Roth's Silver Spring West Theatre
8244 Georgia Avenue NW,
Silver Spring,
MD
20910
8244 Georgia Avenue NW,
Silver Spring,
MD
20910
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Previously operated by: Roth Theatres, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: Warren G. Sargent
Firms: Faulkconer & Proctor
Previous Names: Seco Theatre, Roth's Silver Spring Theatre
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The Seco Theatre opened on November 7, 1927 with Wallace Beery in “Fireman, Save My Child”. It was designed by architects Faulconer & Proctor and was equipped with a Robert-Morton 2Manual/4Rank theatre organ. By 1941, the Seco Theatre was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
The theatre was remodeled in 1953 by architect Warren G. Sargent and it was renamed Roth’s Silver Spring Theatre. Later changed to Silver Spring West to distinguish itself from the nearby Silver Spring East.
The Silver Spring West Theatre was closed in June 1991 and was converted into a church. It was demolished in November 2015.
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Stuart Martinez, Ken Roe
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Now a church, what a waste! I worship movies…. LOL
The 1970 version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS, starring Timothy Dalton and Anne Calder-Marshall, opened at Roth’s on 2/24/71 and played there for 8 weeks.
On 9/1/52, the Seco began showing films only on Fridays-Saturdays-Sundays-Mondays until 9/21/52, when it closed. Its last attraction was a double-bill of MACAO and WACO. At that time the theater was part of the Stanley Warner theater chain.
The theater re-opened on 7/9/53 as part of the Roth’s theater chain and was re-named Roth’s Silver Spring. Their first attraction was the Italian film THE LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO. The film opened simultaneously at the Plaza and the Little, both of which were Roth theaters in downtown Washington, D.C. Each theater showed the film in a different language. Roth’s Silver Spring showed a dubbed English print. The Plaza showed the film in French with English subtitles, and the Little showed the film in Italian with English subtitles.
Saw Many movies here as a kid… great stuff! Batman (1989) and if I remember Sylvester Stallone had the premiere here for Rocky 4 in like 1985 or 1985. I worked at the East for a short time in 1985…
It was so great to live in Silver Spring in the 70’s and 80’s…
If I recall correctly this article was a very funny piece about riotous Saturday matinees at the Seco…but it’ll cost you $3.95 to find out if I was right.
I read that NYT article through my library. What a bunch of little brats back then.
This was just demolished.
I remember going here since my friend used to work here.
1960 Thanksgiving Day Parade photos added, credit Steve Michaels.
Circa 1960 projection booth photo added credit Bob Robb.