Circa 1959 photo added courtesy Brian Anthonisen.
Since then a second floor was added & facade modified with the center tower encapsulated.
Official website and Facebook page below says it is again called Vernon Towne Cinema since 2000.
Full history on Facebook page under “Our Story”.
Address was 705 Main Street.
Confirmed by neighboring Silverado Gaming Buildings.
One of which is the former Chevrolet dealership/Franklin Garage that was next door to the Deadwood Theatre.
An apartment complex that faces Shine Street is now on the former theatre site.
There is a plaque on the Main Street elevation of that building, with photos of the Deadwood Theatre and City Hall that burned down.
Haltom City’s new theater, The Haltom Theater, was opened at 6 p. m. Saturday, December 27, 1941. The $35,000 theater was built by G. W. Haltom, who was unable to attend the opening. A view of the theater front at night is pictured here. A vertical sign showing the name of this new theater ‘Haltom’. The marquee has the following listed: Charleys Aunt, Jack Benny, Kay Francis. Men, women and children are lined up to the ticket booth. Two parked vehicles are in the foreground. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 28, 1941.
Update on ownership in the 1960s.
Check stub image and description added credit Jennifer Laing Horst.
“Lakeside Theater was owned by Betty and Will Tomlinson. He,was Vice President of Screen Gems. I worked there in the mid 60’s selling tickets. They wanted me to move to Crescent City to run a theater there for them but I didn’t. They also opened the theatre by Cecils. I didn’t make much but it was a lot then.”
Built and opened as Hefferlin Opera House in 1892 by C.F. Hefferlin. (Photo Added)
The first in Livingston to start showing movies in 1912.
Renamed Orpheum Theatre circa 1920, then Park Theatre in 1938, then destroyed by fire and demolished in the 1950s.
Parking and drive-thru for American Bank of Montana is on the site today.
Additional history below.
Dropping this from the Gibson County Tennessee Historical Society here, until I can figure out what is what with which theatre in Rutherford.
“Rutherford had two theatres I believe, one on Main St that burned down and one on Trenton St that was turned into the Masonic Lodge bldg. I’ll see what I can’t find out about the one on Main St.
The Fire of 1946 – On January 1, 1946, a fire in the Gem Theatre was discovered at 3:50 AM, by Miss Tiny Starkes, an employee of the theatre, who lived near by. She ran to the telephone office, awakened the night operator, Mrs. Nell Peel, who turned on the siren and fled her building, which also was burning.
With telephone communication gone, Blaine Karnes drove to Dyer and summoned the fire departments from Trenton and Humboldt. The blaze was finally contained by 6:00 AM.
The top two floors of the three-story building which housed the John W. Akins Dry Goods Store were destroyed, and Mr. Akins’ merchandise was badly damaged by smoke and water. The Gem Theatre and Horne’s Variety Store were completely destroyed. Only a heavy fire wall prevented the spread of the blaze to the Rutherford Barber Shop.
Less than five months later, work was well underway replacing the two burned buildings and modernizing the John W. Akins store-front. A new and larger theatre was built back of the Akins store, where the Masonic Lodge now stands. Page 40"
2015 video tour after restoration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2xSfC5plSM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2QMSdren94wx5h9LQ4V9BmMqZlssssLJP61cVNwkqP_fRqFOgAgwG5Mn0
25+ minute video tour of the Paramount Theatre in Denver from 2017’s Doors Open Denver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjuN-hggEc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2—7JJn1TqWl1iEfod6THcgUJNtdV_cpjgD4ED47v1lslmp2jjaGxheBI
Renovating with September 2021 target reopening date. Official website www.libertytheatre.com.au Paul Brennan video below.
https://vimeo.com/422044867?fbclid=IwAR3JHw9uww2MjBK5AVe2MTDYTrP-q6OU1f_K4i1n5QB7MQpl1GiJWYgv3i0
Circa 1959 photo added courtesy Brian Anthonisen. Since then a second floor was added & facade modified with the center tower encapsulated. Official website and Facebook page below says it is again called Vernon Towne Cinema since 2000. Full history on Facebook page under “Our Story”.
http://vernoncinema.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TowneCinema/
Address was 705 Main Street. Confirmed by neighboring Silverado Gaming Buildings. One of which is the former Chevrolet dealership/Franklin Garage that was next door to the Deadwood Theatre. An apartment complex that faces Shine Street is now on the former theatre site. There is a plaque on the Main Street elevation of that building, with photos of the Deadwood Theatre and City Hall that burned down.
Scotty Moore’s website with many images of the Polk Theater. Studio & touring guitarist for Elvis. Coincidentally August 6, 1956 at the Polk.
http://scottymoore.net/lakeland.html?fbclid=IwAR1tLZFhiccqYbj32xEdxe7xFONVQTQEi-f8Dx4Dqo-dMp_rn4hQwJzr7jA
Grand Opening photo added.
Haltom City’s new theater, The Haltom Theater, was opened at 6 p. m. Saturday, December 27, 1941. The $35,000 theater was built by G. W. Haltom, who was unable to attend the opening. A view of the theater front at night is pictured here. A vertical sign showing the name of this new theater ‘Haltom’. The marquee has the following listed: Charleys Aunt, Jack Benny, Kay Francis. Men, women and children are lined up to the ticket booth. Two parked vehicles are in the foreground. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 28, 1941.
1913 photo credit Southwestern Mechanical Company.
Credited images added found on the “You are probably from Lake Tahoe if…..” Facebook page.
1957 photo and description added credit Jeff Blanc. Original quonsut hut building.
Update on ownership in the 1960s. Check stub image and description added credit Jennifer Laing Horst.
“Lakeside Theater was owned by Betty and Will Tomlinson. He,was Vice President of Screen Gems. I worked there in the mid 60’s selling tickets. They wanted me to move to Crescent City to run a theater there for them but I didn’t. They also opened the theatre by Cecils. I didn’t make much but it was a lot then.”
1961 photo added credit Archives de la Ville de Montreal.
1930s postcard added, printed by the Gallup Studio, Chloride, Arizona. Courtesy Route 66 Postcards.
January 1983 Flickr image.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/terryviews/4673549811/in/photostream/
Owner selling off Art Theatre’s assets.
https://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/after-not-finding-a-buyer-owner-of-art-theater-building-selling-its-assets/article_20528549-70bd-5e0a-8b54-81535e5672f5.html?fbclid=IwAR1rc54gMQPDuNvzrflQ-npV3omEj_X7iz-B6KoS_PNMTM2AKL0ooWQiBB4
Built and opened as Hefferlin Opera House in 1892 by C.F. Hefferlin. (Photo Added) The first in Livingston to start showing movies in 1912. Renamed Orpheum Theatre circa 1920, then Park Theatre in 1938, then destroyed by fire and demolished in the 1950s. Parking and drive-thru for American Bank of Montana is on the site today. Additional history below.
http://yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/YGMSpring2011.pdf
1927 photo added courtesy RuralMontana.org
Circa November 1935 photo courtesy David Sadowski in below link. Scaffolding for then upcoming art deco facade completed by 1937.
https://theclarktheater.wordpress.com/2020/08/01/the-windsor-theater/?fbclid=IwAR3syZ-XI4G94o_b-g9ih-9aqJUH0UJyoaQlyNS-56op1mCUZJ4Iq07dGDg
Operated by Martin Theater chain along with the Capri and Princess in Morristown Tennessee.
I add a page for the Volunteer Twin Cinema in Union City. Center Point Business Solutions is now at that site.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/63072
The full movie is also free on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLbgta6CgO8
Dropping this from the Gibson County Tennessee Historical Society here, until I can figure out what is what with which theatre in Rutherford.
“Rutherford had two theatres I believe, one on Main St that burned down and one on Trenton St that was turned into the Masonic Lodge bldg. I’ll see what I can’t find out about the one on Main St. The Fire of 1946 – On January 1, 1946, a fire in the Gem Theatre was discovered at 3:50 AM, by Miss Tiny Starkes, an employee of the theatre, who lived near by. She ran to the telephone office, awakened the night operator, Mrs. Nell Peel, who turned on the siren and fled her building, which also was burning.
With telephone communication gone, Blaine Karnes drove to Dyer and summoned the fire departments from Trenton and Humboldt. The blaze was finally contained by 6:00 AM.
The top two floors of the three-story building which housed the John W. Akins Dry Goods Store were destroyed, and Mr. Akins’ merchandise was badly damaged by smoke and water. The Gem Theatre and Horne’s Variety Store were completely destroyed. Only a heavy fire wall prevented the spread of the blaze to the Rutherford Barber Shop.
Less than five months later, work was well underway replacing the two burned buildings and modernizing the John W. Akins store-front. A new and larger theatre was built back of the Akins store, where the Masonic Lodge now stands. Page 40"
Article with photo of the 1909 fire that destroyed the original Elyria Block building and first American Theatre.
https://www.fireengineering.com/1909/05/26/200394/elyria-business-block-destroyed/#gref
The Walmart which utilizes the old Chief Drive-In marquee and address will be running movies in it’s parking lot.
https://www.cjonline.com/news/20200801/south-topeka-walmart-to-temporarily-offer-drive-in-movies-in-its-lot?fbclid=IwAR0bA3t86QLOdu49XosrAH2r906FSyV0-XtPxqIhyff3f8AT_OYRPe8pHAU
https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/07/01/walmart-launches-virtual-summer-camp-and-drive-in-movie-theater-to-help-families-make-the-most-of-summer
“Hollywood Nudes Report” on the Plaza marquee, released December 27, 1963.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291246/