Theaters
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April 27, 2004
Suffolk Theatre Sale Cancelled
RIVERHEAD, NY — The sad saga of the Suffolk Theatre continues as the most recent deal to purchase the beleaguered movie house has fallen through, according to Newsday. Closed since 1987, the theater has gone through a series of public and private efforts to secure its future to little avail. The battle continues …
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April 26, 2004
New Effort To Preserve The Dome
PLEASANT HILL, CA — A local high student is leading an effort to preserve the domed CineArts theater. Slated to be torn down to make way for a new retail and entertainment complex, the Dome remains open (and popular) and is still a local landmark.
According to the Contra Costa Times, the demolition of the domed theater, currently exhibiting art house films, has been pushed off while developers bring in two large retailers.
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April 22, 2004
Photos from the Art Theatre Fire
BINGHAMTON, NY — Thanks to Tim O'Neill from the IAFF 729 City of Binghamton Fire Fighters Union, we have some shots of the fire that ravaged the Art Theatre two weeks ago. (See previous story.)
These images were shot by Capt. Rick Allen as the Binghamton Fire Department put out the fire.
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April 20, 2004
Yeadon Theater Pics
YEADON, PA — As a followup to last week’s story about the Yeadon Theatre, George Quirk sent in some recent shots of the theater. ()
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April 15, 2004
Orange County Register Profiles (Some Of) LA’s Top Theaters
LOS ANGELES, CA — “Most of the great movie houses have disappeared. Even in Los Angeles, capital of the American movie industry, scores of grand theaters have been carved up, bulldozed away or converted into churches or 99-cent stores. A few are shuttered in the hope that someday they will be saved. The few lucky ones like the Pantages and the Wiltern have gone back to the future as live theaters or music venues.
But scattered around Southern California are a few remaining single-screen cathedrals of cinema where for $10 or so you’re transported to another world even before the opening credits roll by…"
Read the Orange County Register article reprinted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
(Thanks to Jim Rankin for sending this in.)
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Two Minnesota Drive-Ins Continue to Reel In Patrons
LAKE ELMO & COTTAGE VIEW, MN — The Pioneer Press reports on the continued success of the Vali Hi Drive-In in Lake Elmo and the Cottage View Drive-In in Cottage View. These two Minnesota drive-ins are two of the roughly 550 in operation around the country.
According to our friends at Drive-Ins.com, there are five drive-ins operating in Minnesota.
(Thanks to Dennis Huber for sending this in!)
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April 14, 2004
Yeadon Theater Repairs to Start Soon
YEADON, PA — Repairs should begin soon on the Yeadon Theatre, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Demolition was halted last fall when preservationists discovered the theater was a possible landmark. A formal application to the state asking to have the theater nominated for the historic-places register is in the process of being completed.
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April 13, 2004
Some “Friends of” Groups
I have compiled a list to create awareness of groups of awareness for theaters (AKA “Friends of” groups). In alphabetical order, here are the ones I can find… let’s preserve and save some theaters!
Friends Of (The):
Boyd – Website
Broadway Theater – Website
Cerrito Theater – Website
Coronado Theatre – Website
Loew’s – Website
Raymond Theatre – Website
Uptown – WebsiteIf you have any more groups feel free to post them in another comment! [Ed — you can also submit links to our Link Directory.]
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April 8, 2004
Pickwick Theatre In Center of Struggle
PARK RIDGE, IL – The landmark 76 year-old Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, which is a symbol of this Chicago suburb, is finding itself in the midst of a struggle between the City of Park Ridge, its owners, the Vlahakis family, and the Pickwick Theatre Council, according to the Mount Prospect Journal.
The Art Deco-style former vaudeville house (and one of the largest movie palaces in the Chicago suburbs) needs extensive repairs and renovations according to Pickwick Theatre Council president Catherine Kenney.
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April 7, 2004
Radio Days for the Wealthy Theatre?
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The management of the Wealthy Theatre is in partnership talks with the Community Media Center, according to a report in the Grand Rapids Press.
The partnership would make the theater the new home of local community radio station WYCE and allow TV broadcasting classes to be held at the theater alongside its existing theater classes.