Uploaded an ad from 1933 which Texas2step added to Century’s Floral. Indicates the Hollis along with the Floral, Bellaire, Bellerose and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit. Never heard of that one.
Reviewing the photos in the photo section. At some point in time the vertical shown was either modified or changed. I lived in the adjacent town and never saw the one pictured.
Dallas. Where did you get your information that there was a theater and that it was downtown? I was looking at the image of Tylers Hardware in that town and the building looked as though it may have been a theater at one time.
The Squire was a leased property and Bow Tie was not the sole owner. Was just the management of the theater taken over or a purchase made? The original Squire lease only ran until 2020.
You look at the overview and all three theaters mentioned, as well as the W.T. Grant’s which was built on the site of the Town, are gone. It’s also interesting that Century built the Prospect and leased it to Loew’s and then operated it in the final years. May have actually been a bit of an overlap with the Town. Then in the 1980’s when RKO Century Warner was created they operated both the Prospect and the Keith’s.
Mike, you’re right about that. Previously Regal announced theaters at Sunrise Mall in Massapequa and also Riverhead. Nothing happened. There was a lot of hoopla about the Lynbrook which opened more than a year later than scheduled.
At some point in the 80s RKO Century Warner was formed putting the Prospect and the Keiths under the same management (I won’t say ownership because I haven’t a clue what the case was for each theater).
Odd that the photo of the Royal shows Pet Sematary on the marquee and a new Pet Sematary has just been released. The theaters disappear but the product keeps being reinvented.
Joe I saw those images too and have uploaded them. Although the photos of the facade of the building already on CT and those in the site to which you refer are different, the size and shape of the rest of the building seem the same. The captions on the Oil City site mention railroad tracks. The images on CT certainly seem to be in an industrial area. Interesting to know when those photo were actually taken.
Uploaded an ad from the Shreveport Times in April 1912 indicating that the owner of the Cozy had a picture show for sale. Presumably, from the wording, he was referring to the projector rather than the entire operation.
There are a number of ads in the Shreveport Times over the years advertising motion picture theaters for sale in Oil City. Most do not indicate the name of the venue.
Mr. Lavine offered the Dixie for sale in 1929. I believe he opened it in 1927 as a replacement for his Star which burnt down in 1926. See photo section mentioning the New Dixie and it’s subsequent sale.
Uploaded an ad from 1933 which Texas2step added to Century’s Floral. Indicates the Hollis along with the Floral, Bellaire, Bellerose and Park (Rockaway Park) were part of the Playco circuit. Never heard of that one.
Reviewing the photos in the photo section. At some point in time the vertical shown was either modified or changed. I lived in the adjacent town and never saw the one pictured.
Don’t know how they are doing but they are presenting blockbuster productions. Currently, The Producers.
Don’t know what’s happening inside but nothing is happening outside.
Dallas. Where did you get your information that there was a theater and that it was downtown? I was looking at the image of Tylers Hardware in that town and the building looked as though it may have been a theater at one time.
Johnfromthe80s- also still around are the Main Street Playhouse and the Bombay (formerly Mayfair).
It was definitely a supermarket (as was the current Hampton Bays). I believe both had been A & Ps.
The Squire was a leased property and Bow Tie was not the sole owner. Was just the management of the theater taken over or a purchase made? The original Squire lease only ran until 2020.
In the 1980’s the then Regent showed X rated films and shared ads in Newsday with the Ronkonkoma and Rocky Point Art Cinemas.
Appears in the Newsday Movie Timetable for April 6, 1982.
You look at the overview and all three theaters mentioned, as well as the W.T. Grant’s which was built on the site of the Town, are gone. It’s also interesting that Century built the Prospect and leased it to Loew’s and then operated it in the final years. May have actually been a bit of an overlap with the Town. Then in the 1980’s when RKO Century Warner was created they operated both the Prospect and the Keith’s.
Mike, you’re right about that. Previously Regal announced theaters at Sunrise Mall in Massapequa and also Riverhead. Nothing happened. There was a lot of hoopla about the Lynbrook which opened more than a year later than scheduled.
At some point in the 80s RKO Century Warner was formed putting the Prospect and the Keiths under the same management (I won’t say ownership because I haven’t a clue what the case was for each theater).
Odd that the photo of the Royal shows Pet Sematary on the marquee and a new Pet Sematary has just been released. The theaters disappear but the product keeps being reinvented.
Uploaded a photo as the Guild.
Uploaded two pictures of the Jasper; one a postcard.
Status is destroyed. By a tornado? Can’t find any record about it’s closing.
Photo uploaded.
Joe I saw those images too and have uploaded them. Although the photos of the facade of the building already on CT and those in the site to which you refer are different, the size and shape of the rest of the building seem the same. The captions on the Oil City site mention railroad tracks. The images on CT certainly seem to be in an industrial area. Interesting to know when those photo were actually taken.
Uploaded an ad from the Shreveport Times in April 1912 indicating that the owner of the Cozy had a picture show for sale. Presumably, from the wording, he was referring to the projector rather than the entire operation.
There are a number of ads in the Shreveport Times over the years advertising motion picture theaters for sale in Oil City. Most do not indicate the name of the venue.
In 1927 there is mention of a New Dixie Theater built by Mr. Lavine. Is it the replacement for the Star mentioned in the article in the photo section?
Mr. Lavine offered the Dixie for sale in 1929. I believe he opened it in 1927 as a replacement for his Star which burnt down in 1926. See photo section mentioning the New Dixie and it’s subsequent sale.
Uploaded the films playing the first week of September 1922 photo.
According to a notice in the October 2, 1926 Shreveport Times the Star theater was destroyed by fire (see photo).
The Bijou Dream and Yale Theaters had a fund raiser for the Red Cross (see photo). The sum raised would be about $2,000 in today’s economy.
Uploaded a photo of the Bijou Dream. It, too succumbed to a fire; this one in 1922.