This site has brought back many memories. I was happy to have found it, and reading what its community has brought to it. Happy 2010 to all who make this site such a delightful one.
The Pick-n-Pay/Finast/Tops remained across the street after the Shore was demolished. An entrance to the parking lot that was behind the theater and a bank (now a Fifth/Third,) was built where the Shore once was. Both are there today.
I saw ‘Nine’ here just recently; it’s a a very fine theater, with a very attentive staff. The auditorium I was in (No. 16) was large by contemporary standards, with a large wall-to-wall, slightly curved screen, sharp projection, and great sound. No pre-show ads. There was a staff person at each auditorium entrance and others stationed throughout the complex who were very welcoming. The only minus, which may be temporary, is the location, which is in what seems to be in a rather out-of-the way place; I am sure that right now, many cabbies wouldn’t know how to take you there. There is no marquee and at least as of now, very little exterior signage at all. Right now the main entrance is about halfway down a driveway off of Roosevelt. The entry looks like that of an office building. After entering you are greeted by a staff member, but aside from some ticket kiosks and a poster case, it does not look much like a theater lobby. Once you go up the escalator though, the upper lobby space is indeed huge. But from the theater, there doesn’t seem to be much in the Roosevelt Collection at the moment, though it is a massive building and finishing work is still going on.
The theater is now under new ownership and should be listed as BIG Cinemas San Jose. In addition, there should be another aka: IMC6. See story here: View link
Two of the former six cinemas have reopened; the entry for this theater needs to be updated. The theater is now a twin called the Screenland Crown Center. See story here: View link
I think they have things fixed; try the link again, If not go to http://www.miamiherald.com and put ‘Paris Theater’ in the search box; then scroll down on the response to the Recent News box on the left – the article begins “Historic theater could get second…”
I think the Miami Herald is having site problems because I now get an error handling message which is not what you or AlAlvarez were getting. Their home page isn’t working either. Perhaps the link will work later.
I just checked it, both by clicking on it and pasting it in two different browsers and it worked without a “membership required” screen coming up in either.
There are pictures of Detroit Orchestra Hall/Paradise Theater here, (which may have been originally pointed to in some of the earlier now dead links): View link
I posted an article about this Technicolor 3-D process last month; http://cinematreasures.org/news/22063_0_1_0_C/
Technicolor regards the process as a stop-gap alternative until more digital installations occur.
I don’t know if 3-D will gain a permanent place in film exhibition this time around or not; I have a sense that it will, as before, wear out its welcome when it used on pictures that don’t merit its use. I would love to see 70mm film make a come back, but I wonder if the largest segment of the cinema-going audience would really notice the difference or care. The momemtum seems very much to be in the direction of all digital.
This theater closed in 1961 and was converted to a bowling alley, though the exterior was little changed right up to the end, with the big letters spelling MIDLAND still in place along with marquee. I can’t recall exactly when it was demolished, but I would guess around 1996. A chain drugstore occupies the site now. There are pictures here: View link
‘Search for Paradise" came out in 1957, so it was about seven-eight years old by the time it got to Sacramento in 1965; I would think that many people who lived in Sacramento probably saw the travelogue films in San Francisco originally.
This site has brought back many memories. I was happy to have found it, and reading what its community has brought to it. Happy 2010 to all who make this site such a delightful one.
The Pick-n-Pay/Finast/Tops remained across the street after the Shore was demolished. An entrance to the parking lot that was behind the theater and a bank (now a Fifth/Third,) was built where the Shore once was. Both are there today.
Here’s a related article from the Chicago Tribune: View link
Here is an update on the repairs to the theater. It will become a triplex: http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86777/
I saw ‘Nine’ here just recently; it’s a a very fine theater, with a very attentive staff. The auditorium I was in (No. 16) was large by contemporary standards, with a large wall-to-wall, slightly curved screen, sharp projection, and great sound. No pre-show ads. There was a staff person at each auditorium entrance and others stationed throughout the complex who were very welcoming. The only minus, which may be temporary, is the location, which is in what seems to be in a rather out-of-the way place; I am sure that right now, many cabbies wouldn’t know how to take you there. There is no marquee and at least as of now, very little exterior signage at all. Right now the main entrance is about halfway down a driveway off of Roosevelt. The entry looks like that of an office building. After entering you are greeted by a staff member, but aside from some ticket kiosks and a poster case, it does not look much like a theater lobby. Once you go up the escalator though, the upper lobby space is indeed huge. But from the theater, there doesn’t seem to be much in the Roosevelt Collection at the moment, though it is a massive building and finishing work is still going on.
Here’s a related article that recalls memories of the theater and some other details: View link
Here’s an updated story with pictures of the new cinema:
View link
The theater is now under new ownership and should be listed as BIG Cinemas San Jose. In addition, there should be another aka: IMC6. See story here: View link
Two of the former six cinemas have reopened; the entry for this theater needs to be updated. The theater is now a twin called the Screenland Crown Center. See story here: View link
Here’s an additional story about the opening with a picture: View link
I think they have things fixed; try the link again, If not go to
http://www.miamiherald.com and put ‘Paris Theater’ in the search box; then scroll down on the response to the Recent News box on the left – the article begins “Historic theater could get second…”
I think the Miami Herald is having site problems because I now get an error handling message which is not what you or AlAlvarez were getting. Their home page isn’t working either. Perhaps the link will work later.
I just checked it, both by clicking on it and pasting it in two different browsers and it worked without a “membership required” screen coming up in either.
Here is an article about what is going on currently in, and what is being planned for, the former Paris Theater: http://www.miamiherald.com/488/story/1393080.html
There are pictures of Detroit Orchestra Hall/Paradise Theater here, (which may have been originally pointed to in some of the earlier now dead links): View link
I posted an article about this Technicolor 3-D process last month; http://cinematreasures.org/news/22063_0_1_0_C/
Technicolor regards the process as a stop-gap alternative until more digital installations occur.
I don’t know if 3-D will gain a permanent place in film exhibition this time around or not; I have a sense that it will, as before, wear out its welcome when it used on pictures that don’t merit its use. I would love to see 70mm film make a come back, but I wonder if the largest segment of the cinema-going audience would really notice the difference or care. The momemtum seems very much to be in the direction of all digital.
Here’s a recent exterior picture showing that the entrance has changed very little since the theater was known as the Colony:
View link
I have submitted an entry for Tower Square Cinemas; it should appear soon.
According to this article, seven screening rooms are now capable of digital projection, and four of these are equipped for 3-D: http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11707680
This theater closed in 1961 and was converted to a bowling alley, though the exterior was little changed right up to the end, with the big letters spelling MIDLAND still in place along with marquee. I can’t recall exactly when it was demolished, but I would guess around 1996. A chain drugstore occupies the site now. There are pictures here: View link
What does a Rick Astley video have to do with the Michigan Theater?
It has become a church; story here: View link
This theater is about to be demolished: story here:
View link
It has come under new ownership: http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=11697546
‘Search for Paradise" came out in 1957, so it was about seven-eight years old by the time it got to Sacramento in 1965; I would think that many people who lived in Sacramento probably saw the travelogue films in San Francisco originally.