7/27/24: Still Miller's
9/7/24: Still Miller's
December 1924: Miller's
March 1925: Miller's
March 1926: Miller’s
After that Miller’s is not mentioned. A search for Loew’s turns up only references to the State on Broadway. No mention of the Roosevelt on Main between 1924 and 1939.
On April 17, 1910, the LA Times announced that the Picture Theater, directly across from the Burbank on Main Street, would show, for three days only, the sensational moving picture “Roosevelt in Africa”.
The LA Times announced the sale of Miller’s Theater on 7/12/24 to Loew’s and Metro-Goldwyn Distributing. They asked Fred Miller to stay and manage the theater, but he declined and retired.
A synopsis in the Chicago Daily Tribune announced that the theater had been sold on May 26, 1946 for $110,000 cash. Unfortunately the synopsis did not provide the parties to the sale.
From the Washington Post and Times Herald, 10/10/55:
A gunman wearing a paper sack over his head with holes cut in it for his eyes took $1100 in cash from the woman cashier of the Lee Highway Drive-In Theater last night while a theater audience sat unknowingly in about 500 darkened automobiles nearby.
Frank Panero was mentioned in a Fresno Bee article dated 6/27/29. he was the owner and manager of the Delano Theater, which was damaged in a fire on that date.
This was probably the fire. Reported in the Ada Evening News on 7/15/40:
CUSHINGâ€"Fire believed caused by defective wiring in a theater gutted the movie house and two stores here yesterday. Fire Chief Alvin Gelghar estimated damage at $50,000.
Here is an article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated 11/30/53:
DES MOINES (AP)â€"Damage estimated at more than $80,000 resulted from a fire which gutted the Grand theater at East Sixth and Grand here Monday. Ten fire companies were called to fight the blaze which apparently started in the basement of the theater. No one was in the theater and occupants of apartments above the theater and an adjoining building escaped without injury. Fire Chief Charles Slade made a preliminary estimate of $75,000 to the theater itself. The operator of a cleaner’s shop in the theater building said damage there would approximate $8,000. Firemen fought the blaze for nearly two hours before seeing any flame. Most of the theater’s first floor dropped into the basement.
Here is an article from the Fresno Bee Republican dated 5/15/62:
Fire gutted the concrete block concession building at the Sunset Drive-In Theater at North Hughes and West Whites Bridge Avenues. The damage was estimated at $20,000 to $25,000. A passerby saw a column of smoke rising from the building shortly after noon yesterday and telephoned the Fresno Fire Department. Three units controlled the blaze in about 20 minutes.
Edward W. Stokes, the district manager for Electrovision, Inc., owners of the theater, estimated the loss. He said it includes foodstuffs valued at $2,000 and kitchen equipment worth $10,000. The theater projection equipment, housed in a room separated by a brick wall from the fire, was not damaged. Stokes said a new refreshment stand will be built immediately. The theater is expected to reopen tomorrow night without a food concession.
Here is an article from the Albuquerque Tribune dated 12/21/54:
AMARILLO, Tex., Dec. 21â€"An early morning fire that apparently had been smoldering for hours gutted the Capitol Theater in downtown Amarillo today. A score of guests in an adjoining second floor hotel fled to safety. A small jewelry store and barber shop flanking the lobby of the theater were damaged badly by smoke and water. The fire began in the back of the building from a still undetermined cause.
A large LA Times ad promoting development in Hawthorne included a sketch of the new Plaza Theater. The date was 1/17/26.
http://tinyurl.com/5z2jqd
Here is a timeline:
7/27/24: Still Miller's
9/7/24: Still Miller's
December 1924: Miller's
March 1925: Miller's
March 1926: Miller’s
After that Miller’s is not mentioned. A search for Loew’s turns up only references to the State on Broadway. No mention of the Roosevelt on Main between 1924 and 1939.
On April 17, 1910, the LA Times announced that the Picture Theater, directly across from the Burbank on Main Street, would show, for three days only, the sensational moving picture “Roosevelt in Africa”.
I don’t know. I will check the LA Times database to see if there any stories about Millers post-sale.
I’m not sure if it was called Loew’s after they bought it. We know it was the Roosevelt by 1939.
This 1933 article may refer to the earlier theater. My wife always wears her seat belt.
http://tinyurl.com/6kaypl
The LA Times announced the sale of Miller’s Theater on 7/12/24 to Loew’s and Metro-Goldwyn Distributing. They asked Fred Miller to stay and manage the theater, but he declined and retired.
A synopsis in the Chicago Daily Tribune announced that the theater had been sold on May 26, 1946 for $110,000 cash. Unfortunately the synopsis did not provide the parties to the sale.
This November 2005 article discusses one of the former owners of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/5fddpc
Much better.
You can easily see the outline of the middle building on the hotel.
This is the location today:
http://tinyurl.com/ysdfz5
Funny that the Rosslyn was so far down the street from the hotel. Maybe the name had some cachet back then, so they were trying to cash in on that.
OK, they’re bird repellent. Thanks for clearing that up.
Here are the tubes I was talking about. Maybe someone knows what they are used for:
http://tinyurl.com/6e8zdo
From the Washington Post and Times Herald, 10/10/55:
A gunman wearing a paper sack over his head with holes cut in it for his eyes took $1100 in cash from the woman cashier of the Lee Highway Drive-In Theater last night while a theater audience sat unknowingly in about 500 darkened automobiles nearby.
Frank Panero was mentioned in a Fresno Bee article dated 6/27/29. he was the owner and manager of the Delano Theater, which was damaged in a fire on that date.
Some photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/5rau56
This was probably the fire. Reported in the Ada Evening News on 7/15/40:
CUSHINGâ€"Fire believed caused by defective wiring in a theater gutted the movie house and two stores here yesterday. Fire Chief Alvin Gelghar estimated damage at $50,000.
Here is an article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette dated 11/30/53:
DES MOINES (AP)â€"Damage estimated at more than $80,000 resulted from a fire which gutted the Grand theater at East Sixth and Grand here Monday. Ten fire companies were called to fight the blaze which apparently started in the basement of the theater. No one was in the theater and occupants of apartments above the theater and an adjoining building escaped without injury. Fire Chief Charles Slade made a preliminary estimate of $75,000 to the theater itself. The operator of a cleaner’s shop in the theater building said damage there would approximate $8,000. Firemen fought the blaze for nearly two hours before seeing any flame. Most of the theater’s first floor dropped into the basement.
I’ll call and raise you $500:
http://tinyurl.com/5s76qb
Advertised in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Advertised as the “Century Federal Way”. Also the address in the advertisement is 2001 S. Commons.
Here is an article from the Fresno Bee Republican dated 5/15/62:
Fire gutted the concrete block concession building at the Sunset Drive-In Theater at North Hughes and West Whites Bridge Avenues. The damage was estimated at $20,000 to $25,000. A passerby saw a column of smoke rising from the building shortly after noon yesterday and telephoned the Fresno Fire Department. Three units controlled the blaze in about 20 minutes.
Edward W. Stokes, the district manager for Electrovision, Inc., owners of the theater, estimated the loss. He said it includes foodstuffs valued at $2,000 and kitchen equipment worth $10,000. The theater projection equipment, housed in a room separated by a brick wall from the fire, was not damaged. Stokes said a new refreshment stand will be built immediately. The theater is expected to reopen tomorrow night without a food concession.
Here is an article from the Albuquerque Tribune dated 12/21/54:
AMARILLO, Tex., Dec. 21â€"An early morning fire that apparently had been smoldering for hours gutted the Capitol Theater in downtown Amarillo today. A score of guests in an adjoining second floor hotel fled to safety. A small jewelry store and barber shop flanking the lobby of the theater were damaged badly by smoke and water. The fire began in the back of the building from a still undetermined cause.