It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
Great staff at the Avalon! Very friendly and helpful in showing me around the venue. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much of the original auditorium remained intact!
There was another theatre in Washougal which existed prior to the Roxy called the Liberty which also accommodated about the same number of people as the Roxy. Considering the size of the town, can one assume that they are the same with different names?
I am also wondering if the Cedar might have also occupied the same space as the Princess since they were both located on S Main since the road isn’t that long.
This was originally the Tara Theatre. It opened sometime between 1940 and 1950. The actual address is 118 North Main St, Sylvester, GA and was operated by one Robert J Farbar. The building, with a seating capacity of 500 remains and is a combination of retail and office space.
Here is the new website for Five: https://fivejax.com/. The Nashville organization managing the property has done a remarkable job in restoring it. Might want to consider changing the status from closed to open event though it’s now a music hall it still retains all of the features which identify it as a theatre.
By chance was this also known as the Kingsley 1 & 2? If so, the complete address is/was 2285 Kingsley Ave, Bldg 52, Orange Park. Hard to believe that this theatre was only in operation for less than 10 years.
It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
The theatre was closed on September 25, 2025. Restoration is still ongoing while a new operator is being sought.
This was a standard design used by Martin throughout the 1970s as the chain moved away from single screen venues.
Great staff at the Avalon! Very friendly and helpful in showing me around the venue. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much of the original auditorium remained intact!
The exterior looks very much like a GCC classic single screen. The was separating the two auditoriums appears to have been removed.
There was another theatre in Washougal which existed prior to the Roxy called the Liberty which also accommodated about the same number of people as the Roxy. Considering the size of the town, can one assume that they are the same with different names?
There was an Amity Theatre in operation around 1940.
I am also wondering if the Cedar might have also occupied the same space as the Princess since they were both located on S Main since the road isn’t that long.
I came to the address my matching the archive photo with shots from Google Maps. The numbering is based on the current address listings.
The last of the Jerry Lewis Theatre in the metro Atlanta area and possibly the state is not more. It was completely demolished a few years ago.
This was originally the Tara Theatre. It opened sometime between 1940 and 1950. The actual address is 118 North Main St, Sylvester, GA and was operated by one Robert J Farbar. The building, with a seating capacity of 500 remains and is a combination of retail and office space.
City directory list address as 510 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, GA
According to the 1922 Polk Directory the theatre was located on the corner of E Beaver St and Ocean St
According to the 1922 Polk Directory the theatre was located on the corner of E Beaver St and Ocean St
Here is the new website for Five: https://fivejax.com/. The Nashville organization managing the property has done a remarkable job in restoring it. Might want to consider changing the status from closed to open event though it’s now a music hall it still retains all of the features which identify it as a theatre.
It’s back with a new name (Five) and purpose (music venue).
The Willianson/Ritz was the design of Tampa architect B.C. Bonfoey.
An exceptional cinema in respect to the staffing, cleanliness and quality of each auditorium.
Were any of the four auditoriums equipped with 70 mm projection? I recall the screens were quite large in each.
Sala Rivoli Aficine opened on April 27,2005 and accommodates around 450.
The 1973 Rome City Directory list the address as 200 E First Ave, Rome, GA. It appears that the building has been demolished.
As of May 2025, the structure now harbors a bookstore. Just about all of the vestiges of its day as a cinema remain somewhat intact.
By chance was this also known as the Kingsley 1 & 2? If so, the complete address is/was 2285 Kingsley Ave, Bldg 52, Orange Park. Hard to believe that this theatre was only in operation for less than 10 years.
I don’t think the design of the Toco Hills was that much different than the Miracle.
It appears that the Majestic and Adel are one and the same as both have the same seating capacity.