“It Should Happen to You” is on TCM tonight starring Judy Holiday, Peter Lawford & Jack Lemmon.
The billboard that is the focus of the film, is to the right of the entrance of the International Theatre.
It was released the same year the theatre was demolished.
Link with photo below.
Currently has operated as Dale and Gail’s Music and Art Gallery for the past 7 years.
Link below indicates it opened in 1927, but that may have been the name change from Amuse Theatre.
Crisper version photos added credit Mahood Collection, Eastern Regional Coal Archives courtesy Mercer County Historical Society.
Identifies the Architect as Alex B. Mahood Sr., operator Don Keesling and Manager Clifton Hill.
(Also an Outdoor Drive-In theatre located at Greentree Crossroads in Bluefield that I will add a page for.)
Additional history credit Route 66 Mother Road Postcards and more Facebook page.
(Newspaper clipping added to the gallery says 2800 East Kearney)
“The Holiday Drive-In Theater was located next to Lurvey’s at 2829 East Kearney Street and opened on August 13, 1970 with a showing of “Paint Your Wagon,” starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. The Holiday covered 35 acres, originally included spaces for 503 vehicles and had the largest screen in the area. It closed in 1981. Christopher Maples revived the Holiday in June 1994 but it closed again after the 1996 season. The site is still vacant but the sign remains, nearly hidden among the trees at the entrance.”
“It Should Happen to You” is on TCM tonight starring Judy Holiday, Peter Lawford & Jack Lemmon. The billboard that is the focus of the film, is to the right of the entrance of the International Theatre. It was released the same year the theatre was demolished. Link with photo below.
http://onthesetofnewyork.com/itshouldhappentoyou.html
Currently has operated as Dale and Gail’s Music and Art Gallery for the past 7 years. Link below indicates it opened in 1927, but that may have been the name change from Amuse Theatre.
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/historic-silent-movie-theater-in-need-of-roof-repairs/69-b46934e6-dbf0-4512-a023-c0d6e8957648?fbclid=IwAR3siROlFHS8fKGK-KC7CCHonfaLMw7Nl6D-XXxKKXNzC9f1gznqhsOP2KU
Update: August 1968 photo credit Gregory Moore.
1967 photo as Fashion Fabrics added credit Dick Warner.
Crisper, wider version of previously posted photo with correct year and attribution.
https://www.facebook.com/Columbia-Historic-Preservation-Society-236107089521/photos/10162544589759522
1926 photo credit Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
https://www.facebook.com/Columbia-Historic-Preservation-Society-236107089521/photos/10162544589759522
Additional article about the same conversion, with 12 photos.
https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2022/08/26/frontier-drive-in-center-colorado-san-luis-valley-attractions-movies/?utm_content=fb-canoncitydailyrecord&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2myeHNevsOJ83_PYK3620C7t5udb7xYidUDsaQWa9gxMR3wWqNiD_bf7U
1969 photo credit Special Collections Department, Pullen Library, Georgia State University.
Disney link with photo.
https://d23.com/a-to-z/main-street-cinema/
Circa 1915 photo added credit Marin History Museum. Also additional confirmation of history in link below:
https://www.mvhistory.org/vignette-142-throckmorton/?fbclid=IwAR2Y0-Mt0Wfw1wocZHbFKZa1jUmQeDi9MSuU-KQ9tVWhAv49jrsbeMZEZlo
Circa 1950 photo added credit George Wheeler, courtesy Marin History Museum. Nice detail of the facade.
This one was a lot clearer when enlarged previously. Oh well…
Was still open in 1985, marquee photo added credit Marin History Museum.
Original photo credit Igor Stchogoleff.
Original photo credit Igor Stchogoleff.
Crisper version photos added credit Mahood Collection, Eastern Regional Coal Archives courtesy Mercer County Historical Society. Identifies the Architect as Alex B. Mahood Sr., operator Don Keesling and Manager Clifton Hill. (Also an Outdoor Drive-In theatre located at Greentree Crossroads in Bluefield that I will add a page for.)
1947 photo added courtesy Jack Scott, Louis Eads & Bill Whittaker, via Mercer County Historical Society.
It closed in 1983. Currently under Restoration and the new name will be Princeton Renaissance Theater. Official website and Facebook page below.
https://prtheater.org/
https://www.facebook.com/princetonrenaissancetheater
Update: 1959 credit Mercer County Historical Society.
Circa 1953.
Photo taken 5/28/71-6/22/71.
Reel Chicago article with photos of upcoming filming preparation of “Chicago Fire” at the Pickwick.
https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-fire-prepping-to-film-at-the-historic-pickwick-theatre-in-park-ridge/?fbclid=IwAR2TlmST_qUCmoXsuIGubdEeYzotU16l—DZTL9-UO-UzIibRzl3ntItcY
I forgot to mention I added a 2022 photo of what remains of the sign.
Additional history credit Route 66 Mother Road Postcards and more Facebook page. (Newspaper clipping added to the gallery says 2800 East Kearney)
“The Holiday Drive-In Theater was located next to Lurvey’s at 2829 East Kearney Street and opened on August 13, 1970 with a showing of “Paint Your Wagon,” starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. The Holiday covered 35 acres, originally included spaces for 503 vehicles and had the largest screen in the area. It closed in 1981. Christopher Maples revived the Holiday in June 1994 but it closed again after the 1996 season. The site is still vacant but the sign remains, nearly hidden among the trees at the entrance.”