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February 12, 2009
Historic Ridgewood Theatre may be landmarked & reopen, but still needs your help
RIDGEWOOD, NY — Thomas Lamb’s 1916 [url/theater/4021/] Ridgewood Theatre[/url] (55-27 Myrtle Ave) shuttered in March 2008, and was deemed the longest continuously operating first-run neighborhood theater in NY, and potentially throughout the U.S. Nearly one year later, this is how a gem fared:
- The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission might calendar the facade for a public hearing in the near future to determine its eligibility as a NYC Landmark, but no word is official yet. Please sign an online petition & post a comment, to designate the facade an Individual Landmark, and the lobby an Interior Landmark (by law, only possible once the theater reopens). Please share this link with your colleagues. Your help is extremely significant, only takes moments, and can go a long way:
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Kent Theatre for sale
SOUTH WHITLEY, IN — The historic Kent Theatre is for sale. The Kent Theatre, which has been operating for the past 60 years, is a one-screen, second-run movie theatre with 220 refurbished seats and other amenities.
You may contact Mark at (951) 674-1159 (serious inquiries only). For more information, please visit our website.
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More seats for sale!!!
750 Seating Concept Contour 220 seats available in the month of March. Seats are 10 years old. Turquoise fabric, with black back, seat and legs. Cupholders are attached. Most seats are 22" wide,and all are on a sloped floor.
Asking price is $15.00.
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February 11, 2009
Old Theatres Magazine
Packed with superb illustrations and information, Britain now has a splendid magazine highlighting its wonderful places of entertainment over the years. Old Theatres magazine has just been launched at the Coliseum Theatre, Aberystwyth, and promises to be a wonderful source of information for all devotees of these splendid places.
The magazine is dedicated to the country’s superb venues, their great Patrons and the devotees who support them, and is edited by retired journalists and authors under the Patronage of Britain’s maestro of mirth, Ken Dodd, impresario Duggie Chapman, and by Qdos Entertainment who are the UKs second largest privately owned theatre operators. The first issue was launched at the 104 year old Coliseum Theatre at Aberystwyth and is attracting rave reviews everywhere.
To obtain your copy, please write to OLD THEATRES, The Coach House, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machylleth, Powys, SY20 9LP enclose a cheque for £5.65 which includes UK postage. (Cheques should be made payable to T.G. Kirtland) Please E Mail us with any queries.
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Seeking endangered theater to transport & spare from demolition
After brokering a deal to spare NYC’s historic Cheyenne Diner from oblivion via transport to AL (in coming weeks), I am now seeking a historic theater to spare from demolition. The joint project entails transporting a theater, that is preferably in imminent endangerment of demolition.
I have historic preservation investors lined up, who would be interested in transporting the historic facade and any interior architectural attributes, if not the entire interior.
To recommend theaters that fit the above criteria, please Michael Perlman.
Thank you!
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Nostalgic video website
Good Evening,
I have been working on a site for some months now and have over 130 Videos of musical clips from the 20’s/30’s/40’s and some good movie trailers. Registration is free and takes between 12-24 hours.
I look forward to some feedback as I have been receiving a great amount of traffic but I wanted to people to Register so they can take part the site address is:
Show your support for Music/Movies that they don’t make anymore.
Regards,
Michael
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February 10, 2009
University of Michigan may make use of the Capitol Theatre
FLINT, MI — The University of Michigan-Flint is exploring utilizing the long closed Capitol Theatre for its music program. It may cost up to $40 million to renovate the theater and make it a community asset.
The C.S. Mott Foundation is paying for a $50,000 feasibility study. Additional details can be found in the Flint Journal
On a side note, the theater’s owner George Farah died Sunday, February 1 at age 73. The Flint Journal obit is here.
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Bay Theatre for sale
SEAL BEACH, CA — The Bay Theatre, a 400 seat (former 1940’s Fox house?) has finally gone on the market. The pipe organ, from a former NYC theater was recently removed for an unidentified church.
It’s located just a couple of blocks from the Pacific Ocean in an upscale area with a variety of many small shops nestled around it.
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Wonderfull 4 screen theater for sale!
I have a wonderfull 4 screen first run theater for sale in Wisconsin. It’s a turn key operation with a great customer base. Perfect for a great family business! The owner is willing to finance a partial down payment. NO LEASES.
If interested call (262)853-4338 and ask for Kevin.
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February 9, 2009
Rendering of Philadelphia’s Boyd Theatre
Friends of the Boyd are pleased to share with you our link to this
wonderful rendering of what Philadelphia’s historic Boyd Theatre’s
Chestnut Street frontage would look like restored to its original 1928 exterior (albeit without the vertical sign).Thanks to architects Martinez and Johnson of Washington D.C. for the incredible work they have done on this project over the years, originally for Clear Channel and currently for Philadelphia developer Hal Wheeler. As to the vertical sign, Gary Martinez has stated they will design so the vertical could later be installed. Because the 1928 photos are black and white, the proposed colors for the Boyd frontage were derived from original Art Deco colors discovered at the Boyd Theatre.
