In the last few years National Amusements has closed a 4-screen multiplex in West Springfield and a 10-screen multiplex in Springfield. Now Marquee closes this one. The Springfield area is losing theatres at an alarming rate.
“Furthermore, there is much concern in the gay community over the recent trend in poll numbers which show 57% of the general population thinks sodomy is wrong and the number is climbing.”
Not to beat a dead horse, but those numbers are older than dirt. A 1998 University of Chicago study showed 58% opposed yo same sex behavior. A 2005 Boston Globe nationwide poll showed 41% opposed, so the number is falling not rising. Also, 41% still seems awfully high. I would’ve gussed about 10% to 15% were opposed to it. I think older generations are skewing the numbers as more than half of those between the ages of 18 and 34 support same sex marriage.
Anyway, this is my last word on the matter as it is a subject I truly don’t care about. I just don’t like to see misinformation spread by people with prejudice.
“A majority of the general public believe that two men engaging in sodomy is bad behavior and wrong.”
I have no desire to see “Brokeback Mountain,” but I can’t let that above comment go. I would say that is absolutely false. It is more like a tiny minority of conservative Christians that think the behavior is bad and wrong. The majority of the public don’t care what consenting adults do in their bedrooms.
The dates above do not make sense. You say that Regal opened it on September 13, 1998 and sold it to Hoyts on February 13, 1998. But that date is seven months before you say they opened it. Something is messed up.
I went to this theatre to take photographs today. I was astouded at how wonderful the theatre looks. i could not ever have pictured such beauty inside when I first saw this theatre. The original auditorium downstairs has been painstakingly renovated. Murals and curtains provide a sense of elegance while tables with plush new theatre seats as well as benches are available on multiple tiers for eating and viewing the film. The former ballroom upstairs is now a small auditorium with shiny hardwood floors and the same cushy chairs and tables as the downstairs auditorium has. The theatre is doing very well right now selling out often. Congratulations to the theatre owners who have renovated this former qreck and turned it into a true cinema treasure.
By the way, the video arcade that was mentioned above as being in the storefronts has apparently already gone out of business.
This theatre should be listed as open. It is a movie theatre cafe. The former ballroom upstairs is now a second screen as well. Their website is http://www.canaancolonialtheatre.com/ .
The theatre was completely renovated less than two years ago. New seats and digital signage were but a couple of the renovations. The place looks really good.
The Cinema 304 opened as a single screen, but was twinned later in its life. It was operated for many years by United Artists. It was operated by Clearview for two years before it closed in 2000. The building was demolished in 2004 to make way for a strip mall.
This was originally built by Sack Cinemas and opened under the USA Cinemas label. The cinema did not close immediately when Loews opened the Plainville 20, but was operated by Loews as a second run house for a few months before closing. Dave Lounder, who later operated the State Theatre in Jewett City, reopened it as Movieland in January of 2002, but was forced to close it in May of that year. it reopened as Forestville Theatres with Gary Gibson as its operator in July of 2002 and last until october of 2005 when it was forced to close because the landlord wants to use the building as something other than a cinema. Under the Forestville Theatres label it became quite dilapidated and was poorly run. The owner was frequently the only staff member in the building and when he was upstairs turning on the projectors it made it easy to walk in downstairs without buying a ticket for the movie.
The correct name for the film series there was Hollywood at the Bijou. the theatre did operate as a six screen house as Movieland and Forestville. The Bijou series used a seventh screen for its 16mm series while the final screen was vandalized during the period after Loews closed the theatre and was unusable.
Ever been driving down a street and see a sign for a business then spend like ten minutes searching for the business only to find it’s no longer there? I wonder if this happens to anyone with this theatre.
The Art was a single screen theatre. See my photos from January 2004 of it (which are quite possibly the last photos ever taken of it before the fire in February 2004) at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=7159
See my photos of the Tappan Zee the month before it was demolished at http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/24705.html
The auditorium of the Rialto in Monticello does not exist anymore, only the lobby.
In the last few years National Amusements has closed a 4-screen multiplex in West Springfield and a 10-screen multiplex in Springfield. Now Marquee closes this one. The Springfield area is losing theatres at an alarming rate.
“Furthermore, there is much concern in the gay community over the recent trend in poll numbers which show 57% of the general population thinks sodomy is wrong and the number is climbing.”
Not to beat a dead horse, but those numbers are older than dirt. A 1998 University of Chicago study showed 58% opposed yo same sex behavior. A 2005 Boston Globe nationwide poll showed 41% opposed, so the number is falling not rising. Also, 41% still seems awfully high. I would’ve gussed about 10% to 15% were opposed to it. I think older generations are skewing the numbers as more than half of those between the ages of 18 and 34 support same sex marriage.
Anyway, this is my last word on the matter as it is a subject I truly don’t care about. I just don’t like to see misinformation spread by people with prejudice.
“A majority of the general public believe that two men engaging in sodomy is bad behavior and wrong.”
I have no desire to see “Brokeback Mountain,” but I can’t let that above comment go. I would say that is absolutely false. It is more like a tiny minority of conservative Christians that think the behavior is bad and wrong. The majority of the public don’t care what consenting adults do in their bedrooms.
cnyarts: The Fine Arts Theatre in Westport, CT is also now a Resoration Hardware.
The dates above do not make sense. You say that Regal opened it on September 13, 1998 and sold it to Hoyts on February 13, 1998. But that date is seven months before you say they opened it. Something is messed up.
I went to this theatre to take photographs today. I was astouded at how wonderful the theatre looks. i could not ever have pictured such beauty inside when I first saw this theatre. The original auditorium downstairs has been painstakingly renovated. Murals and curtains provide a sense of elegance while tables with plush new theatre seats as well as benches are available on multiple tiers for eating and viewing the film. The former ballroom upstairs is now a small auditorium with shiny hardwood floors and the same cushy chairs and tables as the downstairs auditorium has. The theatre is doing very well right now selling out often. Congratulations to the theatre owners who have renovated this former qreck and turned it into a true cinema treasure.
By the way, the video arcade that was mentioned above as being in the storefronts has apparently already gone out of business.
There’s an article about the theatre at View link
This theatre should be listed as open. It is a movie theatre cafe. The former ballroom upstairs is now a second screen as well. Their website is http://www.canaancolonialtheatre.com/ .
Chain should be changed to Crown Theatres.
You can see my photos of it taken this summer when it was under previous management at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=7258
The theatre was completely renovated less than two years ago. New seats and digital signage were but a couple of the renovations. The place looks really good.
See my photos of this theatre at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=7714
The Cinema 304 opened as a single screen, but was twinned later in its life. It was operated for many years by United Artists. It was operated by Clearview for two years before it closed in 2000. The building was demolished in 2004 to make way for a strip mall.
This was originally built by Sack Cinemas and opened under the USA Cinemas label. The cinema did not close immediately when Loews opened the Plainville 20, but was operated by Loews as a second run house for a few months before closing. Dave Lounder, who later operated the State Theatre in Jewett City, reopened it as Movieland in January of 2002, but was forced to close it in May of that year. it reopened as Forestville Theatres with Gary Gibson as its operator in July of 2002 and last until october of 2005 when it was forced to close because the landlord wants to use the building as something other than a cinema. Under the Forestville Theatres label it became quite dilapidated and was poorly run. The owner was frequently the only staff member in the building and when he was upstairs turning on the projectors it made it easy to walk in downstairs without buying a ticket for the movie.
The correct name for the film series there was Hollywood at the Bijou. the theatre did operate as a six screen house as Movieland and Forestville. The Bijou series used a seventh screen for its 16mm series while the final screen was vandalized during the period after Loews closed the theatre and was unusable.
You can find photos of it when it was operating as Movieland at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=439
Hey, they quoted me, cool!
Ever been driving down a street and see a sign for a business then spend like ten minutes searching for the business only to find it’s no longer there? I wonder if this happens to anyone with this theatre.
The function of this theatre should be changed. It is not showing second run movies anymore. it is now showing art movies.
There’s photos of a couple of those (Genesee and Lafayette) at http://ah.bfn.org/h/movie/oral/index.html
See photos at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=7160
See photos at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=23648
See photos of this theatre’s exterior at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=23043
There is currently a cafe where the lobby used to be in this single screen theatre. See photos at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=23045
The Art was a single screen theatre. See my photos from January 2004 of it (which are quite possibly the last photos ever taken of it before the fire in February 2004) at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=7159
See photos at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=23037
See photos of the building in its current state at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=23046