I disagree slightly with ScottNorwood. There isn’t a big chandelier, but many small ones.
I was in Quincy 2 weeks ago and there were 2 storefronts of the 4 open. I went to the right (to the auditorium, the building is shaped like an “L”) and saw a broomstick handle propping the door open. Looks like there was a wafery wood substance on the whole exterior of the door. The door opened (it was Sunday and nobody was around the adjacent parking lot or stores across the street). It was cold and dark. There was water damage in the ceiling and from what I could see with my strong bicycle light, there were 4 mini-chandeliers. I didn’t see the seats roped off, but it looked like there were many intact, in 3 sections. Couldn’t see the booth but there didn’t look like there was a balcony. No ornate items at all. The space between the first row and the pit was about 20-25 feet. The pit was probably an orchestra pit and was about 5 feet deep and full of debris. The screen was still intact, albeit with a few rips in it.
It’s definitely a neighborhood theater. When you walk in, on the right is the box office and concessions. It’s quite cramped, being maybe 12-15 feet at its widest. The main theater holds 120 seats and I can’t imagine it being too wide, so only long. I forgot the name of this theater (as they are separately named).
Downstairs (down a few, a platform and a few more the other way) is the Little Theater (in a neon sign above). It holds 41 seats. To the right of it is 2 bathrooms. The theater is definitely a long, sloping rectangle with bricks on both sides. At the end is the screen, on top of a carpeted riser with speakers freestanding on either end. The room is probably 12 feet long at its widest and about 30 at its longest.
Unfortunately, you could hear the bathroom plumbing from the back. The seats weren’t exactly comfortable. They were, but you couldn’t get comfortable in other positions. All single ones up front to the almost immediate back. Behind that on the left were 2 “loveseat” (bolted in and cushioned) bench/couches, one behind the other. Then one single seat behind that. Directly behind that was the projection booth, at eye level when standing. Bad choice. You stood up and were blinded. And then your head cast a shadow on the screen. The right side had no couches, but rather individual single seats on the right leading to the door.
But somehow, I still enjoyed it. The sound was great. Commercials were very few.
The adornment is cool, with framed posters and cool lighting and decor with a nice paint scheme.
There was a front page article on the whole deal with the removing of moving pictures from the venue on Friday. Can’t access it online without paying for subscriptions. Basically, they talked about the firing of the 12-full time workers and where the new ED came from and how she got them out of a whole lot of debt, etc. Then it alluded to some bad things and that’s where it cut off (I didn’t want to spend money on a paper) as I was biking through and didn’t want more weight.
You can see an overhead view of downtown Danbury in CT Circle Magazine from 1946 in the local history room of Danbury Library. Call number 974.692C. You can see the Empress and the Palace (Palace sticks out obviously). Page 2 and 16 are overheads. Page 29 has the marquee of the Palace visible.
You can see an overhead view of downtown Danbury in CT Circle Magazine from 1946 in the local history room of Danbury Library. Call number 974.692C. You can see the Empress and the Palace (Palace sticks out obviously). Page 2 and 16 are overheads.
There’s an art show in Bridgeport running until February 17 and the Fairfield Weekly mentioned that among the landmarks of the past, The Globe Theatre is featured.
“Other popular depictions include the Barnum Museum, the City Trust Building and the Globe Theater.”
I didn’t see a 13 School Street but a number close to it. It’s either a retail like it says up there or what I thought – a doctor’s office. Around back, there’s a parking lot behind that, so that must have been the rest of it. Looked like a neighborhood theater to me.
Justin, I don’t know about you, but I don’t go to the maul to have fun. Of course, people may actually enjoy going into a maul with no windows to the outside, poor ventilation and info overload.
I was in this area last week, cycling through from Quincy to the very tip of Hull. The whole 6-7 miles of this hook is a current sleepy resort town, but bustling during the summer. I was wondering why I never saw even a small theater here as one is deserving of one here. They have a small boardwalk, shops, neighborhoods, sprawl and nice restaurants. They definitely need a single or twin theater soon.
Truly a great moviegoing experience. Walked to this theatre 2 miles from the Porter Square station, not knowing there was one much closer. Saw “Jonestown”. Wow. On the outside, the theatre is set back from the street with a nice walkway with bike racks (bike lanes out front). The theatre’s architecture says here it’s Art Deco, I guess, it looked like an erector set structure in the coolest sense. They had popcorn and no horrible candy, just organic cookies, etc. Up 3 small stairs and to the back theater. Lots of seats, very comfortable, great leg room. Faux stain glass swirly structures on both sides of the auditorium, 2 on each side. High ceilings. String lights on the floors, even separating the handicapped section.
I was here last week on my way to the nearby bike trail. The auditorium from the outside is nothing too flashy. It’s right in front of a quiet neighborhood. A lot of traffic congestion from the nearby I-93 ramps. JavaJo’s was closed as it was late but people were inside still. Two other stores were open and one was closed. A drive-thru bank was around on the left.
I saw this theatre last week. There was no Subway restaurant but there was a coffeehouse and 2 other stores open with one vacancy. You can see the auditorium behind it if you walk. There’s a drive-thru bank on the left and a neighborhood directly behind it. It’s in a weird part of town because there are a few I-93 ramps and lots of traffic.
It was not deliberately trashed. I saw a special either on Discovery or some other channel recently that showed the acquisition of this theatre. The special was mainly focused on BAM and then their acquisition of this gem, formerly the Majestic. They basically fixed what needed to be fixed and decided to leave everything as was with newer features like pictures and stuff on the walls. It was a deliberate attempt to keep it as is in a garbage-y anti-way. I kind of like the look of it. It’s strange, but innovative.
I was bicycling past it on Sunday and noticed they are either putting in new parking or an addition. I think it was the latter. It’s fenced in and they’ve dug out a deep foundation. Maybe it will be the Hawthorne 7 soon.
I disagree slightly with ScottNorwood. There isn’t a big chandelier, but many small ones.
I was in Quincy 2 weeks ago and there were 2 storefronts of the 4 open. I went to the right (to the auditorium, the building is shaped like an “L”) and saw a broomstick handle propping the door open. Looks like there was a wafery wood substance on the whole exterior of the door. The door opened (it was Sunday and nobody was around the adjacent parking lot or stores across the street). It was cold and dark. There was water damage in the ceiling and from what I could see with my strong bicycle light, there were 4 mini-chandeliers. I didn’t see the seats roped off, but it looked like there were many intact, in 3 sections. Couldn’t see the booth but there didn’t look like there was a balcony. No ornate items at all. The space between the first row and the pit was about 20-25 feet. The pit was probably an orchestra pit and was about 5 feet deep and full of debris. The screen was still intact, albeit with a few rips in it.
I concur with mb848, I saw a ReMax on the corner. A nice size lot though in the neighborhood.
It’s definitely a neighborhood theater. When you walk in, on the right is the box office and concessions. It’s quite cramped, being maybe 12-15 feet at its widest. The main theater holds 120 seats and I can’t imagine it being too wide, so only long. I forgot the name of this theater (as they are separately named).
Downstairs (down a few, a platform and a few more the other way) is the Little Theater (in a neon sign above). It holds 41 seats. To the right of it is 2 bathrooms. The theater is definitely a long, sloping rectangle with bricks on both sides. At the end is the screen, on top of a carpeted riser with speakers freestanding on either end. The room is probably 12 feet long at its widest and about 30 at its longest.
Unfortunately, you could hear the bathroom plumbing from the back. The seats weren’t exactly comfortable. They were, but you couldn’t get comfortable in other positions. All single ones up front to the almost immediate back. Behind that on the left were 2 “loveseat” (bolted in and cushioned) bench/couches, one behind the other. Then one single seat behind that. Directly behind that was the projection booth, at eye level when standing. Bad choice. You stood up and were blinded. And then your head cast a shadow on the screen. The right side had no couches, but rather individual single seats on the right leading to the door.
But somehow, I still enjoyed it. The sound was great. Commercials were very few.
The adornment is cool, with framed posters and cool lighting and decor with a nice paint scheme.
There was a front page article on the whole deal with the removing of moving pictures from the venue on Friday. Can’t access it online without paying for subscriptions. Basically, they talked about the firing of the 12-full time workers and where the new ED came from and how she got them out of a whole lot of debt, etc. Then it alluded to some bad things and that’s where it cut off (I didn’t want to spend money on a paper) as I was biking through and didn’t want more weight.
www.chakerestheatres.com
Holds 1000 cars. Open May through September.
Was owned by Video Independent.
Owned by Sam and Carolyn Kirkland. Room for 920 cars. They feature kite flying and horseshoes with baseball and 3 playgrounds.
You can see an overhead view of downtown Danbury in CT Circle Magazine from 1946 in the local history room of Danbury Library. Call number 974.692C. You can see the Empress and the Palace (Palace sticks out obviously). Page 2 and 16 are overheads. Page 29 has the marquee of the Palace visible.
You can see an overhead view of downtown Danbury in CT Circle Magazine from 1946 in the local history room of Danbury Library. Call number 974.692C. You can see the Empress and the Palace (Palace sticks out obviously). Page 2 and 16 are overheads.
There’s an art show in Bridgeport running until February 17 and the Fairfield Weekly mentioned that among the landmarks of the past, The Globe Theatre is featured.
“Other popular depictions include the Barnum Museum, the City Trust Building and the Globe Theater.”
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The office building is a Stop and Shop regional headquarters.
I didn’t see a 13 School Street but a number close to it. It’s either a retail like it says up there or what I thought – a doctor’s office. Around back, there’s a parking lot behind that, so that must have been the rest of it. Looked like a neighborhood theater to me.
Held 300 cars and was owned by Commonwealth.
Owner was P. Enright and it could hold 275 cars.
Justin, I don’t know about you, but I don’t go to the maul to have fun. Of course, people may actually enjoy going into a maul with no windows to the outside, poor ventilation and info overload.
Address should be changed to 6 Bay Street.
I was in this area last week, cycling through from Quincy to the very tip of Hull. The whole 6-7 miles of this hook is a current sleepy resort town, but bustling during the summer. I was wondering why I never saw even a small theater here as one is deserving of one here. They have a small boardwalk, shops, neighborhoods, sprawl and nice restaurants. They definitely need a single or twin theater soon.
Truly a great moviegoing experience. Walked to this theatre 2 miles from the Porter Square station, not knowing there was one much closer. Saw “Jonestown”. Wow. On the outside, the theatre is set back from the street with a nice walkway with bike racks (bike lanes out front). The theatre’s architecture says here it’s Art Deco, I guess, it looked like an erector set structure in the coolest sense. They had popcorn and no horrible candy, just organic cookies, etc. Up 3 small stairs and to the back theater. Lots of seats, very comfortable, great leg room. Faux stain glass swirly structures on both sides of the auditorium, 2 on each side. High ceilings. String lights on the floors, even separating the handicapped section.
Please disregard this message, I meant it for East Milton Cinema.
I was here last week on my way to the nearby bike trail. The auditorium from the outside is nothing too flashy. It’s right in front of a quiet neighborhood. A lot of traffic congestion from the nearby I-93 ramps. JavaJo’s was closed as it was late but people were inside still. Two other stores were open and one was closed. A drive-thru bank was around on the left.
I saw this theatre last week. There was no Subway restaurant but there was a coffeehouse and 2 other stores open with one vacancy. You can see the auditorium behind it if you walk. There’s a drive-thru bank on the left and a neighborhood directly behind it. It’s in a weird part of town because there are a few I-93 ramps and lots of traffic.
It was not deliberately trashed. I saw a special either on Discovery or some other channel recently that showed the acquisition of this theatre. The special was mainly focused on BAM and then their acquisition of this gem, formerly the Majestic. They basically fixed what needed to be fixed and decided to leave everything as was with newer features like pictures and stuff on the walls. It was a deliberate attempt to keep it as is in a garbage-y anti-way. I kind of like the look of it. It’s strange, but innovative.
A scene in the movie “Lucas” (1986) was shot outside with 2 clear shots of the marquee and also inside one of the theaters.
I was bicycling past it on Sunday and noticed they are either putting in new parking or an addition. I think it was the latter. It’s fenced in and they’ve dug out a deep foundation. Maybe it will be the Hawthorne 7 soon.
That looks far better than 5 months ago!