Here is a March 1951 item in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. If the theater was at 1854 Centre, as the article states, it is long gone. http://tinyurl.com/7zxcgb
This excerpt from the March 22, 1920 edition of the Hartford Courant suggests that the Dunbar was then a segregated theater:
G. Grant Williams, who for a number of years conducted in this city a barber shop for colored people, sends to “The Courant” some information about the Dunbar Theater in Philadelphia, of which he is manager. This theater was recently opened. It is the largest colored theater in this area.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa.-G. Mikaris and F. Mikalarias, veteran exhibitors of this city, retired from the field this week. Orpheum Theater, here, recently extensively remodeled by the partners, has been acquired under long term lease by Altoona Publix Theaters.
DETROIT-Butterfield Theaters has taken over operation of two more houses in the state. One to be added to the chain is the Silver Theater, Greenville, operated formerly by Bert Silver, oldest exhibitor in Michigan.
Butterfield Circuit and Allen Johnson have taken over joint operation of the other house, the Wealthy in Grand Rapids.
The Century Plaza Hotel may also be slated for demolition, according to an article in the LA Times a few days ago. A developer wants to build a megacomplex on the site.
Here is a 1914 item from the Manitowoc Herald Times:
E.M. Carstens has purchased the Colonial Theater, Washington Street, and will conduct a playhouse which is the latest established of moving picture theaters of the city. Frank Vick Jr., who has been in charge of the theater has disposed of his interests.
Here is a March 1951 item in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. If the theater was at 1854 Centre, as the article states, it is long gone.
http://tinyurl.com/7zxcgb
Here is a January 1939 article from the Prescott Evening Courier:
http://tinyurl.com/79qd45
Here is an April 1937 news item from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://tinyurl.com/7ekypt
Style?
http://tinyurl.com/8d46v2
This excerpt from the March 22, 1920 edition of the Hartford Courant suggests that the Dunbar was then a segregated theater:
G. Grant Williams, who for a number of years conducted in this city a barber shop for colored people, sends to “The Courant” some information about the Dunbar Theater in Philadelphia, of which he is manager. This theater was recently opened. It is the largest colored theater in this area.
Here is a May 1947 ad from the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/9x7zdh
Here is a December 23, 1953 ad from the Syracuse Herald Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/7dnp4o
Recent story about the closing:
http://tinyurl.com/9vvefs
AP says it was the Brad Pitt movie:
http://tinyurl.com/8d6cdc
Recent news story:
http://tinyurl.com/7e23sa
Recent news story:
http://tinyurl.com/9fvyjl
Here is an undated interior photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/8x2q5n
Here is a 1925 photo from the USC archives:
http://tinyurl.com/9hqtd2
A local remembers the Princess here:
http://tinyurl.com/7qskuh
Here is a photo taken in 2000:
http://tinyurl.com/7eoqfa
From Boxoffice magazine, January 1938:
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa.-G. Mikaris and F. Mikalarias, veteran exhibitors of this city, retired from the field this week. Orpheum Theater, here, recently extensively remodeled by the partners, has been acquired under long term lease by Altoona Publix Theaters.
From Boxoffice magazine, January 1938:
DETROIT-Butterfield Theaters has taken over operation of two more houses in the state. One to be added to the chain is the Silver Theater, Greenville, operated formerly by Bert Silver, oldest exhibitor in Michigan.
Butterfield Circuit and Allen Johnson have taken over joint operation of the other house, the Wealthy in Grand Rapids.
Here is a May 1965 ad from the Oakland Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/a94bff
The Century Plaza Hotel may also be slated for demolition, according to an article in the LA Times a few days ago. A developer wants to build a megacomplex on the site.
Here is an ad in the 8/1/29 edition of the Oil City Derrick:
http://tinyurl.com/735xa7
Here is a 1914 item from the Manitowoc Herald Times:
E.M. Carstens has purchased the Colonial Theater, Washington Street, and will conduct a playhouse which is the latest established of moving picture theaters of the city. Frank Vick Jr., who has been in charge of the theater has disposed of his interests.
Here is a December 1949 ad from the Long Beach Independent:
http://tinyurl.com/7qd774
The site is down and the phone number, 517-629-3000, is disconnected. If the theater was open in February, it apparently didn’t last long.
Columbia is now Cecil B. Moore Avenue. It looks like the building was being used for banquets last year.
http://tinyurl.com/7yf67s
http://tinyurl.com/a7rddq
http://tinyurl.com/97psqy
The entire stretch of Fifth Street from the beach to the 200 block is now part of some megadevelopment.