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December 22, 2010
Capitol Theatre in Woodstock has met the wrecking ball
WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, CANADA — The Capitol Theatre opened in 1908 as the Woodstock Opera House, has been demolished as demanded by the city last June when the structure’s roof collapsed. It was long operated by Famous Players and closed in 1999.
The Capitol, with its gold and burgundy carpeting, was where I worked as a teen in the ‘70s, where I met my future wife – she a cashier of some skill, me a red-coated usher, flashlight tucked neatly into my inner (ripped) pocket.
Then-owner Tom Naylor used to pull up in front of the theatre on packed Friday nights, parking his car Batman-style in a No Parking zone, an acknowledged, flashy perk for the only theatre owner in a small city.
The full reminiscence, with a picture, appeared here.
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December 21, 2010
The Brooklyn Theatre Index
Good news for theatre lovers (especially those in the New York area). Recently published in 2010 is the definitive appraisal of all movie theatres to have operated in Brooklyn, a borough known to have had the most theatres operating out of the five NYC Boroughs.
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3-1 vote suspends proposal selection for State Theatre
WOODLAND, CA — It looks like funding will have to go the private route for the renovation of the State Theatre.
Council members said a State multiplex would be redundant as another, privately funded multiplex is planned down the street. Councilman Bill Marble was the sole dissenting vote.
With city funding unlikely, Caceres said he will follow the other multiplexes strategy and pursue private funding.
Read more in the Daily Democrat.
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Sherman Theater seats are for sale!
Our new seats are in! 800 +– seats are for sale.They are former AMC movie theater seats that have been used in the Sherman Theater through this month.They are wide, comfortable seats with cupholders between each seat. Some plastic pieces on some of the seats are cracked. Great for renovation of theater or auditorium. All offers will be considered.
Thanks
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December 20, 2010
Shore Theatre landmarked
BROOKLYN, NY — The Shore Theatre, which had many eras as a burlesque house, movie theater and bingo hall, was landmarked last week.
Read more at WCAX.
(Thanks to lumierefl for providing the photo.)
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Plans revived for Kenner movie theater
KENNER, LA — The ball is finally rolling again on the plans for a new theater at the Esplanade mall.
Revised plans for a 49,014-square-foot, free-standing building are scheduled to go before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday then to the City Council in late January, said Al LeBlanc, attorney for mall owner Simon Properties.
Read more in the Times-Pacayune.
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New theaters in the works for Williamsburg and Kenner
WILLIAMSBURG, NY — A real estate developer has announced plans to build a six-screen multiplex in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn the corner of Driggs Avenue and Grand Street. No operator has been identified, but the news is welcome to residents who miss having easy access to new releases since the Commodore closed in 2002.
There is more in the Brooklyn Paper.KENNER, LA — Plans are back on course for the construction of a fourteen-screen theater at the Esplanade Mall in Kenner. The opening is now anticipated for 2012. The brief story appeared at NOLA.com.
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December 17, 2010
Dixie Theater in Staunton gets upgrades; bigger changes coming in five years
STAUNTON, VA — Born in 1913 as the New Theater, the Dixie Theater was given an Art Moderne makeover by John Eberson in 1936 after a fire. Currently operating as a quad, it recently received some upgrades: a new sound system, new seats, and a paint job. However, the clock is ticking on its life exclusively as a cinema, because the Staunton Performing Arts Center, which owns the theater and an adjacent building, plans to restore and renovate the theater in five years to serve as the main stage of a mixed-use venue.
“People still believe in the project,” said Mosedale. “They’re just not giving as fast and as big a check as they might. But a lot of people have said, ‘Come back to me.’”
The performing arts center hopes to open the Arcadia in 2012; the Dixie in 2015. That gives Greenbaum just five years to recover all he has invested to revitalize the Dixie.
The full story is at NBC 29.
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AMC Loews Stroud Mall 7 closes; new Cinemark 12-plex to replace it
STROUDSBURG, PA — The last day for the AMC Loews Stroud Mall 7 was December 12. The theater opened in the late 1970’s as a triplex; over the years additional screens were added including two in another part of the mall. Cinemark plans to open a new twelve-screen multiplex by Thanksgiving 2012 that will occupy this theater’s main space and that currently occupied by some stores.
The story appeared in the Pocono Record (registration may be required).
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December 16, 2010
New cinemas on the drawing board for Miami and Green Oaks
GREEN OAKS, IL — Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres has announced that it will acquire the land required to build a theater with as many as fifteen screens just off I-94 in Green Oaks, IL which is east of Libertyville. One of the screening rooms will be home to one of the company’s large format UltraScreens. An opening in early 2012 is anticipated. There is more in the Libertyville Review.
MIAMI, FL — For quite some time, residents of downtown Miami have had to travel quite some distance to see the latest releases at a modern cinema. But this is expected to change late in late 2012 early in 2013. Silverspot Theaters has agreed to build a luxury twelve-plex in the Metropolitan Miami Complex at Biscayne Boulevard and Southeast Third Avenue where it will join a luxury hotel and a Whole Foods as part of an emerging upscale urban center. Silverspot currently operates an upscale multiplex in Naples, FL. The story appeared in the Miami Herald.