Times Cinema
618 Main Street,
Rochester,
IN
46975
618 Main Street,
Rochester,
IN
46975
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The Char-Bell opened in 1924, on Main Street in Rochester. The name comes from its first owners, Charles and Belle Krieghbaum. The 780-seat theater was constructed in an existing building that formerly housed an auto dealership. Originally, in addition to silent films, the theater hosted ocassional live events. The Char-Bell was renamed the Times in 1942 after it came under new ownership.
The theater closed in 1973, but reopened a year later under new owners. In 1979, the Times was twinned. In 1985, a fire caused damage to the theater. However, the Times was repaired and remodeled and once again reopened, and has remained open since, still showing movies.
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Bryan Krefft
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Here is a photo of the Times Theater.
This is another photo of the Times Cinema.
A circa 1981 photo of the Times can be seen here.
The theater can be seen on the left in this October 1959 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/6rzj6b
Here is a new link for the circa 1981 photo.
1975 Photo
1987 Photo
1987 Photo
I hope I understand this, but did Rochester have a Times theatre and a time theatre at the same time. I know that the Time Theatre looks all together different than the photos of the Times.
Disregard my comments, I was in the wrong state. I wanted Mn.
This is a 2009 close-up photo.
From 1915-1919 the Airdome Theatre was located on this site. 616-22 Main St. was the address for the Airdome.