“The Chronicle may have solved the riddle of the mystery buyer who bought the old Clay Theatre and five other buildings on the same block, and unsurprisingly, the person appears to be a wealthy venture capitalist.”
Shankweiler’s Drive-In, in Lehigh County, was set to host a 90th anniversary celebration Saturday — until trump rolled into town.
Now that former President donald trump is holding a rally at a nearby firehall, however, Shankweiler’s has decided not to compete with the main attraction in Lehigh County that night.
“Literally less than a mile from the theater, the same day as our 90th-anniversary event, at the same time,”
A Montgomery County judge on Tuesday ordered a Main Line theater to screen a film about an Israeli musician — part of the Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia — that had been canceled the day before amid mounting objections to the festival from organizations critical of Israel.
Nice look at indoor and exterior of the Landmark theatre was featured in the WrestleMania XL pre show. WWE announcer Michael Cole attended the theatre to view the closed circuit presentation of the 1st Wrestlemania.
Story can be viewed at the appx 90 min mark of the show, as streaming on Peacock
I’m kinda confused by this weekly ‘tribute’
was this the only theatre complex that screened these movies?
They all look to be pretty wide releases, or am I missing something with this exercise?
Grand just opened another season of live performances. Shows this year include Jimmy Buffett’s Escape from Margaritaville, the Mountaintop, the Bodyguard, My Way, Beautiful and a ‘legends’ cabaret.
All 39 episodes of The Honeymooners were filmed at the DuMont Television Network’s Adelphi Theatre at 152 West 54th Street in Manhattan, which is a bit of a distance from here.
The final film has been announced by ape on Feb 4th. a sing-a-long presentation of Victor/Victoria. Odd that as the only songs worth singing along to are “Le Jazz Hot” & “Shady Dame from Seville”
Proof how tone deaf those programming are to the illustrious history of this soon to be shell of it’s former self.
Only one movie should be the ‘final film’ , especially if they want a sing-a-long -
Clark Gable, Jeanette McDonald, Spencer Tracy in 1936’s “San Francisco” - every year on the anniversary of the great quake, the Castro would show this to a packed house. Before each movie, what does the organist end his set with? Talk about a social media moment and sending the iconic venue off than a packed house singing “San Francisco”. But no, the tone deaf apes, just don’t get it- nor have they or will they.
The venue sits dark, with the bankroll name illuminated where the words Boyd once were. Sadder still is that any remnants of the once glorious movie theatre are long gone.
“The Chronicle may have solved the riddle of the mystery buyer who bought the old Clay Theatre and five other buildings on the same block, and unsurprisingly, the person appears to be a wealthy venture capitalist.”
https://sfist.com/2024/04/16/mystery-buyer-whos-bought-nearly-a-block-of-fillmore-street-including-the-clay-theatre-may-be-identified/
Venue is now called “ The United Theater on Broadway”
Hosting live performances and films.
Updated website - https://www.theunitedtheater.com/
theatre still going, has been running 70mm titles.
Sunday 4/14 will be screening 70mm print of “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” with Stanley Kramer’s daughter hosting a q/a prior.
Shankweiler’s Drive-In, in Lehigh County, was set to host a 90th anniversary celebration Saturday — until trump rolled into town.
Now that former President donald trump is holding a rally at a nearby firehall, however, Shankweiler’s has decided not to compete with the main attraction in Lehigh County that night.
“Literally less than a mile from the theater, the same day as our 90th-anniversary event, at the same time,”
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/drivein-trump-pennsylvania-rally-movie-shankweilers-20240410.html
A Montgomery County judge on Tuesday ordered a Main Line theater to screen a film about an Israeli musician — part of the Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia — that had been canceled the day before amid mounting objections to the festival from organizations critical of Israel.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/bryn-mawr-israeli-film-festival-20240409.html
Nice look at indoor and exterior of the Landmark theatre was featured in the WrestleMania XL pre show. WWE announcer Michael Cole attended the theatre to view the closed circuit presentation of the 1st Wrestlemania. Story can be viewed at the appx 90 min mark of the show, as streaming on Peacock
what evidence to back up “ the theatre might be closing”?
clearly.
I’m kinda confused by this weekly ‘tribute’ was this the only theatre complex that screened these movies? They all look to be pretty wide releases, or am I missing something with this exercise?
90th anniversary for this iconic venue coming up on April 15
article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer…
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/drive-in-shankweilers-mahoning-movies-summer-pennsylvania-20240329.html
Reopening has been announced.
Ben Platt will play an 18 concert residency from May 28 - June 15 “ Ben Platt Live from the Palace”
https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/ben-platt-to-play-concert-residency-at-broadways-palace-theatre
The El Portal was used (smaller and larger spaces) in the MTV “dating” show Parental Control. When the 2nd prospective date took the girl tap dancing.
This ‘classic’ runs on the MTV Dating channel on the Pluto streaming app.
KTVU had a story w/ video as the renovations begin
https://www.ktvu.com/news/restoration-work-at-historic-sf-castro-theatre-starts-after-years-of-contentious-debate-and-opposition
Photos of refurbished interior here..
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/restored-brooklyn-paramount-to-open-march/
The Egyptian will be used as one of the venues for the 15th annual TCM Film Festival in April.
In the post on “X” host Ben Mankewicz makes the announcement from the theatre, including an inside look
https://x.com/tcm/status/1760002598835191878?s=20
Nice look at marquee and building as Dapper Dans perform , in this video
https://youtu.be/pd3gEwnIsrw?si=p0dcypozgCqd-91d
This is still home to the Vault Collection, the marquee on Main St has changed to read “ Mickey Mouseterpieces”
Info and photos at link of Walt Disney World News Today https://wdwnt.com/2024/02/mk-main-street-cinema-sign-mickey-mousterpieces/
Article about Reitman’s involvement from the SF Chronicle
https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/whats-going-on-with-fox-village-theatre-westwood-18644666.php
story about closing and last look at what the great theatre was from KGO 7
https://youtu.be/keOthVFq3AQ?si=BfTlB3qjMJPH-pH_
https://www.studiomoviegrill.com/locations/pennsylvania/upper-darby/2024/2/5
Grand just opened another season of live performances. Shows this year include Jimmy Buffett’s Escape from Margaritaville, the Mountaintop, the Bodyguard, My Way, Beautiful and a ‘legends’ cabaret.
everything I’ve read was that…
All 39 episodes of The Honeymooners were filmed at the DuMont Television Network’s Adelphi Theatre at 152 West 54th Street in Manhattan, which is a bit of a distance from here.
The final film has been announced by ape on Feb 4th. a sing-a-long presentation of Victor/Victoria. Odd that as the only songs worth singing along to are “Le Jazz Hot” & “Shady Dame from Seville”
Proof how tone deaf those programming are to the illustrious history of this soon to be shell of it’s former self.
Only one movie should be the ‘final film’ , especially if they want a sing-a-long -
Clark Gable, Jeanette McDonald, Spencer Tracy in 1936’s “San Francisco” - every year on the anniversary of the great quake, the Castro would show this to a packed house. Before each movie, what does the organist end his set with? Talk about a social media moment and sending the iconic venue off than a packed house singing “San Francisco”. But no, the tone deaf apes, just don’t get it- nor have they or will they.
May the once great lady rest in peace.
Looks like they ‘became a church’ in November 2023.
Instagram from their ‘soft open’, which includes interior video of the inside..
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzmDLUZPQLZ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
the gambling was never an issue here, as this venue, when open did not offer on site sports betting.
After 4 months and 25 million dollars, Bankroll closed.
In a sports crazy town like Philadelphia, one would think this would be a success. But mismanagement was its downfall as in this article
https://billypenn.com/2023/06/29/philadelphia-bankroll-sports-bar-paul-martino/
The venue sits dark, with the bankroll name illuminated where the words Boyd once were. Sadder still is that any remnants of the once glorious movie theatre are long gone.