The Main Street Theatre opened its doors as a 553-seat single-screener on March 7, 1939 with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in “The Young In Heart” and Frank McGlynn, Sr. in “Lincoln In The White House” along with the Merrie Melodies cartoon “Robin Hood Makes Good”. The Main Street Theatre is also a replacement of the Oxford Theatre nearby which closed following the Main Street Theatre’s grand opening. It was first operated by Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Parsons.
Information about the Main Street Theatre as of 1939 goes as follows: The lobby inside has two 40x60in sign boards and featured rounded ceilings. There is also indirect lighting of neon tubing in the ceiling, as well as a drinking fountain in the center along the east wall of the foyer. There are two sets for doors leading in and out of the theater, one for the exit and the other for the entrance. 320 yards of heavy fireproof carpeting was used around the theater. The lounge was decorated in green and three shades of tan, which featured an ornamental fireplace and a large peach colored mirror measuring 2x5ft. To the right of the lounge is the puff room for the ladies where a 24in round peach-colored mirror was installed for the bathrooms. At the left of the lounge is the smoking room and the men’s bathroom. There is also a cry room at the second floor of the lounge with a large glass making the room sound proof, one can hear the show plainly through the installation of a specially constructed loudspeaker. The access to both the lounge and the cry room are made by te stairway to the right of the foyer.
The original auditorium measures 100x35ft and has an original capacity of 553 coral and tan-colored upholstered seats as well as a floor slant arranged for perfect viewing. The seats are 20in wide and they are spaced 32in back-to-back. The original screen measures 13x18ft and have rear exit doors on each side of the screen in case of an emergency. The original curtains and drapes are dipped in green and gold and decorations featured three shades of tan, three shades of green, and three shades of cream, all harmoniously blended. There is also lighting effects throughout which extend across the auditorium with 500 globes in three different colors: red, green, and amber, and can change through six different combinations. Eight X-ray lights in the ceiling were used for lighting during intermissions and five of these same lights above the stage were installed in vaudeville performances. Two spotlights, one on each side of the auditorium, also throw color combinations into the curtain and change automatically. The original projection room measures 10x15ft and features two Simplex E7 projectors, Peerless Magnac high intensity lamps, Western Electric Mirrophonic sound, and a Griswold film splicer inside a special room.
Opened on March 26, 1948 with Burt Lancaster in “Desert Fury” (unknown if extras added). It was still open in 1968, but was already closed around a few years later.
This started life as the Carma Theatre, and was located at the former site of an A&P store. The theater opened its doors on October 18, 1946 with June Haver in “Three Little Girls In Blue” (unknown if extras added). It originally housed 492 seats and was first operated by the husband-and-wife team of Mr. and Mrs. George Carmack.
The theater was rebuilt in the 1970s by another husband-and-wife team of Doc and Lois Rodabaugh, and was renamed the Shannon Theatre.
The 86x60ft screen was once destroyed by high winds on July 17, 2017, and was rebuilt afterward.
Edited from my July 9, 2019 (3:55 PM) comment:
The 10 Hi closed for the final time on Labor Day 1987 with “The Lost Boys” and “Adventures In Babysitting”.
The Main Street Theatre opened its doors as a 553-seat single-screener on March 7, 1939 with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in “The Young In Heart” and Frank McGlynn, Sr. in “Lincoln In The White House” along with the Merrie Melodies cartoon “Robin Hood Makes Good”. The Main Street Theatre is also a replacement of the Oxford Theatre nearby which closed following the Main Street Theatre’s grand opening. It was first operated by Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Parsons.
Information about the Main Street Theatre as of 1939 goes as follows: The lobby inside has two 40x60in sign boards and featured rounded ceilings. There is also indirect lighting of neon tubing in the ceiling, as well as a drinking fountain in the center along the east wall of the foyer. There are two sets for doors leading in and out of the theater, one for the exit and the other for the entrance. 320 yards of heavy fireproof carpeting was used around the theater. The lounge was decorated in green and three shades of tan, which featured an ornamental fireplace and a large peach colored mirror measuring 2x5ft. To the right of the lounge is the puff room for the ladies where a 24in round peach-colored mirror was installed for the bathrooms. At the left of the lounge is the smoking room and the men’s bathroom. There is also a cry room at the second floor of the lounge with a large glass making the room sound proof, one can hear the show plainly through the installation of a specially constructed loudspeaker. The access to both the lounge and the cry room are made by te stairway to the right of the foyer.
The original auditorium measures 100x35ft and has an original capacity of 553 coral and tan-colored upholstered seats as well as a floor slant arranged for perfect viewing. The seats are 20in wide and they are spaced 32in back-to-back. The original screen measures 13x18ft and have rear exit doors on each side of the screen in case of an emergency. The original curtains and drapes are dipped in green and gold and decorations featured three shades of tan, three shades of green, and three shades of cream, all harmoniously blended. There is also lighting effects throughout which extend across the auditorium with 500 globes in three different colors: red, green, and amber, and can change through six different combinations. Eight X-ray lights in the ceiling were used for lighting during intermissions and five of these same lights above the stage were installed in vaudeville performances. Two spotlights, one on each side of the auditorium, also throw color combinations into the curtain and change automatically. The original projection room measures 10x15ft and features two Simplex E7 projectors, Peerless Magnac high intensity lamps, Western Electric Mirrophonic sound, and a Griswold film splicer inside a special room.
The actual opening date is October 16, 1940 with Jean Arthur in “Too Many Husbands” (unknown if extras added)
Opened on March 26, 1948 with Burt Lancaster in “Desert Fury” (unknown if extras added). It was still open in 1968, but was already closed around a few years later.
It appears that the Viv Theatre actually opened on or around November 8, 1939. Unlike most movie houses, the Viv didn’t open with a movie.
Still open in 1967.
This started life as the Carma Theatre, and was located at the former site of an A&P store. The theater opened its doors on October 18, 1946 with June Haver in “Three Little Girls In Blue” (unknown if extras added). It originally housed 492 seats and was first operated by the husband-and-wife team of Mr. and Mrs. George Carmack.
The theater was rebuilt in the 1970s by another husband-and-wife team of Doc and Lois Rodabaugh, and was renamed the Shannon Theatre.
Sounds like a great idea. I have to do the same thing to what happened in Maui and in Mayfield, Kentucky, previously.
Sorry to break the fourth wall, but did the Bay Theatre survived the wildfires at all?
Opened on January 29, 1953 with “The Golden Hawk” along with a few short subjects (unclear if they’re named or not).
Opened in October 1969 as the Village Theatre. It started life as a single-screener.
The Carroll Theatre opened as early as 1933 and was still open in 1975. Cobb Theatres took over the theater in August 1974.
This opened as the Mall Twin.
Opened on September 5, 1954 with “The Robe” (unknown if extras added).
Opened on April 21, 1949 with Pat O'Brien in “The Boy With Green Hair” (unknown if extras added). First operated by the Georgia Theatre Company.
Opened in early-April 1950.
Opened on May 19, 1949.
Opened on August 10, 1949 with “The Big Cat” (unknown if extras added).
Opened with Dennis Morgan in “One Sunday Afternoon” (unknown if any extras added).
Actual opening date is February 20, 1970 with Sean Connery in “The Molly Maguires”.
Opened by Cinemette Corporation of America in August 1974 as the Cinema III. It started life with three screens.
Once operated by Cinemette Corporation of America.
Once operated by Cinemette Corporation of America.
Once operated by Cinemette Corporation of America.