The demolition of the projection booth that was installed in 1930 has begun and will take about a week. This should uncover a giant eagle on the back wall that has been hidden for over 80 years.
The photos lostmemory posted from 1985 refute the assertion that the Zoe closed in 1982. A recent newspaper article about the Zoe being named to the National Register of Historic Places states that the theatre closed in 1987.
You can see from http://www.sbcwickford.org/history/history.html that it appears the Wickford Theatre is the old Odd Fellows Hall while the Mathewson Hall was on Brown Street.
Research has turned up that Esmond Hall, likely also known as the Esmond Theatre, in Smithfield was used for movies through at least 1929. It’s location was on Esmond Street. There is currently a venue called the East Smithfield Neighborhood Center at 7 Esmond Street. It was built in 1900 and sure looks like those old village halls where movies used to be shown many years ago. Although I cannot prove it, it seems likely that this is the former Esmond Hall.
See a photo of it at http://calendar.boston.com/smithfield_ri/venues/show/972697-east-smithfield-neighborhood-center
The gay nightclub will also contain Guest House Theatres – a two screen movie theatre showing gay-themed movies, so it looks like technically this one will reopen – just with a drastically reduced screen count.
Chuck: Where are you finding that? What I have found says it closed in December 2011.
The Le Sueur is listed as closed on the Hardin Theatres website.
http://www.hardintheatres.com/ht/movieList.do;jsessionid=aWZTEUOKrzj_?theatreId=13
Now home to a golf driving range called the New Moon Drive-In Range (get the pun?). Address is given as 4200 Gerstner Memorial Boulevard.
Address is 35 E Idaho, not 38.
By the way, the function says concerts but it should be live theatre.
The demolition of the projection booth that was installed in 1930 has begun and will take about a week. This should uncover a giant eagle on the back wall that has been hidden for over 80 years.
Shouldn’t this be listed as the Chance Theatre since that is its current name?
http://www.thechancetheater.com
The photos lostmemory posted from 1985 refute the assertion that the Zoe closed in 1982. A recent newspaper article about the Zoe being named to the National Register of Historic Places states that the theatre closed in 1987.
How do you do that? I could never figure out how to make a clickable link.
Beyond Imagination closed in 2008 and it became a church.
http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/5802446/article-From-movie-theater-to-ministry
Hmm, was this place different from the Carmike Cinema 6 at 5804 Weaver Road
Closed, now a church.
Their website says they have been in business for over 30 years which would put the opening around 1980, not 1990.
Address should be 850, not 8500.
You can see from http://www.sbcwickford.org/history/history.html that it appears the Wickford Theatre is the old Odd Fellows Hall while the Mathewson Hall was on Brown Street.
Research has turned up that Esmond Hall, likely also known as the Esmond Theatre, in Smithfield was used for movies through at least 1929. It’s location was on Esmond Street. There is currently a venue called the East Smithfield Neighborhood Center at 7 Esmond Street. It was built in 1900 and sure looks like those old village halls where movies used to be shown many years ago. Although I cannot prove it, it seems likely that this is the former Esmond Hall.
See a photo of it at http://calendar.boston.com/smithfield_ri/venues/show/972697-east-smithfield-neighborhood-center
The Durand closed down in January 2013.
Does anyone know anything about a Grand Theatre in Durand in the 1920’s? Was it a previous name for this one or was it a different theatre?
proudlion: The 1929 Film Daily Yearbook shows a Strand Theatre in Boscobel.
Now called Micon Cinemas Eau Claire.
This theatre closed in 2012.
Whose website? The Art Cinema does not have one AFAIK.
This theatre should be listed as open.
Actually, it appears to be on the Southeast corner.
This is closed now.
The gay nightclub will also contain Guest House Theatres – a two screen movie theatre showing gay-themed movies, so it looks like technically this one will reopen – just with a drastically reduced screen count.