Also known as TransLux Avon Theatre, TransLux Avon Twins Theatre and Crown Avon Twin.
First listed in the 1940 Stamford City Directory at current address. In 1964, it doesn’t list the Avon, but rather the Bedford Amusement Corporation at 276 Bedford. In 1981, it’s listed as TransLux Avon Theatre. In 1989, it’s the TransLux Avon Twins Theatre. The 1994/1995 Directory lists it as the Crown Avon Twin.
First listed in the Stamford City Directory in 1928 as the Springdale Theatre on 986 Hope Street. Becomes the State in 1932 showing moving pictures and vaudeville. Not listed in 1958. At 990 Hope in 1964.
First listed in the 1928 Stamford City Directory as showing moving pictures and vaudeville. In 1934 the name is changed to Vuono’s Palace until 1936 then reverts back to the Palace. (In 1961, the Hartman Regional Theater moves in, they move out in 1981 to Glenbrook Road.)
The Strand opened in 1917 according to the Stamford City Directory at 71-73 Atlantic Street. In 1922 it’s known as the Strand/Burlington Arcade at the same address until 1925. Last listing is in 1951.
First listed in the 1915 Stamford City Directory at 307 Atlantic Street. In 1929, the Weiss Amusement Corp (props, etc.) moves into the theatre building until 1930. In 1982’s listing it changes to SCA.
Also known as the Crescent Theatre and The Rialto Picture House.
Originally known as the Crescent Theatre, first listed in the Stamford City Directory at 585 Main Street in1916. It’s not in the 1917 version but reappears in 1918 as The Rialto Picture House at the current address. Last listed in 1951.
Gotta love modern technology, sometimes. I emailed the Milford Historical Society on this theater since I’ve never seen it referred to anywhere in their stacks, only in the directory. They gave me the City homepage and the Assessor’s office where you can enter in addresses and see the owner and view a picture of the property. I haven’t gone there yet, but I now I know it still stands and is a Kingdom Life Christian Church!
I went there the other day to see if I could get a tour and it’s incredibly easy! The lady who took me on the tour was really cool and very personable. It’s owned by Palace Digital which does lots of productions and film stuff and they filmed post-production of the Tour De France on the actual stage. The Chamber of Commerce is also inside. The company invested over $10 million in the building and all the offices in the former wings in front have drop ceilings as well as the whole floor. When you walk in, there’s the old chandelier and awards and old Palace photographs on the walls. The welcome desk is in the center.
She took me to the basement where there are labs and she took me to the old balcony which is no longer there. The wall behind the stage is there but beautified with the projection booth above, used as an office. The brick is still exposed and there’s a catwalk just above shoulder’s length stretching the length of the room with rooms.
She took me to the other end to see the proscenium and stage and it’s quite dilapidated. I asked her if they applied to grants and if they sought to invest in repairing the room and they weren’t. There were nets hanging from the ceiling to prevent from falling plaster. The stage was nice and was used for many live telecasts and productions. Stagehouse is cool too. Old boxes hanging near the stage (forgot the term) are still there. Track speed nearby for trains on the Danbury branch are 10mph and they go right by the theater, so that shouldn’t be too bad for falling plaster. However, the main tracks are at 55-70mph but there are further away.
I was going to post that today but you beat me to it. I don’t know. A few weeks ago there were paper bags on the interior of the doors, now tarps. With DaSilva, anything’s possible. If you read the above post you’ll see my post about a friend of a friend working on the renovation. He’s been doing it solo for 6 years.
I was in Seymour but when I called on Saturday to see if she could let me in to check the place out, the only time she gave me was 4:30pm, when she gets there. I was biking to New Haven from Southbury and couldn’t make it. Anyway, the interior lobby/hallway chandeliers are quite interesting. They look like 70s circular bathroom lights that you would put on the ceiling but they made them slightly ornate with faux gold chains to hang them from the ceiling. There’s some art deco glass squares on the outside of the theater. The building is quite long like a box, with no apparent stagehouse, even though it’s from 1921. Standing at the rear, there’s a small old school diner to the right and a big billboard directly in front of the rear. There’s a metal staircase going up under the billboard and then a platform and stairs going to the right and left to stagedoors.
The area it’s in is so interesting. The population is now 17,000 and when it was a booming factory town, it was still small. The Main Street is the smallest I’ve ever seen. Very quaint and spooky.
Sorry, off topic here, but Warren, just because a modern-day vaudevillian who wrote the most complete vaudeville retrospect who goes by a stage name, you write him off. I don’t think that’s fair. What about Dr. Seuss? Do kids write him off because he didn’t put his real name – Theodor Seuss Geisel? No.
“Anyway, Trav S.D.’s writing on theater, art, politics, and culture has appeared in The Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out New York, The New York Sun, and Reason, among other publications. His plays have been produced in venues throughout New York City and across the country, and since 1996 he has been top banana at the American Vaudeville Theatre. By day, as Travis Stewart, he toils as a mild-mannered director of development at Theater for the New City (NYC). He lives in Brooklyn.”
Also known as TransLux Avon Theatre, TransLux Avon Twins Theatre and Crown Avon Twin.
First listed in the 1940 Stamford City Directory at current address. In 1964, it doesn’t list the Avon, but rather the Bedford Amusement Corporation at 276 Bedford. In 1981, it’s listed as TransLux Avon Theatre. In 1989, it’s the TransLux Avon Twins Theatre. The 1994/1995 Directory lists it as the Crown Avon Twin.
The 1937 Stamford City Directory mentions it as the Plaza at 451 Main Street.
Also known as Vuono’s Strand (listed in 1934-1936.)
First listed in the Stamford City Directory in 1928 as the Springdale Theatre on 986 Hope Street. Becomes the State in 1932 showing moving pictures and vaudeville. Not listed in 1958. At 990 Hope in 1964.
Also known as Vuono’s Palace.
First listed in the 1928 Stamford City Directory as showing moving pictures and vaudeville. In 1934 the name is changed to Vuono’s Palace until 1936 then reverts back to the Palace. (In 1961, the Hartman Regional Theater moves in, they move out in 1981 to Glenbrook Road.)
The Strand opened in 1917 according to the Stamford City Directory at 71-73 Atlantic Street. In 1922 it’s known as the Strand/Burlington Arcade at the same address until 1925. Last listing is in 1951.
First listed in the 1915 Stamford City Directory at 307 Atlantic Street. In 1929, the Weiss Amusement Corp (props, etc.) moves into the theatre building until 1930. In 1982’s listing it changes to SCA.
Also known as the Crescent Theatre and The Rialto Picture House.
Originally known as the Crescent Theatre, first listed in the Stamford City Directory at 585 Main Street in1916. It’s not in the 1917 version but reappears in 1918 as The Rialto Picture House at the current address. Last listed in 1951.
In the 1915 Directory, it changes ownership at 272 Atlantic Street to Giovannucci Nicholas.
Closed in 1976. Great. City Directory lists it in 1968 but not 1978, microfilm would have confirmed the gap but I had no time to check.
This theater was first listed in the Stamford City Directory in 1906 and was called The Stamford Family Theatre.
Oops. I meant 1881.
Saw this theater mentioned on E! THS about Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
According to the City of Milford, it was first built in 1923.
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It was built in 1900.
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It says it was built in 1920, but I have it in the directory at 1913, unless it was built as something before the theater?
Gotta love modern technology, sometimes. I emailed the Milford Historical Society on this theater since I’ve never seen it referred to anywhere in their stacks, only in the directory. They gave me the City homepage and the Assessor’s office where you can enter in addresses and see the owner and view a picture of the property. I haven’t gone there yet, but I now I know it still stands and is a Kingdom Life Christian Church!
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Status should be closed, function should be church.
http://www.palacedigital.com/
I went there the other day to see if I could get a tour and it’s incredibly easy! The lady who took me on the tour was really cool and very personable. It’s owned by Palace Digital which does lots of productions and film stuff and they filmed post-production of the Tour De France on the actual stage. The Chamber of Commerce is also inside. The company invested over $10 million in the building and all the offices in the former wings in front have drop ceilings as well as the whole floor. When you walk in, there’s the old chandelier and awards and old Palace photographs on the walls. The welcome desk is in the center.
She took me to the basement where there are labs and she took me to the old balcony which is no longer there. The wall behind the stage is there but beautified with the projection booth above, used as an office. The brick is still exposed and there’s a catwalk just above shoulder’s length stretching the length of the room with rooms.
She took me to the other end to see the proscenium and stage and it’s quite dilapidated. I asked her if they applied to grants and if they sought to invest in repairing the room and they weren’t. There were nets hanging from the ceiling to prevent from falling plaster. The stage was nice and was used for many live telecasts and productions. Stagehouse is cool too. Old boxes hanging near the stage (forgot the term) are still there. Track speed nearby for trains on the Danbury branch are 10mph and they go right by the theater, so that shouldn’t be too bad for falling plaster. However, the main tracks are at 55-70mph but there are further away.
I was going to post that today but you beat me to it. I don’t know. A few weeks ago there were paper bags on the interior of the doors, now tarps. With DaSilva, anything’s possible. If you read the above post you’ll see my post about a friend of a friend working on the renovation. He’s been doing it solo for 6 years.
I was in Seymour but when I called on Saturday to see if she could let me in to check the place out, the only time she gave me was 4:30pm, when she gets there. I was biking to New Haven from Southbury and couldn’t make it. Anyway, the interior lobby/hallway chandeliers are quite interesting. They look like 70s circular bathroom lights that you would put on the ceiling but they made them slightly ornate with faux gold chains to hang them from the ceiling. There’s some art deco glass squares on the outside of the theater. The building is quite long like a box, with no apparent stagehouse, even though it’s from 1921. Standing at the rear, there’s a small old school diner to the right and a big billboard directly in front of the rear. There’s a metal staircase going up under the billboard and then a platform and stairs going to the right and left to stagedoors.
The area it’s in is so interesting. The population is now 17,000 and when it was a booming factory town, it was still small. The Main Street is the smallest I’ve ever seen. Very quaint and spooky.
Exactly. Thank you.
Sorry, off topic here, but Warren, just because a modern-day vaudevillian who wrote the most complete vaudeville retrospect who goes by a stage name, you write him off. I don’t think that’s fair. What about Dr. Seuss? Do kids write him off because he didn’t put his real name – Theodor Seuss Geisel? No.
“Anyway, Trav S.D.’s writing on theater, art, politics, and culture has appeared in The Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out New York, The New York Sun, and Reason, among other publications. His plays have been produced in venues throughout New York City and across the country, and since 1996 he has been top banana at the American Vaudeville Theatre. By day, as Travis Stewart, he toils as a mild-mannered director of development at Theater for the New City (NYC). He lives in Brooklyn.”