Here is a photo of the cinema taken on Tuesday, January 08, 2008. Although this was a weeknight, there was a quite a number of individuals in line for this evening’s offerings. This area of DC is just the spot for a specialty cinema. It will be missed.
Here and here are a couple of shots from January 2008 of what remains of the old Georgetown Theatre. The interior was completely gutted when the building was converted into a retail space.
A great effort is underway to not only save the Franklin, but make it a greater venue than it was before. Check out the Save the Franklin Theatre website.
The June 4, 2007 link to photos of the theatre (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/photoman_1001/)no longer works. Is there another site where these photos can be viewed?
The photo above displaying the width of the screen during the conversion to a twin looks enormous! Was this the actual width of the screen before it was split?
Here is a recent photo of the Atlantic Theatre. I think this should be listed as the Atlantic since that is the current name of the theatre rather than the Royal Palm. Was this initially as single screen? What year did it open?
There apparently were two Strand Theatres in Kingsport; one on West Main Street and the other on Broad Street. The West Main Strand was later renamed the Nu-Strand then the Gem. According to the article above, the 800 seat Broad Street theatre was destroyed by fire in 1945 although the church which currently resides at this address looks very similar to a circa 1940s theatre.
In that Woodruff Park is located at 51 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 that should be the address of the theatre. I faintly recall the Zackery store and would love to see a photo of it.
The fine staff at the Lewis County Library was most helpful in helping me research the history of cinemas in the Lewis County area and no doubt could provide your organization with a plethora of information as well. As for the theatre name I don’t know of any chains in the states which used Strand as there trademark. Please keep us posted of how the restoration is going and please include a link to any sites containing photos of the theatre.
The State was at one time part of the Memphis Tennessee Malco Theatre circuit and according to one source, had a seating capacity of over 2,000. The State was in operation between 1930 and 1950 and later razed.
Opened in 1997 and probably has the same seating capacity of any of the other 24 screen megaplexs AMC debuted during the close of the twentieth century.
Do you have a street address for the Capri? The only Martin operation I have been able to locate so far in Hamblen County was the Princess on First Street in Morristown.
Here, here, and here are photos from January 2008 of the Bethesda Theatre.
Here is a photo of the cinema taken on Tuesday, January 08, 2008. Although this was a weeknight, there was a quite a number of individuals in line for this evening’s offerings. This area of DC is just the spot for a specialty cinema. It will be missed.
Here and here are a couple of shots from January 2008 of what remains of the old Georgetown Theatre. The interior was completely gutted when the building was converted into a retail space.
A great effort is underway to not only save the Franklin, but make it a greater venue than it was before. Check out the Save the Franklin Theatre website.
The June 4, 2007 link to photos of the theatre (http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/photoman_1001/)no longer works. Is there another site where these photos can be viewed?
The photo above displaying the width of the screen during the conversion to a twin looks enormous! Was this the actual width of the screen before it was split?
Here is a recent photo of the Atlantic Theatre. I think this should be listed as the Atlantic since that is the current name of the theatre rather than the Royal Palm. Was this initially as single screen? What year did it open?
Here and here are photos of the cinema.
Here is an archive photo of the Center Theatre.
This location was also the site of the Strand/Nu-Strand 1925-1935.
There apparently were two Strand Theatres in Kingsport; one on West Main Street and the other on Broad Street. The West Main Strand was later renamed the Nu-Strand then the Gem. According to the article above, the 800 seat Broad Street theatre was destroyed by fire in 1945 although the church which currently resides at this address looks very similar to a circa 1940s theatre.
In that Woodruff Park is located at 51 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 that should be the address of the theatre. I faintly recall the Zackery store and would love to see a photo of it.
Could this be the former Roxy Theatre? The address is listed as 9543 Kingsport Hwy, Rogersville.
The fine staff at the Lewis County Library was most helpful in helping me research the history of cinemas in the Lewis County area and no doubt could provide your organization with a plethora of information as well. As for the theatre name I don’t know of any chains in the states which used Strand as there trademark. Please keep us posted of how the restoration is going and please include a link to any sites containing photos of the theatre.
Does anyone know the street the theatre was located on and/or when it closed?
Here is an archive shot of the Bijou from the Will Duncan Collection.
most probally one and the same.
This theatre is already listed in Cinema Treasures as the Malco.
The State was at one time part of the Memphis Tennessee Malco Theatre circuit and according to one source, had a seating capacity of over 2,000. The State was in operation between 1930 and 1950 and later razed.
Opened in 1997 and probably has the same seating capacity of any of the other 24 screen megaplexs AMC debuted during the close of the twentieth century.
Do you have a street address for the Capri? The only Martin operation I have been able to locate so far in Hamblen County was the Princess on First Street in Morristown.
It opened in or around 1970 and has a seating capacity of approximately 700.
The Volunteer Theatre isn’t currently listed on Cinema Tresures. Do you have any information on it?
Here is a 2006 photo of what remains of the theatre.
Here are photos of the Cinema 285 from the Stan Malone Collection: 1, 2,
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