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50sSNIPES commented about Parkview Theatre on Apr 29, 2022 at 2:21 am

Opened on May 26, 1919 with Fannie Ward in the 7-Part reel “Common Clay” along with a drama reel “By Indian Post”, a comedy reel “Looney Lions And Monkey Business”, a Kinogram newsreel, and a performance by the theater’s own orchestra named after the theater itself.

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50sSNIPES commented about Northside Cinema One on Apr 26, 2022 at 12:32 am

The Northside Cinema One Closed In Connection To The Opening Of The Carmike 12 A Few Miles Away In 2008.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ritz Theater on Apr 26, 2022 at 12:30 am

Closed On February 18, 1956 With “Vengeance Of The West” And Don Juan’s “Night Of Love” As Its Last Films. The Theater Was Then Used For Commercial Usages And Special Unities Such As Meetings.

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50sSNIPES commented about AMC Classic Dothan Pavilion 12 on Apr 25, 2022 at 11:09 pm

Opened In 2008.

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50sSNIPES commented about AMC Classic Dothan 6 on Apr 25, 2022 at 11:07 pm

Formerly known as Cinema VI, and Northside Cinema Two.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ritz - McKinney, TX on Apr 23, 2022 at 6:57 pm

This Is Shot Either On March 1st Or 2nd, 1953.

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50sSNIPES commented about Vixen on Apr 23, 2022 at 4:48 am

Update: The Empire Theatre name lasted until April 1941. For a short time, it was renamed “Theatre In McHenry”. This lasted for nearly 6 months until it finally became the Colony Theatre in September of the same year.

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50sSNIPES commented about Vixen on Apr 23, 2022 at 4:35 am

So does it mean that two of its screens will become its bar areas, and the other being the main auditorium?

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50sSNIPES commented about Shaw Theatre on Apr 22, 2022 at 1:30 am

Yeah, that definitely has to be their mistake. Speaking of the Leaf, before the Leaf Theatre opened in 1949, is the Roxy or the Shaw the more dominant theater for the city of Quincy?

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50sSNIPES commented about Quincy Music Theatre on Apr 22, 2022 at 1:28 am

The original capacity for the Leaf was listed as 1,022 according to a major error from the Film Daily Yearbook in 1957. There were approximately seven theaters in total for the city of Quincy throughout its history.

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50sSNIPES commented about Roxy Theater on Apr 21, 2022 at 11:24 pm

So there were seven in total throughout its history.

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50sSNIPES commented about Roxy Theater on Apr 21, 2022 at 10:27 pm

Man, that poor building is pretty beaten up.

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50sSNIPES commented about Roxy Theater on Apr 21, 2022 at 10:25 pm

According to the Tallahassee Democrat, yes, they were two separate theaters in Quincy and both were operated by the Interstate Enterprises chain just before the birth of the Leaf Theatre. But it was unclear where in Quincy the Shaw was because I cannot find its address. All 3 theaters continued to run films throughout the 1950s.

The Roxy and the Leaf Theaters were notable for the June/July 1964 prickets by six negro men.

Throughout the city of Quincy, there were five theaters in total. The Empire, the Roxy, the Enterprise (later Shaw), the Leaf, and the Hill Drive-In.

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50sSNIPES commented about Hill Drive-In on Apr 21, 2022 at 10:15 pm

On February 28, 1958, the CinemaScope screen that was installed in 1955 was blown by high winds, which the theater installed another screen afterward.

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50sSNIPES commented about Shaw Theatre on Apr 21, 2022 at 9:23 pm

Did it really had 1,022 seats? I don’t know if they had that amount of seats. I’m sure the yearbook had a huge error.

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50sSNIPES commented about Quincy Music Theatre on Apr 21, 2022 at 3:50 pm

I actually found some evidence from the Tallahassee Democrat that both the Shaw and Roxy Theaters were in separated areas in Quincy.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Theatre on Apr 21, 2022 at 1:09 am

Closed In 1976.

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50sSNIPES commented about Hippodrome Theatre on Apr 18, 2022 at 8:23 pm

On June 18, 1946, The Hippodrome Theatre Was Destroyed By A Fire.

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50sSNIPES commented about Galax Theater on Apr 18, 2022 at 7:03 pm

The Galax Theatre Was Destroyed By A Fire On February 16, 1945, Which Led To Remodeling And Rebuilding The Theater Until Reopening That November.

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50sSNIPES commented about Jax Jr. Cinema on Apr 17, 2022 at 11:50 pm

The Jax Jr’s actual opening date is March 17, 1951 with Fred Astaire in “Royal Wedding” along with a performance by the Nationally Famous Barbary Coast of Dartmouth College before showing.

The Jax Jr. Theatre also began housing a second floor where it housed to the original studio building facilities of radio station WTWN-AM (Now WSTJ, licensed in Littleton) in October 1951.

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50sSNIPES commented about Plaza Theatre on Apr 17, 2022 at 11:43 pm

The Plaza continued into 1956, so it was unclear how long the Plaza lasted.

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50sSNIPES commented about Moonlite Drive-In on Apr 17, 2022 at 3:06 am

Taken Between September 29th And October 1st, 1955.

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50sSNIPES commented about Garby Theatre on Apr 17, 2022 at 2:18 am

Opened On February 5, 1937 With George Brent In “More Than A Secretary” With No Extra Subjects. Along With The Orpheum, Both Theaters Continued To Run First-Runs Into The 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Orpheum Theatre on Apr 17, 2022 at 2:08 am

The Orpheum dates back as early as 1911.

On April 11, 1929, The Orpheum ended its silent run and began running sound films via Vitaphone which installed on February 28, 1929, with “The Home Towners” as its first film.

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50sSNIPES commented about New Vox Theatre on Apr 16, 2022 at 9:48 pm

This theater first opened as the Liberty Theatre in its second location (as the first Liberty Theatre opened as early as 1919 and closed the following year nearby due to relocation). It was constructed beginning in May 1920 by the incorporators of H.W. Poole, D.O. Williams, O.D. Burke, and Charles J. Ferguson as a $150,000 project, with an additional $120,000 for equipment, bringing a total to $270,000, with an original capacity of 1,411.

Like the Liberty, there were also 2 Vox Theaters in Klamath Falls. The first one located not too far from the second location opened its doors on May 24, 1929 with George Jessel in “Lucky Boy” (A Tiffany film) with no extra subjects, with the installation of sound, and was operated by G. McPherson. It closed just before Christmas in 1930 due to the same reason, relocating to the Liberty Theatre and was completely remodeled.

The second Vox Theatre in the Liberty Theatre site opened its doors on March 12, 1931 with Charles Murray in “Caught Cheating” (Yet again another Tiffany film) along with an unnamed Mickey Mouse cartoon, an unknown comedy reel, and a newsreel. The Vox was managed by Jack Heacox who installed the latest RCA Protophone sound a month prior to opening.

The Vox Theatre closed for the final time as a movie house in 1942, but left retained as a special events theater, which involves live performances and vaudeville skits including stuff related to World War II. Shortly afterwards, the Vox immediately converted into a Country Store which includes a section filled with War Bonds.