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January 11, 2012
Theater purchase stirs local memories
BOONE, NC — The Watauga Democrat discusses the enthusiasm from longtime residents with the news of the city purchasing the Appalachian 2 last month. It’s still not completely clear what’s going to happen to it but there will be a planning meeting next week to talk about the possibilities.
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January 6, 2012
Volunteer caretakers prevent the Uptown Theatre from crumbling
CHICAGO, IL — With 30 years in darkness, a volunteer looks back at the efforts to save the Uptown Theater. With no clear solution in site, they continue to look towards the future with hope.
Read more at Time Out Chicago.
(Thanks to jeterga for providing the photo.)
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January 4, 2012
Ace Hotel to incorporate renovated UA
LOS ANGELES, CA — Good news for the former United Artists Theatre. After recently being sold, the future of the theatre was in doubt. Now it appears that The Ace, a boutique hotel chain, will renovate the spaces above and keep the theatre intact.
Read more in the Hollywood Reporter.
(Thanks to John Rice for providing the photo.)
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January 3, 2012
Dental practice gives new life to old Belvedere Theatre
CHARLOTTE, NC — After being closed for a number of years, the Belvedere Theatre is reopening and making the surprising return as a dental practice. Dentist Richard Dest received a loan as well as funds from the city to preserve the building and construct offices within it.
Read more in the Charlotte Observer.
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December 5, 2011
Revamped theater has grand opening
SPRINGFIELD, MO — The former Springfield 8 is now the Springfield 11 thanks to a renovation by ShowPlex Cinemas. It cost them $4.5M but there’s now an IMAX screen and digital projectors for every auditorium.
Read more in the News Leader.
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November 10, 2011
New curtains for vintage movies at Egyptian theater
OGDEN, UT — Peery’s Egyptian Theater is showing off some new curtains it purchased. They’ll be used for their presentations of classic films and add to the already impressive renovations of the structure.
Read more in the Standard-Examiner.
(Thanks to RonP for providing the photo.)
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November 9, 2011
Group hopes to restore Orpheum
CHATHAM, MA — In honor of Chatham’s 300th Anniversary next year, the newly-formed Orpheum Theatre Project is looking to raise money to renovate the Orpheum Theatre back to life. Open since 1916, it has spent the last 25 years as a number of different pharmacies. The hope is to build a new 50 seat art-house cinema and a 160 seat main theatre in its place.
Read more in the Cape Cod Times.
Anyone with experience fundraising or marketing for an effort such as this, please post here as the project is looking for guidance.
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November 4, 2011
State funds allow Colonial Theatre to expand
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Thanks to the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, the Colonial Theatre has received $250,000 in state funding. They’ll use the money to expand and make the theatre a more viable option for a variety of entertainment.
Read the full story in the Daily Local News.
(Thanks to Bill Huelbig for providing the photo.)
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November 1, 2011
Railroad Square Cinema falls on hard times
WATERVILLE, ME — Autumn has typically been a slow time for the Railroad Square Cinema but this year is off the charts. They’re now aggressively trying to sell memberships to the theatre to raise revenue and keep their independent/foreign films program going.
Read more about the issues in the Bangor Daily News.
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October 31, 2011
Red Vic to become food startup space
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Shuttered this past summer, the Red Vic could be making a comeback. Not as a movie house this time but as a pseudo test kitchen for area chefs.
Read more about this strange conversion at SFist.
(Thanks to copelaes for providing the photo.)