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August 29, 2013
The show will go on at the Town Theatre
HIGHLAND, IN — The city of Highland has gotten behind the Town Theater by purchasing it. Now the only question is what lies ahead. They’re considering everything from showing feature films regularly to using it as a music venue. Regardless, they want to reopen it after it has sat vacant for fours years.
Read more in the NW Times.
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August 27, 2013
Homemade drive-in packs in crowds
SCHUYLER, NE — Omaha.com profiled the Iron City Drive-In, one farmer’s answer to the lack of surviving outdoor theater. It details how he created this bare bones operation with materials culled together from classified ads and eBay. With audio advancements in the works, it sounds like the best is yet to come.
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August 26, 2013
The Palace won’t stop at 100
GALLATIN, TN — The 1913 Palace Theater was in danger of closing this year due to lack of digital projection but its prayers have been answered. The theatre received $10,000 from Gallatin along with a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will keep it going for many years to come.
Read the full story in The Tennessean.
(Thanks to Danny Proctor for providing the photo.)
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August 23, 2013
Sun-Ray to expand with additional screen
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Locals have been supporting the Sun-Ray Cinema for years and now they’re truly being rewarded. They plan to open a second 45-seat theatre next door in the next month to focus on art-house films. The owner is also looking to build another nearby theater to give the neighborhood even more options.
Read the full story in the Florida Times-Union.
(Thanks to Chuck1231 for providing the photo.)
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August 20, 2013
How New Mexico is saving its historic movie theaters
CLAYTON, NM — While theaters around the world are struggling to convert to digital, New Mexico has been getting ahead of the curve by investing in its historic cinemas. A very interesting piece at Preservation Nation showcases the history of the Luna Theater and how the community has enabled it to stay open. Thanks to New Mexico’s MainStreet Historic Theater Initiative, they secured funding and were able to construct a robust volunteer staff to keep costs down.
Obviously, it takes a proactive local government to pull something like this off, but it’s nice to see everyone coming together for one cause.
(Thanks to Brad Smith for providing the photo.)
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August 19, 2013
Looking back at Alabama movie palaces
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Upstate NY theaters hedge bets on Project Drive-In
NORTH HOOSICK & GREENVILLE, NY — The Hathaway’s and Greenville Drive-In’s have been trying to raise money for digital projectors but it looks like Project Drive-In contest from Honda will be their last hope. They’re part of six remaining drive-in’s in the Capitol Region of New York but competition is fierce with entries from around the country.
Read more in the Times-Union.
(Thanks to Drive-In 1954 for providing the photo.)
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August 16, 2013
Longtime Longview theater purchased by neighboring car dealer
LONGVIEW, TX — Ever since it closed a few months ago following a final stint as a discount, the future was unclear for the Movies 9. It’s still not completely set in stone but the Volkswagen dealer next store has bought it. It will likey be torn down so they can expand the dealership but nothing has been announced. The cinema was built nearly 50 years ago as the Cargill Theater.
Read more in the News Journal.
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August 15, 2013
Academy launches fundraiser for digital
PORTLAND, OR — Like so many other theaters around the world, the Academy Theater is in trouble if it can’t raise enough funds for a digital projector. After a celebrated reopening in 2006 (which led to preservation award, they now need to raise $120,000 to stay open. They’ve enlisted indiegogo.com to manage the donations.
Read more at Oregon Live.
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August 14, 2013
La Paloma is worshipped
ENCINITAS, CA — The SoCal favorite La Paloma was featured on Movie Houses of Worship. From the charm of being right next to the train tracks to its annual involvement in the local Italian Film Festival, there is no shortage of reasons to visit. Plus there’s the always popular Rocky Horror tradition.
(Thanks to KenRoe for providing the photo.)
