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Ken Roe commented about Nostrand Theatre on Jun 12, 2021 at 3:53 am

Nostrand Theatre

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Ken Roe commented about Redford Theatre on May 22, 2021 at 1:58 pm

The exterior, lobby and auditorium of the Redford Theatre can be seen in an early scene in the 2014 horror movie “It Follows”.

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Ken Roe commented about Chapeltown Picture House on May 11, 2021 at 9:48 am

Max(ine) the Movie Person, I have created a new page for the relocated Chapeltown Picture House.

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Ken Roe commented about We're switching to Apple Maps on May 5, 2021 at 10:50 am

Ron, Many Thanks for relating the sad news of Hank’s passing. He was a good friend to both the THS & CTA participating by attending THS Conclaves and CTA Visits and was a member of the Cinema Theatre Association for 20 years.

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Ken Roe commented about Central Park Theatre on Mar 8, 2021 at 8:55 am

Going back in time the Broadhurst Theatre did present occasional musicals from 1918. In more recent times: 1965 “Half a Sixpence”, 1972 “Grease”, “Godspell” and in 1973 Bob Fosse’s “Dancin'”.

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Ken Roe commented about De Luxe Theatre on Oct 26, 2020 at 8:06 am

Yes Ed, That’s how the photo rotations work on the site.

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Ken Roe commented about Rocky Point Drive-In on Oct 4, 2020 at 11:54 am

‘int’ could have probably been the part of ‘Rocky Point’.

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Ken Roe commented about London Hippodrome Theatre on Oct 4, 2020 at 4:19 am

The Hackney Empire Theatre was used for the London Hippodrome sequences in the film “Judy”.

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Ken Roe commented about Raleigh Studios on Sep 30, 2020 at 8:37 am

Webside Raleigh Studios

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Ken Roe commented about Parrot Theatre on Aug 10, 2020 at 9:45 am

Not sure if Mr. Menagh went through with his plans. The Parrot Theatre never made it into any editions of Film Daily Yearbook.

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Ken Roe commented about Noel Coward Theatre on Aug 3, 2020 at 12:28 pm

An update to my previous comment: ‘Pleasures of Past Times’ memorabilia shop has since closed.

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Ken Roe commented about RKO Albee Theatre on Jul 27, 2020 at 1:03 pm

The various towns/districts of Queens were listed in editions of Film Daily Yearbooks as being in Long Island. When Cinema Treasures was first set up for some reason each town/district were listed as separate entities.

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Ken Roe commented about Vue West End on Jul 18, 2020 at 11:26 am

Two views of the original 1938 auditorium of the Warner Theatre now in the photos section.

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Ken Roe commented about Shubert Theatre on Jul 16, 2020 at 1:21 pm

In the “Theatres of Boston-A Stage and Screen History” by Donald C. King. McFarland & Co. 2005 Page 204 referencing the year 1937…“The Shuberts took over the Copley Theatre and refurbished it. The best and biggest motion pictures once more began to premiere at the Shubert, Colonial or Majestic theatres at a higher-priced reserved seat run before being released to regular lower admission houses”.

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Ken Roe commented about We're switching to Apple Maps on Jun 7, 2020 at 7:58 am

Randy, Many Thanks for notifying us of the passing of Don Lewis. He was a stalwart member of Cinema Treasures and will be missed on the site. He, together with Billy Smith have contributed numerous photographs to the site and shared them with us, even adding new theatres to swell our database. In my capacity as the Editor of Cinema Treasures I have had several personal correspondences with Don, who was a charming & polite person to know, even though we never actually met ‘in person’. May he R.I.P.

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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on May 14, 2020 at 7:11 am

Same here Al when back in 1965 I left a ‘job for life’ as a skilled engineer at Rolls Royce and joined the Rank Organisation as a Trainee Assistant Manager (at half the wages I was getting at R.R.). My father said “you are going into a dying industry, as cinemas were closing down”. I stayed in ‘the business’ until 2000.

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Ken Roe commented about Fox Ritz Theatre on Apr 6, 2020 at 1:56 pm

The Fox Ritz Theatre can be seen in a street scene in the UK made movie “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” (1936) starring Roland Young and Ralph Richardson. Based on a short story by H.G. Wells, the scene is supposed to be in San Francisco.

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Ken Roe commented about Ohio Theatre on Mar 29, 2020 at 5:12 am

There is a possibility that the other Auditorium/Strand Theatre was originally the Auditorium Opera House?

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Ken Roe commented about Bijou Dream Theatre on Feb 9, 2020 at 8:02 am

DavidZornig:The 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory list a Bijou Dream Theatre and a Pastime Theatre.

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Ken Roe commented about Breeze Way Drive-In on Jan 14, 2020 at 5:08 am

A new page has been created for the Clinton Drive-In.

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Ken Roe commented about We're switching to Apple Maps on Jan 8, 2020 at 4:13 am

David Rayner: You only need to type in one word in the ‘search’ box. Type in ‘Focus’ and it will come up with all cinemas on the site which have that name in the database. Type in ‘Longton’ and it will find city or towns on the site with that name. Longton, England is one that come up. Click on it and we have 6 cinemas listed in Longton: Alexandra Palace, Alhambra, Broadway, Empire, Focus & Royal.

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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Jan 3, 2020 at 8:32 am

Lionel; Your suggestion for a meet-up of fellow Cinema Treasures contributors in central London is a good idea. I would suggest meeting in Wetherspoons Montagu Pyke, Charing Cross Road, former Charing Cross Road Cinematograph/Cannon say an early afternoon on a date to be suitable for all who respond. I will keep any comments relating to this on this page until a result has been achieved, I will then delete them. Ken Roe, Volunteer Theatre Editor, Cinema Treasures.

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Ken Roe commented about Grand Opera House on Dec 27, 2019 at 4:19 am

A page has been created for the former Warder Grand Opera House/Auditorium Theatre.

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Ken Roe commented about Parkville Theatre on Dec 23, 2019 at 8:45 am

robboehm: The Beverly Amusement Company built the Beverly Theatre, 111-115 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 in 1919. It has a page on Cinema Treasures #3865. It must be the one you are enquiring about.

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Ken Roe commented about Pavilion Cinema on Dec 15, 2019 at 9:40 am

Phillip,The 1914 edition of Kine Weekly Yearbook gives the Pavilion as the only cinema operating in Ormskirk. Same in the 1927 edition. It obviously was not a ‘new’ cinema when it was redecorated in 1925. I have no details for an Institute.