Rapids Theatre

1711 Main Street,
Niagara Falls, NY 14305

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InesitadaSilva
InesitadaSilva on March 19, 2011 at 5:19 am

This might be of interest to one or two visitors: an ad featuring the Six Rockets (more info about them here: View link from the Falls Gazette, featuring them as the headline act at the Bellevue Theatre, part of “Keith-Albee Supreme Vaudeville.” They are described as Sensational European Lady Entertainers. NB: the silent movie shown on the poster was released 22 January 1927 in the USA.

LouB
LouB on February 19, 2010 at 4:26 pm

www.rapidstheatre.com

This is the website for the theatre.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 11, 2009 at 1:59 pm

The Bellevue Theater did have a Wurlitzer organ opus 442 style 185 installed in 1921. Last known location of the Wurlitzer organ was at Castle Gould in Sand Point, Long Island.

Padawg
Padawg on March 9, 2009 at 3:23 pm

This theatre seems to have 9 lives. I remember seeing movies there as a youth and happened to be in town one day years later when it was being converted into a disco – based on the photos I took at that time, it still had a fair amount of its historic decor intact. Hope this plan works.

LouB
LouB on June 28, 2007 at 8:37 am

View link

The above article refers to the sale of this theatre.

LouB
LouB on June 19, 2007 at 11:39 am

View link

This article deals with the fate of the former Shea’s Bellevue

roberttoplin
roberttoplin on May 20, 2007 at 6:25 pm

The “Belleview” opened Sept.1,1921 with 1,600 seats and was designed by Leon H. Lempert,Jr. Interior Designer was Willard M.Lusk. It became the “Rapids” in July of 1961 and closed June 25,1974. It was turned into a Disco Nov.8,1979.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 15, 2006 at 3:37 am

Isn’t this building now the Dome theater at 1713 Main Street?

http://www.thedometheater.com/index.html