Comments from Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Wayne Movietown on Mar 25, 2011 at 2:45 pm

FROM THE ADDRESS, PLEASE REMOVE:

PREAKNESS SHOPPING CENTER

PLEASE ADD:

1220 HAMBURG TURNPIKE

AKA:

SKOURAS-WAYNE THEATRE

PEAKNESS 4

SEATS: 1,180

PHONE 973.694.4136

WEBSITE:

http://clearviewcinemas.com/

Opened in 1963 in the then Wayne Shopping Center, as a 900 seat single theater on a single level showing Dean Martin in “4 FOR TEXAS”.

Owners:

1963-1969 Skouras Theatres Corp. of Great Neck. N.Y.,they owned over 50 theatres in New Jersey and New York.

1975-1997 United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., they twined the place in the early 1980’s and later added 2 more screens. The seats came from the 34th Street Showplace in Manhattan. Seats, 265, 265, 350, 300.

1997 Clearview Cinemas Corp.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Rex Theatre on Mar 25, 2011 at 1:08 pm

SEATS:

300

Could use an address or crossroads. More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Starlite Drive-In on Mar 25, 2011 at 12:53 pm

Open ~1955? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

More info and photos always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Rex Theatre on Mar 24, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Could use an address or crossroads. More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Cherry Hill Drive-In on Mar 24, 2011 at 2:05 pm

PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:

U.S. 29

Open ~1950-~1964? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

A home was in the screen tower.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Forest Auto Theatre on Mar 24, 2011 at 1:43 pm

My guess is that it would have been on the Northeast Corner, is that correct?

Open ~1964-~1969? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

From 1964-1969 it was owned by Associated Theatres of Cleveland, O., Meyer C. Fine, President. In 1967 they had 36 theaters in Ohio.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Melrose Theatre on Mar 22, 2011 at 5:36 pm

Open ~1930-~1955? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Owners:

1930-1950 Goldstein Circuit

1955 Affillated Theatres Corp., of Boston, Joseph Hochberg, President. They had 28 theaters in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Fox Bayshore Drive-In on Mar 22, 2011 at 5:01 pm

Anyone know which corner or have a better address?

Open ~1964-~1975? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Owners:

1964-1967 Fox West Coast Theatres Corp.,(Subsidiary of National General Corp.) of Los Angeles, Eugene V. Klein, President. In 1967 they had 121 theaters in Arizona, California and Nevada.

1975 Pacific Drive-Ins

More info and more photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Peoples Theatre on Mar 22, 2011 at 4:10 pm

PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:

EAST 4th AVENUE

SEATS 550

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Kiowa Theatre on Mar 22, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Was a Kiowa Theater in Kiowa in 1955. Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Could use an address or crossroads, more info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Roxy Theatre on Mar 21, 2011 at 1:55 pm

ROXY can still be seen in the top of the building.

Simons Amusement Co. (A Division of Sharp-Sias Enterprises) Edward Sharp, President & Robert V. Sias, Vice-President.

More info and photos always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Tri City Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 3:15 pm

First theater in Southeastern Ohio to have Digital Projection in all Cinemas.

Was owned by Classic Theaters.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Chatham Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Could use more of an address.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Iowa Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Open ~1930? Can anyone veify the exact dates?

Could use an address or crossroads, more info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Central Cinema 6 on Mar 20, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Opened January 26, 2004.

As of March 20, 2011, still listed on B&B Theaters Website.

More info and photos always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Congress Hall on Mar 20, 2011 at 4:03 am

Open ~1935? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Owned by Smith, Phillip Theatrical Enterprises.

More info and photos always welcome/

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Chatham Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 3:43 am

SEATS: 350

PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:

MAIN STREET

Open ~1945-~1955? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Rivoli Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 3:31 am

Owned:

1940 R. Allison

1950-1955 Rivoli & Hollywood Theaters

1961-1980 Notopoulos Theatres, Inc

Also listed at Logan & Baker Blvd (which is really the same corner), but which corner had the theater? It would be better to have a street address.

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Barrymore Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 2:48 am

Photo of the Organist and Console of the Kilgen Theater Pipe Organ Special, Opus 4420, 2/8, January 10, 1930. Anyone know the organist?

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Barrymore Theatre on Mar 20, 2011 at 2:28 am

Opened as the Eastwood, December 28, 1929, had a Balcony and 980 Seats. Kept that name till 1967.

1960-1967 owned by Madison 20th Century Theaters of Milwaukee, Wisc, Dean D. Fitzgerald, President. In 1967 they owned 7 theaters in Wisconsin, including the Eastwood.

Cinema, December 20, 1967-1987. Had a Grand Opening as a Roadshow Theater at 8 p.m., December 20,1967 with, THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING…, wonder if it was in 70mm, I’m sure it wasn’t in Dimension 150.

Started being called the Barrymore Theatre in 1987. Stopped showing movies in 1992?

Now a live theatre.

The Kilgen Organ Company of Chicago, about 160 miles from Madison, made about 190 Theater Pipe Organs. In 1930 they installed a Kilgen Theater Pipe Organ in the Eastwood Theatre. It was Opus 4420, a 2/8 manual/rank, keyboards/sets of pipes, Special. Anyone know what happened to the organ?

Dan Barton’s Barton Organ Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, about 100 miles from Madison, made about 250 Theater Pipe Organs, making it the 5th largest builder of Theater Pipe Organs. Old records show they installed an organ in the Eastwood in 1923? Is it possible this old record is a mistake, or did the theatre end up not opening for 7 years or did it open, close and then reopen? What happened to this organ?

I never found anything about an Atwood Theatre?

More info and more photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Riverside Theatre on Mar 15, 2011 at 5:43 pm

Owners:

1950-1964 Legende Circuit

1967-1969 H.B. Meiselman Theatres, of Charlotte, N.C., H.B. Meiselman, President & Gen. Mgr. In 1967 they had 26 theaters in Florida, Georiga, North Carolina and South Carolina.

1975 Eastern Federal Theatres

More info and photos always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Ritz Theatre on Mar 15, 2011 at 5:18 pm

As Joe mentioned a Robert-Morton Pipe Organ was installed in 1924. This was a 2 Manual (keyboards) with a Blower Serial Number 13354. Records show another Robert-Morton Pipe Organ was installed in 1925 with Blower Serial Number 18308! Wonder if this was really done or if the records are messed up. Anyone know what happened to the organs?

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Rocket Drive-In on Mar 15, 2011 at 4:40 pm

Could use an address or crossroads, more info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Northgate Cinema on Mar 15, 2011 at 4:27 pm

This address puts it right in the middle of the two streets. Anyone have a better address, what’s on the site now, or at least which corner was it on?

More info and photos are always welcome.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois commented about Kanab Theater on Mar 15, 2011 at 3:54 pm

Owned by Huish Theatre Enterprises in 1940.

Can always use more info and photos.