Howard Street Brewing Company uses the old Howard Theatre Building as it’s logo.
They are located to the East in one of the storefronts in the Howard Theatre Building.
Address is 3832 14th Avenue, on the N/W corner of 14th Avenue & 38th Street. It most recently housed The Lion’s Mane hair studio.
The building had previously been Al Freeland Sports Center which opened on April 5, 1946, four years after it closed as the Ritz. Additional history and image credit Retro Quad Cities Facebook page.
Their website is on the top right beside the Overview.
It will take you to their Facebook page which has a posting yesterday of an upcoming show on June 8th, and a calendar of events with karaoke 5/31 & 6/04, and “The Big Lewbowski” film showing on 06/05.
Understood.
The Admins already changed it back to 361, so they will see this and change it accordingly as they see fit.
I have actually made your same argument in the past.
But it pertained to extant buildings whose address numbers and/or street names had changed.
Only a few though where stretches of land had changed the previous numbering. But only a few got changed, with the rest remaining in the comments.
Most that are that interested, will read all the comments through notifications, and be able to find it based on what you provided.
Only new CT members to the page, would likely start at the address provided.
Thank you for all the clarifications.
I agree with your suggestion.
But only if street names and/or numbers have been changed.
Not based on where Google street view shows something to have been.
That belongs in the comments.
The drawback of updating addresses based solely on Google street views, is that they are constantly in flux and updated.
And thus could be wrong again in a short amount of time.
Some will shift from 2009 to 2020 just by scrolling right or left.
Those are indeed good for before and after comparisons.
But changing an address based solely on a Google street view, and not an extant theatre building, or where one stood in between extant buildings, is a slippery slope.
Particularly with former demolished drive-in sites.
Also troubling is that Google street views have never been successfully linked to in comments on CT.
It automatically alters them by adding unrelated theatres to the link in it’s text.
So one would have to read the comments to find out where the closest point to start their street view search is anyway.
I understand fully.
I am just one that believes that the original addresses of theatres should be used in the Overviews.
And that any subsequent addresses or street name changes should be covered in the comments sections.
Particularly when locating any remains of a demolished theatre is moot, as is the case in this one.
As that is how it was when I joined CT 18 years ago.
Maybe new addresses/street names could be in parenthesis as a solution.
The original 361 Tierra Rejada Road address is correct, as that is what appears on the 1975 Simi Drive-In Theatre’s newspaper print ad below that I posted in 2020.
Multiple sources including former employees confirm that the Lux Theatre was open through 1980.
“Up In Smoke”, “Good Guys Wear Black”, “Urban Cowboy” all played there.
I only found the Ozark Theatre address by doing a street view search around town, and located the utility pole pictured and neighboring buildings still standing.
HBO documentary in the works.
Description credit Stax Records.
News Flash! 🚨 HBO Documentary Films is currently in production on STAX, a multiple-part documentary series exploring Stax’s amazing history! Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jamila Wignot (“Ailey”), STAX is executive produced by Academy Award® winners Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow (“OJ: Made In America”) of Laylow Pictures and Emmy® winners Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures.
The series is presented in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment and Warner Music Entertainment.
Was renamed the Ritz Theatre by circa 1940. Photo added credit Steve Rider courtesy Route 66 Postcards. Street view confirms it is the same theatre and nearby buildings.
1939 photo and description added credit Davenport Iowa History Facebook page.
The Columbia Theatre - 1939
This looks like an aftermath photo from World War II. It’s actually a picture of the demolition of the interior of the Columbia Theatre on the northwest corner of Third and Ripley streets. It was taken during the early stages of the remodeling and transformation into the new Esquire Theatre. It appears that someone has painted “Capitol” on the back wall, in reference to The Capitol Theatre, the Esquire’s competition across the street.
The Columbia Theatre and Hotel was built in 1913 as Davenport’s new Vaudeville House and 40-room hotel. The very first “talkie” picture was shown there. In 1916, the great magician “Hardeen” was strapped into the punishment suit (straight jacket) and handcuffed by the local deputies from the sheriff’s office to perform an amazing escape before an anxious and appreciative crowd. Hardeen was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Sophie Tucker, “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas” appeared at the Columbia for four days beginning on February 20, 1921.
The Columbia Theater essentially closed in late November of 1931 with the opening of the new RKO Orpheum. On Monday, August 21, 1939, work began on transforming it into a new 800-seat modern theater. It was scheduled to open in November as a first-run motion picture house with all the seats on the first floor. The building was completely remodeled from the entrance to the rear, from the ceiling to the basement. The stage, on which virtually all Vaudeville acts of former years performed, was torn out. The balconies were torn down and all the seats removed. Even the outside of the building was refinished and remodeled, with the owner, the Walsh Construction Company, in charge of the work, and Arthur Ebeling as supervising architect.
The new Esquire Theater was opened on Wednesday night, November 22, 1939, at 8 p.m. with a dedication program followed by the showing of “First Love,” starring Deanna Durbin, and “20,000 Men a Year,” featuring Randolph Scott and Margaret Lindsay. Representing an investment of approximately $55,000 in the remodeling of the former Columbia Theater, the Esquire took its place among the ultra-modernistic amusement centers, accommodating 850 people. Richard Stoddard was the manager of the Esquire, a picture house operated by the Tri-States Theater Corp., of which A. H. Blank of Des Moines was president.
Twenty years later, on Wednesday night, January 7, 1959, the last motion picture was shown at the Esquire Theater. Its demise left only four movie houses in Davenport, the Capitol, Orpheum, State and Coronet theaters. Its closing closely followed the end of the Sunset Theater on Fourth and Cedar streets, which ceased to operate on October 29th, 1958. Lack of patronage and increasing operating costs were listed as the reasons for the closing of the theaters.
The business district of Davenport was once the home of the Casino, Garden, Family, Star, Crystal, Mirror and Liberty theaters. In West Davenport, the neighborhood movie houses included the Pariser Garden, Olympic, Davenport, Zenith and Home. Northwest Davenport had the Washington Theater and the Elite Theater was on the northwest corner of Fourteenth and Harrison streets. And finally, at one time, Davenport also had two open-air theaters, one at Seventh and Sturdevant streets and the other at Locust and Harrison.
Howard Street Brewing Company uses the old Howard Theatre Building as it’s logo. They are located to the East in one of the storefronts in the Howard Theatre Building.
https://www.howardstreetbrewing.com/?fbclid=IwAR0aIf8Aw4_-5VmkFLLeLYnUJ3cm8TU6U9xziHYVaosiIGJKCWKUTYIWbBs
Address is 3832 14th Avenue, on the N/W corner of 14th Avenue & 38th Street. It most recently housed The Lion’s Mane hair studio. The building had previously been Al Freeland Sports Center which opened on April 5, 1946, four years after it closed as the Ritz. Additional history and image credit Retro Quad Cities Facebook page.
Operated by Disney. Official site below.
https://elcapitantheatre.com/
Their website is on the top right beside the Overview. It will take you to their Facebook page which has a posting yesterday of an upcoming show on June 8th, and a calendar of events with karaoke 5/31 & 6/04, and “The Big Lewbowski” film showing on 06/05.
https://www.facebook.com/ParkTheatreHolland/
Understood. The Admins already changed it back to 361, so they will see this and change it accordingly as they see fit. I have actually made your same argument in the past. But it pertained to extant buildings whose address numbers and/or street names had changed. Only a few though where stretches of land had changed the previous numbering. But only a few got changed, with the rest remaining in the comments. Most that are that interested, will read all the comments through notifications, and be able to find it based on what you provided. Only new CT members to the page, would likely start at the address provided. Thank you for all the clarifications.
I agree with your suggestion. But only if street names and/or numbers have been changed. Not based on where Google street view shows something to have been. That belongs in the comments. The drawback of updating addresses based solely on Google street views, is that they are constantly in flux and updated. And thus could be wrong again in a short amount of time. Some will shift from 2009 to 2020 just by scrolling right or left. Those are indeed good for before and after comparisons. But changing an address based solely on a Google street view, and not an extant theatre building, or where one stood in between extant buildings, is a slippery slope. Particularly with former demolished drive-in sites. Also troubling is that Google street views have never been successfully linked to in comments on CT. It automatically alters them by adding unrelated theatres to the link in it’s text. So one would have to read the comments to find out where the closest point to start their street view search is anyway.
I understand fully. I am just one that believes that the original addresses of theatres should be used in the Overviews. And that any subsequent addresses or street name changes should be covered in the comments sections. Particularly when locating any remains of a demolished theatre is moot, as is the case in this one. As that is how it was when I joined CT 18 years ago. Maybe new addresses/street names could be in parenthesis as a solution.
The original 361 Tierra Rejada Road address is correct, as that is what appears on the 1975 Simi Drive-In Theatre’s newspaper print ad below that I posted in 2020.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/11207/photos/297992
Photos & description added credit Morry’s Neon. “Installed the refurbished Theater sign in Flagler.”
Interior photos added courtesy Lost Kootenays.
It was owned and operated by the Noble family who still lives there.
May 24th, 1985 grand re-opening ad as a 3 screen as M&R Hyde Park added via James Stegall.
The Vogue marquee in the early `60s on the left at the 5:17 mark in the video.
https://vimeo.com/211033122
Also via Joe Sonderman: “Rowe Carney would later buy the town of Arlington, Missouri for a resort that never was completed.”
Multiple sources including former employees confirm that the Lux Theatre was open through 1980. “Up In Smoke”, “Good Guys Wear Black”, “Urban Cowboy” all played there.
Re-opened as the Surf Theatre 80 years ago today. May 7, 1942. Thank you Tim O'Neill for the reminder.
I only found the Ozark Theatre address by doing a street view search around town, and located the utility pole pictured and neighboring buildings still standing.
According to Cinematour the other three were the Gem, Liberty and Reeves. No addresses given.
July 2016 street view shows it as a vacant retail space that previously housed ISA Computer Repair & Sales.
HBO documentary in the works. Description credit Stax Records.
News Flash! 🚨 HBO Documentary Films is currently in production on STAX, a multiple-part documentary series exploring Stax’s amazing history! Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jamila Wignot (“Ailey”), STAX is executive produced by Academy Award® winners Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow (“OJ: Made In America”) of Laylow Pictures and Emmy® winners Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures. The series is presented in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment and Warner Music Entertainment.
Read more here:
https://staxmuseum.com/hbo-to-air-documentary-series-on-the-history-of-stax-records-the-audacious-group-of-outsiders-who-dared-to-make-their-own-music-on-their-own-terms/?fbclid=IwAR0nprHJcBZeLh-vrN1-iHO5n0l_wp3UD_zmazPZi2rsI95h1hskNW56aB8
Direct link to Stax Records Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/staxrecords
Was renamed the Ritz Theatre by circa 1940.
Photo added credit Steve Rider courtesy Route 66 Postcards.
Street view confirms it is the same theatre and nearby buildings.
2017 Urban Remain piece with photos.
https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/news-and-events/2017/04/24/uncovering-the-1920s-boot-of-a-theater-tradesman-in-the-congress-theater-attic?fbclid=IwAR3I3kfCw1Mp2yE4HY-_6X–Q2KpKKp-nhJgTgrm9JWVQhF5zVL99ab0VSA
Owner and operator was Clifford Orr. 1949 photo added.
Update: Circa 1907 photo credit John Chuckman Collection.
1939 photo and description added credit Davenport Iowa History Facebook page.
The Columbia Theatre - 1939
This looks like an aftermath photo from World War II. It’s actually a picture of the demolition of the interior of the Columbia Theatre on the northwest corner of Third and Ripley streets. It was taken during the early stages of the remodeling and transformation into the new Esquire Theatre. It appears that someone has painted “Capitol” on the back wall, in reference to The Capitol Theatre, the Esquire’s competition across the street.
The Columbia Theatre and Hotel was built in 1913 as Davenport’s new Vaudeville House and 40-room hotel. The very first “talkie” picture was shown there. In 1916, the great magician “Hardeen” was strapped into the punishment suit (straight jacket) and handcuffed by the local deputies from the sheriff’s office to perform an amazing escape before an anxious and appreciative crowd. Hardeen was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Sophie Tucker, “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas” appeared at the Columbia for four days beginning on February 20, 1921.
The Columbia Theater essentially closed in late November of 1931 with the opening of the new RKO Orpheum. On Monday, August 21, 1939, work began on transforming it into a new 800-seat modern theater. It was scheduled to open in November as a first-run motion picture house with all the seats on the first floor. The building was completely remodeled from the entrance to the rear, from the ceiling to the basement. The stage, on which virtually all Vaudeville acts of former years performed, was torn out. The balconies were torn down and all the seats removed. Even the outside of the building was refinished and remodeled, with the owner, the Walsh Construction Company, in charge of the work, and Arthur Ebeling as supervising architect.
The new Esquire Theater was opened on Wednesday night, November 22, 1939, at 8 p.m. with a dedication program followed by the showing of “First Love,” starring Deanna Durbin, and “20,000 Men a Year,” featuring Randolph Scott and Margaret Lindsay. Representing an investment of approximately $55,000 in the remodeling of the former Columbia Theater, the Esquire took its place among the ultra-modernistic amusement centers, accommodating 850 people. Richard Stoddard was the manager of the Esquire, a picture house operated by the Tri-States Theater Corp., of which A. H. Blank of Des Moines was president.
Twenty years later, on Wednesday night, January 7, 1959, the last motion picture was shown at the Esquire Theater. Its demise left only four movie houses in Davenport, the Capitol, Orpheum, State and Coronet theaters. Its closing closely followed the end of the Sunset Theater on Fourth and Cedar streets, which ceased to operate on October 29th, 1958. Lack of patronage and increasing operating costs were listed as the reasons for the closing of the theaters.
The business district of Davenport was once the home of the Casino, Garden, Family, Star, Crystal, Mirror and Liberty theaters. In West Davenport, the neighborhood movie houses included the Pariser Garden, Olympic, Davenport, Zenith and Home. Northwest Davenport had the Washington Theater and the Elite Theater was on the northwest corner of Fourteenth and Harrison streets. And finally, at one time, Davenport also had two open-air theaters, one at Seventh and Sturdevant streets and the other at Locust and Harrison.