There was also a Ritz listed in the Cole’s directory with an address of 438 Atlanta Ave. It appears it was in operation up until 1965 and seated 250. Could this be the same venue?
Eatonton Downtown Development Authority is working to repurpose the Pex building into a home of Black history for the county
https://www.msgrnews.com/news/pex-theatre-renovation-project-enters-facade-phase
The Wedesonian is now the Peach County Theatre. An extensive restoration project is underway and can be seen on it’s new website: https://peachcountrytheater.com/gallery
The Galaxy Six in Tacoma, WA is/was basically the same design but with 6 screens rather than 12. This wasn’t a bad theatre at all and was surprised that it was demolished after a decade of relatively good business. It was best that this had to go rather than the Landmark’s River .
It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
Great staff at the Avalon! Very friendly and helpful in showing me around the venue. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much of the original auditorium remained intact!
There was another theatre in Washougal which existed prior to the Roxy called the Liberty which also accommodated about the same number of people as the Roxy. Considering the size of the town, can one assume that they are the same with different names?
I am also wondering if the Cedar might have also occupied the same space as the Princess since they were both located on S Main since the road isn’t that long.
This was originally the Tara Theatre. It opened sometime between 1940 and 1950. The actual address is 118 North Main St, Sylvester, GA and was operated by one Robert J Farbar. The building, with a seating capacity of 500 remains and is a combination of retail and office space.
Here is the new website for Five: https://fivejax.com/. The Nashville organization managing the property has done a remarkable job in restoring it. Might want to consider changing the status from closed to open event though it’s now a music hall it still retains all of the features which identify it as a theatre.
There was also a Ritz listed in the Cole’s directory with an address of 438 Atlanta Ave. It appears it was in operation up until 1965 and seated 250. Could this be the same venue?
Eatonton Downtown Development Authority is working to repurpose the Pex building into a home of Black history for the county https://www.msgrnews.com/news/pex-theatre-renovation-project-enters-facade-phase
Was this building the former Palace: https://www.marqueeonmain.com/about ?
This resembles the last iterations of the Martin Theatres before their demise.
The Rio was closed in March 2020 due to COVID and has yet to reopen
As of October 2025, this building is vacant.
The Wedesonian is now the Peach County Theatre. An extensive restoration project is underway and can be seen on it’s new website: https://peachcountrytheater.com/gallery
The Galaxy Six in Tacoma, WA is/was basically the same design but with 6 screens rather than 12. This wasn’t a bad theatre at all and was surprised that it was demolished after a decade of relatively good business. It was best that this had to go rather than the Landmark’s River .
It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
The theatre was closed on September 25, 2025. Restoration is still ongoing while a new operator is being sought.
This was a standard design used by Martin throughout the 1970s as the chain moved away from single screen venues.
Great staff at the Avalon! Very friendly and helpful in showing me around the venue. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much of the original auditorium remained intact!
The exterior looks very much like a GCC classic single screen. The was separating the two auditoriums appears to have been removed.
There was another theatre in Washougal which existed prior to the Roxy called the Liberty which also accommodated about the same number of people as the Roxy. Considering the size of the town, can one assume that they are the same with different names?
There was an Amity Theatre in operation around 1940.
I am also wondering if the Cedar might have also occupied the same space as the Princess since they were both located on S Main since the road isn’t that long.
I came to the address my matching the archive photo with shots from Google Maps. The numbering is based on the current address listings.
The last of the Jerry Lewis Theatre in the metro Atlanta area and possibly the state is not more. It was completely demolished a few years ago.
This was originally the Tara Theatre. It opened sometime between 1940 and 1950. The actual address is 118 North Main St, Sylvester, GA and was operated by one Robert J Farbar. The building, with a seating capacity of 500 remains and is a combination of retail and office space.
City directory list address as 510 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, GA
According to the 1922 Polk Directory the theatre was located on the corner of E Beaver St and Ocean St
According to the 1922 Polk Directory the theatre was located on the corner of E Beaver St and Ocean St
Here is the new website for Five: https://fivejax.com/. The Nashville organization managing the property has done a remarkable job in restoring it. Might want to consider changing the status from closed to open event though it’s now a music hall it still retains all of the features which identify it as a theatre.
It’s back with a new name (Five) and purpose (music venue).
The Willianson/Ritz was the design of Tampa architect B.C. Bonfoey.