Regency 1 Theatre

drb on July 11, 2010 at 9:17 pm

The Regency 2 was a few doors down the block, listed here as the Temple Theatre, its early name. The Sands became the Regency 1 and the neighboring U.S./Temple became Regency 2.

The Sands in 1982

The Sands in 1983

Cinematour has this one tiny photo of the Regency 1 right after it became the banquet hall, before it was completely remodeled.

Here’s its neighbor, the U.S. (formerly Temple), which became the Regency 2

And here’s the Facebook page for the banquet hall that’s in place of the Regency 1/Sands now.

The zoning info claims it was built in 1962, so the current 1920s look would probably be a newly-added retro look, rather than an original façade that’s been uncovered. It’s still laid out inside with a “lobby” area with two sets of double doors into the main hall.