I bought tickets today to see Fiddler on the Roof with Topol next month. Topol was the star of the film version in the late sixties. Should be a great show.
The Rite Aid was built on the southeast corner of 7th and Dickinson after the Stratford Theater was razed. You can see that the theater extends almost to the street while the drugstore, a much smaller building, is set well back in the property with parking in front.
I bought tickets today to see Fiddler on the Roof with Topol next month. Topol was the star of the film version in the late sixties. Should be a great show.
Here are some 1986 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kv7amx
http://tinyurl.com/l93j42
http://tinyurl.com/mbjbm5
The current occupant is a catering hall. There are some interior photos on their site.
http://www.grasshopperscatering.com/about.html
Using the 2029 S. 3rd address, this is what the theater looks like today:
http://tinyurl.com/l9ud7a
The Rite Aid was built on the southeast corner of 7th and Dickinson after the Stratford Theater was razed. You can see that the theater extends almost to the street while the drugstore, a much smaller building, is set well back in the property with parking in front.
Here is a 1956 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/nzsr2o
What have they done?
http://tinyurl.com/nx8fvd
Compare this view to the photos of the facade in January 2006:
http://tinyurl.com/nywfjx
Here is a photo with the current occupant:
http://tinyurl.com/nfrfax
I’ve seen Harrison Ford in quite a few silent movie listings. He must have been popular in his day.
Here is another 1984 photo. Misidentified as the Summer Drive-In:
http://tinyurl.com/lq66p6
Some interior photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/kp2q6b
This site has some exterior photos:
http://tinyurl.com/mvmndb
This site has some vintage exterior photos:
http://tinyurl.com/lctym5
There are some interior photos on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/llkl52
Here is the open-air theater:
http://tinyurl.com/mz9uqh
Some photos of the theater building are on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/l4oh5j
Here is some additional information:
http://tinyurl.com/mqsr7c
There is a more recent photo of the building on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/le2yxk
Here is a photo from the Library of Congress:
http://tinyurl.com/l3qoks
The Globe theater sign can be seen in this photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ykct24
This 1939 photo shows some street ads for the Stanley and the Savar:
http://tinyurl.com/mqf2wp
Here is a 1942 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/n66th9
Drive-ins.com spells it Medow. I imagine there was only one drive-in in Stigler, so it may have had some different spellings.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/kpyu95