Four photos added and below history credit Keith Shelefontiuk.
“The Elk Drive in was the Shelefontiuk brothers drive in theater and the first drive in, in Castlegar. I have included a brochure from Castlegar. A good read if you are interested in the history of the theater. It is commonly believed that the Sunset Drive In was the first, it was not. That was a beautiful drive in on the Kootenay river, near the Brilliant bridge in Castlegar. The screen just came down recently during a windstorm and is now gone. The Elk was built near the Columbia River where Millennium Park is located today. The mountain bicycle skills park inside of Millennium Park was where the theater once stood. If visiting the bike park, the concrete pillars which once held up the screen can be viewed. By walking under the bicycle ramp in the advanced area of the skills park.”
Famous Players Theatres' Londonderry Cinemas opens on November 10, 1972 at the new Londonderry Shopping Centre, 137 Avenue & 66 Street in Edmonton. The Twin cinemas have a total seating capacity of over 1,000. First manager is Glen Birnie. The main entrance is reached by a set of grand stairs from the parking lot on the west side of the shopping centre, is set in a sunken landscaped area. The cinema sign, visible from street level, is big enough to carry attractions for both theatres and is positioned across the entrance. Inside the entrance, the area is broken into an upper and lower-level foyer, with an open well on either side. About 20 light fixtures, placed in the centre of these wells, enhance the decor. A corridor to the left of the upper foyer, leading to the upper shopping centre, is carpeted and brilliantly decorated. This area provides a warm, sheltered standing area and holding space for patrons during the harsh and severe winter months. Two very unique spiral stairways in the shape of “ram horns” flow gracefully and majestically down to the lower-level foyer. Located between the spiral stairways is a 30-foot snack bar serving both cinemas. The seats are well-upholstered and built to give the utmost in comfort. Surrounding the massive 16x37-foot screens are fully automated, off-white drapes. The sound and camera equipment was installed at a cost of nearly $100,000 to complement the spectacular atmosphere. Opening features: Cinema A. “What’s Up, Doc?” in it’s twenty-first week in Edmonton, and Cinema B. “King Elephant” and “Edge of Arctic Ice”. Londonderry Cinema A is converted to 70 MM with an improved Dolby Sound system, with the first feature in this format “Quest for Fire”, in it’s 14th week in Edmonton, on June 4, 1982. Cinema is closed on August 12, 1997 with the following features: Cinema A: “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” and Cinema B" “Speed”.
Update:
Victory Theatre actual address is 81-89 Suffolk Street, zip code 01040 per their official website, and street view confirms such.
MiFA’s office is offsite at 56 Suffolk Street, Suite 300.
Address is 20 North C Street.
Still standing as Grandma’s Fudge Factory today.
1953 photo as Virginia City Visitor’s Bureau and Community Theatre added via Dale Brumfield.
Same marquee shape as previous photos.
Address is 320 E Avenue D.
It was directly next door to the Ritz Theater.
Today it is divided retail spaces using two addresses, 320 & 324, with a women’s clothing store in the 320 space as of 2018.
John Vinci photos of Richard Nickel salvaging terra cotta ornament from tower of Adler and Sullivan Schiller’s Theater (1892) during its demolition in 1961. The buff-colored ornament was executed by the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, Chicago, Illinois. Courtesy of John Vinci Collection and Bldg. 51 Archive, courtesy Urban Remains.
I found a 2009 street view where it was still standing, split into multiple retail outlets. Link won’t share here properly.
Said documentary.
Bijou marquee at 0:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BknwloMiWt0
Four photos added and below history credit Keith Shelefontiuk.
“The Elk Drive in was the Shelefontiuk brothers drive in theater and the first drive in, in Castlegar. I have included a brochure from Castlegar. A good read if you are interested in the history of the theater. It is commonly believed that the Sunset Drive In was the first, it was not. That was a beautiful drive in on the Kootenay river, near the Brilliant bridge in Castlegar. The screen just came down recently during a windstorm and is now gone. The Elk was built near the Columbia River where Millennium Park is located today. The mountain bicycle skills park inside of Millennium Park was where the theater once stood. If visiting the bike park, the concrete pillars which once held up the screen can be viewed. By walking under the bicycle ramp in the advanced area of the skills park.”
1981 protest of “Caligula” at Towne Cinema.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drSY72BSaQM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1MjsoNDHrchK6JvBxD16AAJf5aym7kiAOSfVdkKpF4Tu_MWeU02W0aAGQ
“The Great Race” at the State-Lake 10/12/65-2/01/66.
Urban Remains 2016 article with photos. Replaces dead link above.
https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/news-and-events/2016/05/10/rare-glimpse-of-interior-orpheum-theater-1907-plaster-ornament-during-demolition-of-neighboring-building/?fbclid=IwAR2msFsKQaqcwiIbNwG4Q-VauFUuUEPJaFDBO_wPNwiZS29b6WWvn5iSnk8
West Twin Cinema recently got a new replica sign.
https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/a-new-look-west-twin-cinema-receives-new-sign-for-the-first-time-in-81-years/?fbclid=IwAR3fLrLfUcSpGoSWwLZkY48u0k_JQiOnhXIxC0lFnXeF_uS7rHIgyTnehyg
Per Stephen Leigh:
Famous Players Theatres' Londonderry Cinemas opens on November 10, 1972 at the new Londonderry Shopping Centre, 137 Avenue & 66 Street in Edmonton. The Twin cinemas have a total seating capacity of over 1,000. First manager is Glen Birnie. The main entrance is reached by a set of grand stairs from the parking lot on the west side of the shopping centre, is set in a sunken landscaped area. The cinema sign, visible from street level, is big enough to carry attractions for both theatres and is positioned across the entrance. Inside the entrance, the area is broken into an upper and lower-level foyer, with an open well on either side. About 20 light fixtures, placed in the centre of these wells, enhance the decor. A corridor to the left of the upper foyer, leading to the upper shopping centre, is carpeted and brilliantly decorated. This area provides a warm, sheltered standing area and holding space for patrons during the harsh and severe winter months. Two very unique spiral stairways in the shape of “ram horns” flow gracefully and majestically down to the lower-level foyer. Located between the spiral stairways is a 30-foot snack bar serving both cinemas. The seats are well-upholstered and built to give the utmost in comfort. Surrounding the massive 16x37-foot screens are fully automated, off-white drapes. The sound and camera equipment was installed at a cost of nearly $100,000 to complement the spectacular atmosphere. Opening features: Cinema A. “What’s Up, Doc?” in it’s twenty-first week in Edmonton, and Cinema B. “King Elephant” and “Edge of Arctic Ice”. Londonderry Cinema A is converted to 70 MM with an improved Dolby Sound system, with the first feature in this format “Quest for Fire”, in it’s 14th week in Edmonton, on June 4, 1982. Cinema is closed on August 12, 1997 with the following features: Cinema A: “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” and Cinema B" “Speed”.
Current Block Club Chicago article lists that address as 3531 W. Roosevelt.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/09/west-sides-historic-central-park-theater-being-restored-to-former-glory-and-getting-new-life-as-a-community-hub/?mc_cid=511791b417&mc_eid=ac428cb0ec&fbclid=IwAR0NSRp-X8WGGDfp_uydm31u9R1x2VXmPpPuf1aoYw2jxER1At6c43MhmPc
Update: Victory Theatre actual address is 81-89 Suffolk Street, zip code 01040 per their official website, and street view confirms such. MiFA’s office is offsite at 56 Suffolk Street, Suite 300.
John Chuckman Collection photo.
Address is 20 North C Street. Still standing as Grandma’s Fudge Factory today. 1953 photo as Virginia City Visitor’s Bureau and Community Theatre added via Dale Brumfield. Same marquee shape as previous photos.
Status is Closed, October 2020 after 51 years.
Article below.
https://hoodline.com/2020/11/legendary-porn-palace-the-o-farrell-theatre-closes-after-50-years/#disqus_thread
New project coming to the West of the Wilson Theatre.
https://www.uptownupdate.com/2020/11/rendering-reveal-finalized-plans-for.html?fbclid=IwAR2HnLO58wsdsJqoig3HBqC1sLrkNvLgEK6MqJo3c5mogKRXiSvYK6FMWJI
Marquee looking for a new home…
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/exeter-news-letter/2020/11/02/new-home-wanted-exeters-ioka-marquee/6126609002/?fbclid=IwAR2Hoa5mnlLEI-ZVnpwXh6sQ6XK0tWlF01Tw9xYHa8UjxamdrN74c6qXpcs
November 1958.
1946 photo credit Walker Evans, courtesy The Met Museum.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/279278
1972 photo added credit John P. Keating Jr. The Texas Theater was next door to the left at 320 E. Avenue D.
Address is 320 E Avenue D. It was directly next door to the Ritz Theater. Today it is divided retail spaces using two addresses, 320 & 324, with a women’s clothing store in the 320 space as of 2018.
The lobby has been temporarily repurposed for traffic court hearings.
https://abc7chicago.com/7367668/?ex_cid=TA_WLS_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ui-WcElS46OW2pmT6tg5wcN96DaDY28ry211tlR6OxzbOF8stwWIRP2w
Odeon Theatres Ltd., interior of Hastings Theatre, December 1946, photos added courtesy Bill Taylor.
2019 plan for the building.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/855-granville-street-cineplex-rec-room-exterior?fbclid=IwAR2rEUWuKxJI2Yn2IPKBMcwyhyAcsbTsXufnMk8zSTc4m6wHE3Za8_FTShY
PSTOS link about the Capitol.
https://www.pstos.org/instruments/bc/vancouver/capitol.htm?fbclid=IwAR2xA32CE3BcwEANJHbKWHazoRhgc-8Mx5z7Pk5-1GM4F0ssAHmBHXRiLTE
Circa 1978 photo added credit Mike Furlong.
John Vinci photos of Richard Nickel salvaging terra cotta ornament from tower of Adler and Sullivan Schiller’s Theater (1892) during its demolition in 1961. The buff-colored ornament was executed by the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, Chicago, Illinois. Courtesy of John Vinci Collection and Bldg. 51 Archive, courtesy Urban Remains.