oriental remained dark for 17 years, until undergoing a massive restoration courtesy of Garth Drabinsky, and it reopened as a live stage theatre in 1998. It’s now called the James M. Nederlander Theatre."
Address is 211 N. Main Street. In the June 2008 satellite and street view only the facade remains. You can get to the street view by Googling “keyser true value wakeeney ks”, click “See Outside” and scroll left 3 storefronts to the facade. Below is a 2010 link from a local effort to rebuild a new theatre behind the facade which apparently never happened. In the link it shows a photo of Kelly Theatre with “Boys From Brazil” on the marquee, so it was still open as late as 1978. It also has a 2010 photo of the facade only, and a 2007 drawing of plans of what was proposed then.
http://wkw.stparchive.com/Archive/WKW/WKW11282010p10.php
Chicago History Museum album of Star & Garter demolition photos.
https://images.chicagohistory.org/search/?searchQuery=Star+%26+Garter&assetType=default
Direct Chicago History Museum link. Photo credit Joseph G. Domin
https://images.chicagohistory.org/search/?searchQuery=Image+Theatre&assetType=default
Thanks to Tim O'Neill for the full Chicago History Museum of 1967 & 1974 Biograph photos.
https://images.chicagohistory.org/search/?searchQuery=biograph++theatre&assetType=default&fbclid=IwAR0kiBPIyLAMp7N60at-eec9Xo3t00S3ozplliYE9Pl1MT-BloHZ_AHmitU
The name change from Princess Theatre to Pecos Theatre happened between 1936 & 1937. I’ve add photos from both years, and the change was done between them. 1936 photo as Princess Theatre added credit Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Negative# 183377. May 29, 1937 photo as Pecos Theatre added credit G. Redfield. Negative Number 052027, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives.
Comment credit Steve Kraus: “NOT as originally presented without a deeply curved screen.”
Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website about the Strand.
http://www.pstos.org/instruments/bc/vancouver/allen.htm
Address is 414 Central Avenue. Building is still standing with the same facade. It is a NAPA Auto Parts store today, K’s Auto Parts. I spoke to the owner, and he said his office is the old projection booth. Also the auditorium is still there mostly unchanged as he said.
Website with additional photos and promotional flyers.
https://enfilme.com/cine-y-clubes/blog/una-breve-cronologia-de-los-cines-en-nogales-esta-ciudad-fronteriza
Water Winter Wonderland link about the Strand/Hastings 4 with photos. I added a page for the Barry Theatre mentioned in a 1949 flyer.
http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/movietheaters.aspx?id=943&Type=5
Chronological history of the Lyric and other early Watsonville theatres on page 91 in below City of Watsonville Historic Context Statement pdf link. I will add the other theatres mentioned when I have time.
https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/DocumentCenter/View/3955/City-of-Watsonville-Historic-Context-Statement-2007
1938 photo postcard images added credit Frank P. Levine. Current street view shows the utility pole in the exact same place out front as pictured.
Definitely not the Tokay Theatre, which was a one story building in 1913 that later became the State Theatre below.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/27779
1913 photo postcard as Tokay Theatre added credit Mark Kittinger. Tokay Theatre still needs to be added as a Previous Names per above post.
The name is for the flaming Tokay grape, so named because of its beautiful coloring when ripe, like a dark red flame of fire. Grown in Lodi along with watermelons. Credit below link.
https://www.wrightrealtors.com/san_joaquin_files/lodi_history.htm
Address was 234 Donald Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 1M8 August 1986 print ad added. Facade pictured in the Overview photo still remains today via Street View.
Full history credit Stephen Leigh.
“Landmark Cinema’s Towne Cinema 8 located at 301 Notre Dame Avenue in Winnipeg opens on August 21, 1981. First manager is Dave Pilcher. Canada’s first eight-plex under one free-standing roof has roughly 1,800 seats. Boasting the finest in sound and motion picture projection, and equipped with Dolby Stereo and 70MM. Opening features were "Blazing Saddles”, “Rockshow”, “The Four Seasons”, “Stay As You Are”, “This is Elvis”, “Breaker Morant”, “Just a Gigolo” and “Lunch Wagon”. Ownership changed to Cineplex Odeon on March 1, 1985. Closed on February 26, 1995. Re-opened by Landmark Cinemas on April 14, 1995. Re-opening features were “The Wild Bunch”, “Pebble and the Penguin”, “Outbreak”, “Disclosure”, “Dumb and Dumber”, “Billy Madison”, “Drop Zone”, “Legends of the Fall” and “The Quick and the Dead”. Theatre is still open and showing movies."
This ended it’s days as Downtown Theatre. Photo as such added, already closed with vintage high rise to the far right still standing per street view today. Arched parapet wall over the marquee is the same as well. I presume the photo is 1940s or 1950s given the style of neighboring signage and Vitrolite facade on the lounge next door.
Thanks. That’s it. Vintage high rise to it’s right is spot on too. I will delete the pic here and move it to the Ambassador page, and let that page know that it ended it’s days as Downtown Theatre.
I believe this could have became Downtown Theatre by the 1940s. I am adding a photo, which matches up with current street view, and the vintage high rise building on the far right which is still there today. However it is Illinois and Market Streets, so North Illinois not South. If I am incorrect please let me know where Downtown Theatre was. CinemaTour says 114 E. Washington, but matching street view is definitely Illinois Street at Market Street, which is what it was marked as.