Great photos KenRoe! Looking at them the memories are slowly starting to come back to me. Both the inside and outside of theater look considerably better than my time frequenting the theater in the ‘90’s.
So, going by the info I’ve gathered all over:
Autumn ‘89: The theater was closed and eventually twinned. (Specifically: How so? Balcony/Orchestra or just the balcony?
July 1991: The theater reopened as a quad in the configuration present to this day.
I’d like to know more of how the theater was chopped up from its original configuration until now. When were the corner marquee and vertical signs eliminated? I read in one of the posts here that one of the vertical signs were still around up until a couple of years ago, but I never saw it (perhaps because I was so oblivious back then)……
Apparently, Thomas Edison filmed a short, silent film circa 1915, filming the theater’s entrance as moviegoers were exiting the theatre, presumably after a movie. Here’s the clip, pretty interesting:
This building truly deserves to have been designated a landmark. Though some renovation of what’s left of the theatre is recommended at least by me, perhaps also some good use being made of the property.
Great photos KenRoe! Looking at them the memories are slowly starting to come back to me. Both the inside and outside of theater look considerably better than my time frequenting the theater in the ‘90’s.
So, going by the info I’ve gathered all over:
Autumn ‘89: The theater was closed and eventually twinned. (Specifically: How so? Balcony/Orchestra or just the balcony?
July 1991: The theater reopened as a quad in the configuration present to this day.
I’d like to know more of how the theater was chopped up from its original configuration until now. When were the corner marquee and vertical signs eliminated? I read in one of the posts here that one of the vertical signs were still around up until a couple of years ago, but I never saw it (perhaps because I was so oblivious back then)……
Say, is the supermarket behind the McDonalds part of the original building as well?
Apparently, Thomas Edison filmed a short, silent film circa 1915, filming the theater’s entrance as moviegoers were exiting the theatre, presumably after a movie. Here’s the clip, pretty interesting:
http://memory.loc.gov/mbrs/awal/4185.mpg
This building truly deserves to have been designated a landmark. Though some renovation of what’s left of the theatre is recommended at least by me, perhaps also some good use being made of the property.