Frank Love was the architect of the new Aztec Theater in downtown Vinita. The Spanish architecture of the town’s second Aztec Theater was Spanish at launch designed to look like Adobe dwellings of the past. Love had also been the architect on the remodeling of the nearby Lyric Theatre. The new Aztec launched December 19: 1935 with Will Rogers in “In Old Kentucky”.
Launched as the Electric Theatre April 10, 1911, the venue converted to sound on June 12, 1930. Simmons and McAllister bought the theatre rebranding it as the Plaza Theatre on November 2, 1930. On January 18, 1943, a fire closed the facility relaunching May 12, 1943 as the New Plaza Theatre.
Closed on June 14, 1953 with “Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation” and “Never Wave at a WAC.” Owner Isaac Brotman said vandals and hoodlums forced him to close the theatre.
Vincent Trainor launched the Superba Theatre in 1918. In the 1920s, the theatre changed names to the Holly Theatre. As theatres converted to sound, the owners of the Holly were charged with setting fire to their own theatre though the fire only damaged the building. The Holly got new owners, was repaired, and equipped for sound in the rebranding as the Ramsey Theatre in January of 1936.
During the early days of television, the theatre reduced to just Friday-only operation before closing in 1952. The theatre relaunched as the Ramsey Cinema with widescreen presentation on June 3, 1960. In September and October of 2001, the theatre was closed while it added a second screen becoming a twin-screen operation on November 16, 2001.
Dropped by Regal at end of lease in 2019, the location became the third location for Fun in DFW and was renamed the Fun Movie Grill MacArthur Marketplace at relaunch on June 22, 2019.
Ivan H. Harris of the Harris-Voeller Circuit bought the Rialto Theatre in April of 1935. They enlarged the theatre relaunching it as the Voris Theatre on November 22, 1935
Minor note: it should likely be listed as the Baronet Theatre as twenty of its 23 years were as the Baronet and only a handful of screenings were as the short-lived Boulevard Cinema.
The new Hope Theatre launched inside the Modern Hotel Building on April 18, 1936 with the film, “Shipmates Forever” with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. It essentially replaced the former Cozy Theatre that burned down on October 27, 1935. It closed December 15, 1957 with Danny Kaye in “Knock on Wood.” It was torn down on July 2, 1959. BTW: It was never known as the Bijou or the Cozy Theatre.
Opened as the Valley West Theatre playing art films in 1962 with 300 seats, new architectural plans were rushed when the theatre was more successful than anticipated. It was expanded and relaunched with “Tom Jones” on April 12, 1964 to 500 seats. It relaunched on November 19, 1965 as the Baronet Theatre with “Zorba, the Greek.” It closed in 1985 and remodeled as the Boulevard Cinema as a sub-run discount house with 450 seats and one screen launching July 6, 1985 with “Shock Treatment” and “Phantom of the Paradise.”
Architect – Richard L. Crother & Associated of Denver with associate and local architect J.A. Dickerson of Topeka. The first indoor movie theater since 1932, it cost north of $500,000.
The Loew’s theatre indeed boasted of its 10-channel stereo sound system with “The Ugly Dachshund” as its opening 70mm film on their 60' screen on April 8, 1966.
The south side Valley Theatre operated on King Hill Avenue from the silent era and didn’t covert to sound closing in 1930. The Dubinsky Brothers relaunched a new Valley Theatre across the street at the this former factory location on May 19, 1934. The theater immediately made headlines for running low-cost shows with non-union projectionists. The theatre was then the subject of a monopoly suit in 1940 by the competing Rialto Theatre owners who alleged that the Valley Theatre was merely a loss leader aimed at driving their independent theater out of business.
The theatre was closed. A new independent operator took on the theatre calling it the Nickel-O-Dion Grand Theatre on July 1, 1940. A year later, prices increased to 10 cents and the truncated new name, the Grand Theatre. It closed at the end of July 1941 and reopened under new management on November 15, 1941 closing after just a month of operation. The following August, the theatre relaunched as the King Theatre on August 22, 1942 with the fine double-feature of “Jesse James” and “The Return of Jesse James.”
The King Theatre was closed on May 4, 1953 with a double feature of “White Savage” and “Last of the Buccaneers.” The Dickinson Theatre would only offer the theater building with a “non-compete” clause ending the theater’s operation.
BTW: It was never called the Great Plains Grand Theatre.
The Rivoli Theatre opened on August 15, 1925 with a Reproduco Expression Pipe Organ. The theatre relaunched on January 22, 1941 as the Uptown with the film, “Rhythm on the River.”
The Electric Theatre launched September 23, 1915 with “Trilby”. The previous Majestic Theatre had been razed on May 14, 1915. A $225,000 new Electric Theatre was built using elements of the original in an expansion project culminating with its relaunch on October 21, 1926 with “Subway Sadie.” The new-look Moorish design included a $35,000 Wurlitzer organ and another $200,000 plus in improvements.
The theatre was closed on October 28, 1961 with a double-feature of “"The Snake Woman” and “Doctor Blood’s Coffin.” The theatre was stripped with the auditorium razed in 1962. The facade, lobby and other elements remained after being retrofitted for retail use. The remainder of the building was subsequently demolished on November 19, 1977.
The Paradise closed October 25, 1981 with two Hispanic films, “Un Quijote Sin Mancha” and “Ilegales y mojados.” It was known very briefly as Cine Paradise.
Frank Love was the architect of the new Aztec Theater in downtown Vinita. The Spanish architecture of the town’s second Aztec Theater was Spanish at launch designed to look like Adobe dwellings of the past. Love had also been the architect on the remodeling of the nearby Lyric Theatre. The new Aztec launched December 19: 1935 with Will Rogers in “In Old Kentucky”.
Launched as the Electric Theatre April 10, 1911, the venue converted to sound on June 12, 1930. Simmons and McAllister bought the theatre rebranding it as the Plaza Theatre on November 2, 1930. On January 18, 1943, a fire closed the facility relaunching May 12, 1943 as the New Plaza Theatre.
UA closed the theatre on June 12, 1997 with “Buddy” and “Liar, Liar.”
Closed on June 14, 1953 with “Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation” and “Never Wave at a WAC.” Owner Isaac Brotman said vandals and hoodlums forced him to close the theatre.
Vincent Trainor launched the Superba Theatre in 1918. In the 1920s, the theatre changed names to the Holly Theatre. As theatres converted to sound, the owners of the Holly were charged with setting fire to their own theatre though the fire only damaged the building. The Holly got new owners, was repaired, and equipped for sound in the rebranding as the Ramsey Theatre in January of 1936.
During the early days of television, the theatre reduced to just Friday-only operation before closing in 1952. The theatre relaunched as the Ramsey Cinema with widescreen presentation on June 3, 1960. In September and October of 2001, the theatre was closed while it added a second screen becoming a twin-screen operation on November 16, 2001.
Closed May 9, 2019 with Shazam, Ugly Dolls, La Llorona and Avengers: Endgame.
Dropped by Regal at end of lease in 2019, the location became the third location for Fun in DFW and was renamed the Fun Movie Grill MacArthur Marketplace at relaunch on June 22, 2019.
Closed with “This is My Alaska” on January 20, 1970. It was demolished in February of 1970.
Appears to have opened as the Cyko Theatre in 1914. It was renamed the American Theatre in 1919. Vitaphone was installed in 1929 for sound films.
The Mohawk sign was featured in the local Cassia County Historical Society Museum beginning in the 1980s after it was found in storage.
Ivan H. Harris of the Harris-Voeller Circuit bought the Rialto Theatre in April of 1935. They enlarged the theatre relaunching it as the Voris Theatre on November 22, 1935
January 4, 1915 grand opening ad of the Orpheum in photos.
December 20, 1963 opening Circuits: ABC Paramount, New England Theatres Circuit (NET)
Architect – G.N. Limbert
Minor note: it should likely be listed as the Baronet Theatre as twenty of its 23 years were as the Baronet and only a handful of screenings were as the short-lived Boulevard Cinema.
The new Hope Theatre launched inside the Modern Hotel Building on April 18, 1936 with the film, “Shipmates Forever” with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. It essentially replaced the former Cozy Theatre that burned down on October 27, 1935. It closed December 15, 1957 with Danny Kaye in “Knock on Wood.” It was torn down on July 2, 1959. BTW: It was never known as the Bijou or the Cozy Theatre.
Opened as the Valley West Theatre playing art films in 1962 with 300 seats, new architectural plans were rushed when the theatre was more successful than anticipated. It was expanded and relaunched with “Tom Jones” on April 12, 1964 to 500 seats. It relaunched on November 19, 1965 as the Baronet Theatre with “Zorba, the Greek.” It closed in 1985 and remodeled as the Boulevard Cinema as a sub-run discount house with 450 seats and one screen launching July 6, 1985 with “Shock Treatment” and “Phantom of the Paradise.”
Architect – Richard L. Crother & Associated of Denver with associate and local architect J.A. Dickerson of Topeka. The first indoor movie theater since 1932, it cost north of $500,000.
The Loew’s theatre indeed boasted of its 10-channel stereo sound system with “The Ugly Dachshund” as its opening 70mm film on their 60' screen on April 8, 1966.
Architect was Joseph Schuler.
The south side Valley Theatre operated on King Hill Avenue from the silent era and didn’t covert to sound closing in 1930. The Dubinsky Brothers relaunched a new Valley Theatre across the street at the this former factory location on May 19, 1934. The theater immediately made headlines for running low-cost shows with non-union projectionists. The theatre was then the subject of a monopoly suit in 1940 by the competing Rialto Theatre owners who alleged that the Valley Theatre was merely a loss leader aimed at driving their independent theater out of business.
The theatre was closed. A new independent operator took on the theatre calling it the Nickel-O-Dion Grand Theatre on July 1, 1940. A year later, prices increased to 10 cents and the truncated new name, the Grand Theatre. It closed at the end of July 1941 and reopened under new management on November 15, 1941 closing after just a month of operation. The following August, the theatre relaunched as the King Theatre on August 22, 1942 with the fine double-feature of “Jesse James” and “The Return of Jesse James.”
The King Theatre was closed on May 4, 1953 with a double feature of “White Savage” and “Last of the Buccaneers.” The Dickinson Theatre would only offer the theater building with a “non-compete” clause ending the theater’s operation.
BTW: It was never called the Great Plains Grand Theatre.
The Rivoli Theatre opened on August 15, 1925 with a Reproduco Expression Pipe Organ. The theatre relaunched on January 22, 1941 as the Uptown with the film, “Rhythm on the River.”
The Electric Theatre launched September 23, 1915 with “Trilby”. The previous Majestic Theatre had been razed on May 14, 1915. A $225,000 new Electric Theatre was built using elements of the original in an expansion project culminating with its relaunch on October 21, 1926 with “Subway Sadie.” The new-look Moorish design included a $35,000 Wurlitzer organ and another $200,000 plus in improvements.
The theatre was closed on October 28, 1961 with a double-feature of “"The Snake Woman” and “Doctor Blood’s Coffin.” The theatre was stripped with the auditorium razed in 1962. The facade, lobby and other elements remained after being retrofitted for retail use. The remainder of the building was subsequently demolished on November 19, 1977.
The Paradise closed October 25, 1981 with two Hispanic films, “Un Quijote Sin Mancha” and “Ilegales y mojados.” It was known very briefly as Cine Paradise.
The Hiland closed April 13, 1952 “The Man Who Cheated Himself.” The next week, seats were move to the Paradise and the floor leveled for apartments.
Opened August 1, 1910. Closed April 16, 1916 with “Her Painted Hero” “The Home Breakers,” and “Saved By the Wireless.”