Uptown Theatre
120 S. Merrill Avenue,
Glendive,
MT
59330
120 S. Merrill Avenue,
Glendive,
MT
59330
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Previous Names: Eureka Theatre, Rex Theatre
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The Eureka Theatre was opened May 18, 1919. It was renamed Rex Theatre in 1924. It was danaged by fire on April 11, 1928. It was repaired and reopened in 1928. It was renamed Uptown Theatre on August 31, 1930. The theatre seated 302 and was still listed as open in 1957.
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The Uptown Theatre was at 120 S. Merrill Avenue. It opened in 1930 as the Rex Theatre. Until that year, the building at 120-122 S. Merrill had supported a wood-framed second floor which housed the Glendive Opera House, a 200-seat venue that had spent its last years as a speakeasy. This page from the Glendive Ranger-Review web site has a brief history of the building. Unfortunately, the slide show that originally accompanied it is no longer displayed.
The Uptown and the Rose were operated by Joe Moore in 1935. These two theatres plus the Skylark Drive-In were operated by Lewis Moore in the 1940s.
Uploaded a partial shared ad of the Rose and the Uptown from the Golden Valley News dated December 30, 1943.
This opened as the Eureka Theater on May 18, 1919 with “The Better Ole” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Rex Theatre in 1924 and was destroyed by a fire on April 11, 1928. Incendiary started the blaze with the screen and stage area having the most damage. The fire also destroyed its curtains. The fire happened after managers G.R. Cummins and L.E. Boucher left the theater for the night, everything off but the front doors were mistakenly left open. After returning the next morning, they smelled smoke. Boucher made its way through a back door but found it unfastened with a steel pry against the door from the outside making it difficult to open.
The Rex reopened the following year in 1929 and was renamed the Uptown Theatre on August 31, 1930.