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DavidZornig commented about Soo Theatre on Feb 4, 2021 at 7:27 pm

Current article about upcoming renovations.

https://www.9and10news.com/2021/02/03/bringing-new-life-to-the-soo-theatre/?fbclid=IwAR0AwhbOkHihBeGJHvlob_I4iD42Ym8Py0_rNJ6WrZpAueb8CVUjaGZrsvA

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DavidZornig commented about Loew's Commodore Theater on Feb 4, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Article about Bill Graham with photos.

https://www.pollstar.com/article/author-robert-greenfield-on-bill-grahams-90th-birthday-he-never-would-have-sat-in-a-board-meeting-147201?fbclid=IwAR081F6x0L-oVVlj2F3C7QZF7Dl2S-ch2yeT_SHAleiHQBQyIzGo3ftSrD8

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DavidZornig commented about Gem Theatre on Feb 3, 2021 at 10:51 am

Address was 272 Main Street, Hill City, SD 57745 and it was Demolished. Bargain Barn is on the site today. The former hotel building to it’s left in the photo is still standing.

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DavidZornig commented about Times vertical sign upper left. 1956 photo via Tim O'Neill. on Feb 3, 2021 at 10:20 am

Update: Chicago Transit Authority photo.

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DavidZornig commented about Coronet Theatre on Feb 2, 2021 at 6:38 pm

The Coronet marquee was at Architectural Artifacts in this photo dated July 13, 2016.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zol87/28529626285?fbclid=IwAR3b_1UL-uH8cnhN2y4jLtSApgddWhZr0k01omcQFjJuWIwcPpgGgc3mFOE

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DavidZornig commented about Park Theatre on Feb 2, 2021 at 6:03 pm

I ran across a Facebrook group called Red Arrow Lines dedicated to the street car system in Upper Darby. Multiple comments by locals refer to the Park Theatre building as still standing at 8000 West Chester Pike on the corner. If you do a Google Street View search you can see the building has an abnormally long back section that appears to have been the auditorium. The peak to the right of the marquee in the Overview photo matches up with the current street view as well. The white house in the background of the same photo is two doors down from the Park Theatre, and is also still standing. The day care center is in between the two, and sits further forward on it’s lot than the other two. The former Park Theatre had apparently been a public storage facility at one time after it’s closure. It has a Masons symbol corner stone dated 1922 on the facade. So it may have originally been a Masons Lodge. Cash In My Bag an online consignment company is the current tenant. I have reached out to them on their own Facebook page to confirm whether their building is the former Park Theatre or not. Here is a link to the Red Arrow Lines Facebook thread with photos in the comments, which is from 5-6 years ago.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10201339961092336&set=gm.821461607880675

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DavidZornig commented about The Alvin in c.1930s-40s on Feb 2, 2021 at 5:00 pm
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DavidZornig commented about Edgewater Theatre on Feb 2, 2021 at 4:23 pm

Research credit Tom Walsh.
Two links confirming it’s existence and the name change to New Elite in 1914.

“There are some useful results in Google Books. Page 24 of the November 23, 1912 Moving Picture News has a couple paragraphs about the theater. The whole issue is available to read online, although browsing through it may be a little awkward. (Google combines many issues into one digital file.) I attached a screenshot of the relevant portion.”

“Page 147 of Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois, 1883-1960 claims that the Edgewater Theatre was renamed the New Elite in 1914. That page should be available to preview, but I attached a screenshot of that, too.”

“I came across one reference to a theater at 1130 Bryn Mawr in the July 2, 1914 Chicago Tribune. It is a classified ad that says, "Theatre - Edgewater: Dandy North Side house. 1130 Bryn Mawr. Will sell all or half interest; time given. Call 5 or 8 p.m.” I don’t see any newspaper references to the New Elite."

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Motion_Picture_News/-yNJAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historic_Movie_Theatres_in_Illinois_1883/XvbeCQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

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DavidZornig commented about Gene Siskel Film Center on Feb 2, 2021 at 3:54 pm

New director of programming Rebecca Fons. Reader article link below.

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/rebecca-fons-gene-siskel-film-center/Content?oid=86071794&fbclid=IwAR2CnViTfyeUHWp7M7ITHo_AhOwDc0ScWPAjE95quV4F-QKscxVejBrQkI8

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DavidZornig commented about Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:24 am

Fox Theater looking for photos and memories for it’s 90th anniversary book.

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/fox-theater-asking-community-to-share-photos-memories-for-book/?fbclid=IwAR3qkWOMG3N9qJ-rgXp-2MYd5wcOqRpHZUPXS-W5sxQo6bhL3kM1HuPm2_M

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DavidZornig commented about Rex Theatre on Jan 31, 2021 at 12:24 pm

robboehm, that is the other Rex Theatre in Opelousas LA.

http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/43619

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DavidZornig commented about 1956 photo credit Philip Toups. on Jan 31, 2021 at 10:23 am

Rex Theatre background right.

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DavidZornig commented about Gayle Theater on Jan 31, 2021 at 9:57 am

Image added. Description credit Keith Hebert. “1948 article in the Times Picayune about the GAYLE Theater being gutted by fire. It also states that the FUN theater in Raceland burned down at the same site in 1943.”

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DavidZornig commented about Gayle Theater on Jan 31, 2021 at 9:26 am

The Gayle Theatre was apparently built on the site of the Fun Theatre which only operated a couple of years. Possibly destroyed by fire. Photo added.

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DavidZornig commented about Rex Theatre on Jan 31, 2021 at 9:23 am

I believe this was Landry Street not Landy Street.
There was also a Rex Theatre in Raceland LA that I am trying to research.

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 30, 2021 at 7:10 am

CT ADmins, still needs update as still standing and not Demolished. Address is 314 Oak Street. Industrial Impact Corporation has confirmed to me today 1/26/21, that it is still currently in use as their offices.

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DavidZornig commented about Coronet Theatre on Jan 30, 2021 at 7:08 am

1972 photo credit Mark Susina from scanned negative.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mss2400/33806840522/in/photolist-TvoTSJ-ox6p7b-bBMASQ-yTsvmx-C5vbvx-23qGQQH-a4dRga-C5ncXh-222zGak-8mDmK9-A5J3J6-faui6Y-Nr9hiz-ad5xC9-zFFT2V-H79VVE-2khB8sq-2k4Jvhg-2k4E87J-835zRv-MoJqHM-aWvoa4-dYFPxE-2dsNbtx-rvDBdc-noqHnx-5Dmwy-nX6JH2-iEpmCN-bbGVmV-9YLk4s-8oUCCT-nA6ixT-oRBgAB-yNg6ud-9qwW4L-2khADm9-VVzHt9-28Vwaxa-dSk1mT-mXfeHC-2k4E79X-bRx23F-kNFWUN-pCoMHS-mWgTgi-6M9FmS-bMfvRF-kNEzKe-ppbVJH?fbclid=IwAR1xJVlZWNvT-D6BppO4gynWrqTCJ5EstXe1-S6EvVjxXzGRTSv7y2Cn7RA

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DavidZornig commented about January 1960 Smell-O-Vision promotion photo courtesy of Sid Terror's Haunted Film Vault Facebook page. on Jan 29, 2021 at 7:10 am

Update: Photo credit Art Shay.

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 28, 2021 at 4:53 pm

Hi TAL, no offense taken. Those replies were to a newer member who then deleted their comments.

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 27, 2021 at 6:03 pm

Duly noted. My understanding of fair use in the ever evolving digital photography landscape, is that the photos posted on a site such as this and others are considered for educational and research purposes, and clearly not for profit. I make a far better effort than most to track down original sources, and have asked permission both granted and denied. Some grant permission and specifically ask not to be identified if they were family photos. I will not need to “try to use it in court”, until that issue presents itself. The CT Admins would likely be contacted first I assume, and they would remove any photos of concern accordingly, in advance of any legal action that would require that as a defense either successful or not. But I do not speak for them. Again, why did you choose this particular theatre where only 2 maybe 3 previous people would see your interest in justice, instead of say a theatre in New York with hundreds of previous comments and contributors to interact with? Have you attempted to contact the CT Admins directly about your concern on this issue?

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 27, 2021 at 4:34 pm

High level offenders? Before I post photos I do a reverse image search on every one, research and assign credit to the oldest source I can find if there is one. Some photos come up with zero history, so I use “courtesy of” and/or “via” the last source where I found them before the reverse image search brings up nothing. On print ads I always try and do “credit of” the newspaper from where it came from if/when available. Print ads often do not come up in reverse image searches, unless they include famous poster images etc. I post far more photos than I do print ads anyway. Many photos are from Public Shares on Facebook, and also get the reverse image treatment unless they are directly from historical societies, museums or specific photographers and/or their collections who are credited originally. I often include website links as well that include the image after crediting them in advance. On Facebook I often ask for permission, and get told “it wasn’t mine to begin with”, so I reverse search it again. I do the same with family photos. So you will often see “credit whomever, taken by their grandfather” etc. I especially ask permission when they are shared to a “Private Group” that prohibits sharing of their images publicly. Because tens of, if not hundreds of thousands of the theatres are long gone, the only record of their existence is old photos from outside sources. As we weren’t alive to photograph them ourselves. I personally have removed hundreds of photos when contacted and the research used has proven to have had the wrong credit or source, and the original source then declined permission to post them even with proper credit attributed. Those images can often be found on websites, so just sharing the website link will still allow members to see the images, in the manner the credited source intended them to be seen. Many members post photos with absolutely no credit or history whatsoever. Some of us make a much better effort to credit sources. And again, I remove them when asked to. As do teh Admins I assume when they are contacted directly. Plus there are 5 people ahead of me that have posted 1000-7000 more images than I have, and you only named one of them. So it is odd you would choose this particular theatre to post your one and only comment since joining this site less than a year ago according to your username. Particularly when the subject of “photo sources” is not mentioned in any of the nine comments above for this theatre. It sounds like your issue should be brought to the CT Admins directly, if you feel rights to photos or a lack of permission has taken place on any given photos individually. Because the Admins don’t double check every new comment, on a theatre with minimal hits such as this one. One issue I have is that we are not notified when a comment appears under a photo, so we don’t know the original source has complained, unless they post in the regular comments in instead of or in addition to the comments beneath the photos. No money is being made off the photos that are shared to this website to my knowledge.

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 pm

TAL, they do remove the word “Demolished” when one is actually not. The highlighted “Closed” box will remain along with teh 1 Screen when they get around to updating the correct address. I’m familiar with how the site works, as I am a 17 year contributor with 11K+ plus photos added. Plus the research and adding of multiple theatres previously unlisted.

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 27, 2021 at 12:05 pm

IIC said “Yea the top feature was finally removed last year. I think the owner of building was hoping to keep in intact but it became a hazard of falling on someone because it was rotting out.”

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 27, 2021 at 7:50 am

Admins: Needs Update Above.

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DavidZornig commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 26, 2021 at 2:52 pm

The former Lyric Theatre is NOT demolished. The address is 314 Oak Street. Industrial Impact Corporation has confirmed to me today 1/26/21, that it is still currently in use as their offices.