In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook it is listed as the Avalon Theater with 1,100 seats and being operated by Paramount Picures Inc. through their subsidiary Joe Cooper.
By the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. is is listed as the Cooper Theater with a seating capacity given as 1,496.
Joe;Can you do a quick post over to the first listing of the Valley Theatre details that you posted. I have notifed the site managers and this posting will be deleted.
Film Daily Yearbooks;1941,1943 and 1950 editions that I own, show a Lynch Theatre, Lynch, KY with a seating capacity given as 600. It’s the only theatre listed for the town during those years.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1952 edition gives and address for the Valley Theatre as 326 W. Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA which today does not map out due I suppose to re-numbering. A seating capacity is given as 500.
This is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 and 1952 editions as the Santa Anita Theatre with a seating capacity given as 830. The address given is 135 Colorado Ave, Arcadia, CA. which today maps as Colorado Place.
lostmemory; I too had a problem with this listing. Duluth never had a Palace Theatre. It is the Palace Theatre in Superior, WI which is already listed on C.T. #8386
A current (October 2005) view of the exterior of the Odeon Camden Town in North London. It must have been taken very early on a Sunday morning with no traffic or pedestrians to be seen on what is usually a very busy street. View link
Listed as operating since at least 1941 when the Brokaw Theater is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 400. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 700 and in the 1950 edition it is 576 seats.
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity as 240. It’s still the same by the time the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. was published, only in this edition and address of Howard Street is given.
Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions list Ward’s Theatre with 400 seats as the only theatre in town. In the 1950 and 1952 editions of F.D.Y. the only theatre listed in Pismo Beach is the Pismo Theatre with a seating capacity of 678 given in both editions.
The Odeon opened with Julie Andrews in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” so the first photo I posted above is from around May 1968 during it’s ‘Roadshow’ presentation here and not ‘early 1969’ when that film went on Odeon general release. The cinema was equipped with 70mm projection facilities.
In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook it is listed as the Avalon Theater with 1,100 seats and being operated by Paramount Picures Inc. through their subsidiary Joe Cooper.
By the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. is is listed as the Cooper Theater with a seating capacity given as 1,496.
Joe;Can you do a quick post over to the first listing of the Valley Theatre details that you posted. I have notifed the site managers and this posting will be deleted.
Film Daily Yearbooks;1941,1943 and 1950 editions that I own, show a Lynch Theatre, Lynch, KY with a seating capacity given as 600. It’s the only theatre listed for the town during those years.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives the seating capacity of the Palace Theater as 466.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1952 edition gives and address for the Valley Theatre as 326 W. Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA which today does not map out due I suppose to re-numbering. A seating capacity is given as 500.
SavageSailor;The Peter Bogdanovitch film “Targets” starring Boris Karloff was definately filmed at the Reseda Drive-In Theatre.
This is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 and 1952 editions as the Santa Anita Theatre with a seating capacity given as 830. The address given is 135 Colorado Ave, Arcadia, CA. which today maps as Colorado Place.
Here is the latest news from Superior, courtesy of the Duluth News Tribune newspaper:
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lostmemory; I too had a problem with this listing. Duluth never had a Palace Theatre. It is the Palace Theatre in Superior, WI which is already listed on C.T. #8386
It’s been listed as open since at least 1941. The seating capacity given is 375.
Film Daily Yearbook’s thru the 1940 and early 1950’s only give two theatres for Oroville, CA.
1941 edition:
Rex – 500 seats
State – 1,000 seats
1943 edition:
Rex – 580 seats
State – 1,548 seats
1950 and 1952 editions:
Empire, 1555 Meyers Street. 519 seats
State, 1589 Meyers Street. 1,529 seats
The auditorium of the Hull Screen which is part of the Central Library building.
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An exterior view, late afternoon in December 2003 (note the Christmas trees and Santa Clause) of the Regal Theatre, Stowmarket:
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A view of the auditorium (front stalls area) just as the demolition crew are moving in:
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A photograph of the No. 1 screen in the Cornerhouse Cinema, Manchester:
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A recent exterior view of the former Forum Cinema, Kentish Town in North London, now in use as a rock concert venue.
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An auditorium photograph of the Hippodrome Theatre, Colchester in its current use as a nightclub:
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A current (October 2005) view of the exterior of the Odeon Camden Town in North London. It must have been taken very early on a Sunday morning with no traffic or pedestrians to be seen on what is usually a very busy street.
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Listed in Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions with a seating capacity of 460 and the status is ‘Closed’.
Listed as operating since at least 1941 when the Brokaw Theater is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 400. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 700 and in the 1950 edition it is 576 seats.
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity as 240. It’s still the same by the time the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. was published, only in this edition and address of Howard Street is given.
Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions list Ward’s Theatre with 400 seats as the only theatre in town. In the 1950 and 1952 editions of F.D.Y. the only theatre listed in Pismo Beach is the Pismo Theatre with a seating capacity of 678 given in both editions.
The Odeon opened with Julie Andrews in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” so the first photo I posted above is from around May 1968 during it’s ‘Roadshow’ presentation here and not ‘early 1969’ when that film went on Odeon general release. The cinema was equipped with 70mm projection facilities.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives a seating capacity of 670.
An exterior photograph of the ‘new’ Odeon Stockton-on-Tees taken in early 1969:
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And a December 1970 view:
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