Here is a description of the fire from the Austin, MN Daily Herald:
BEDFORD, IA â€" Fire destroyed the Rialto Theater Building in Bedford today. Preliminary estimates placed the loss at $160,000. The fire was discovered at about 2 a.m. The building was burned out, along with the Ben Scane plumbing shop and the Wogan electric shop and tavern. Both shops also were located in the theater building.
Ben Scane, the Bedford fire chief, turned in the alarm when he was awakened by the barking of his dog. Scane and his wife live in an apartment at the rear of his plumbing shop in the theater. The Scanes escaped in their night clothes. All their possessions were lost.
Here is an article from the Galveston Daily News dated 12/17/51:
FIRE GUTS THEATER
DALLAS, Dec. 16 (IT)â€"Fire gutted a Dallas theater early Sunday, breaking out 14 minutes after it had closed. The four-alarm blaze at the Haskell Theater was reported at 11:49 p.m. No one was in the theater when it began.
There may have been a predecessor, according to excerpt from a 12/26/47 article in the Denton Journal:
ELKTON FIRE RUINS TWO HOTELS AND THEATER
Sweeping through the business district of Elkton early Saturday morning, a half-million dollar fire destroyed two hotels, the town’s only theater and several minor businesses. More than 100 persons were forced to flee to the streets before the blaze was brought under control by firemen from three states.
The Ritz Hotel, the New Central Hotel and the New Theatre were destroyed. Other buildings which were damaged included the J. J. Newberry 5-and-10-cent store, the Janis Shop, a restaurant, a liquor store and a photographer’s shop.
Here is a story in the Ogden Standard-Examiner dated 12/18/45:
INGLEWOOD, Calif., Dec. 18(AP)â€"A disastrous dawn fire, which burned out the Granada theatre, one of the city’s largest, a half-dozen shops and numerous offices, was controlled today after a three-hour fight by most of the city’s fire apparatus. Damage might reach several hundred thousand dollars. Cause of the blaze, which started in a malt shop, was not immediately determined. Firemen saved an adjacent Sears Roebuck & Co. retail store after a stiff battle, but said there probably would be some water damage.
This press release from March 2008 confirms that the Seavue was razed to make way for a Walgreens. You can still see the theater on Google maps, until they update the photos. Status should be closed/demoished. http://tinyurl.com/6mojxs
Here is a description of the fire from the Austin, MN Daily Herald:
BEDFORD, IA â€" Fire destroyed the Rialto Theater Building in Bedford today. Preliminary estimates placed the loss at $160,000. The fire was discovered at about 2 a.m. The building was burned out, along with the Ben Scane plumbing shop and the Wogan electric shop and tavern. Both shops also were located in the theater building.
Ben Scane, the Bedford fire chief, turned in the alarm when he was awakened by the barking of his dog. Scane and his wife live in an apartment at the rear of his plumbing shop in the theater. The Scanes escaped in their night clothes. All their possessions were lost.
Here is an article from the Galveston Daily News dated 12/17/51:
FIRE GUTS THEATER
DALLAS, Dec. 16 (IT)â€"Fire gutted a Dallas theater early Sunday, breaking out 14 minutes after it had closed. The four-alarm blaze at the Haskell Theater was reported at 11:49 p.m. No one was in the theater when it began.
If you try to map out Eastern Avenue, it automatically changes it to Eastern Boulevard, so the address in the description would be incorrect.
The owner in 1963 was Ova Cornett. Capacity at that time was 150 cars.
There is a small interior photo on the current occupant’s site:
http://www.beadworldnw.com/
There may have been a predecessor, according to excerpt from a 12/26/47 article in the Denton Journal:
ELKTON FIRE RUINS TWO HOTELS AND THEATER
Sweeping through the business district of Elkton early Saturday morning, a half-million dollar fire destroyed two hotels, the town’s only theater and several minor businesses. More than 100 persons were forced to flee to the streets before the blaze was brought under control by firemen from three states.
The Ritz Hotel, the New Central Hotel and the New Theatre were destroyed. Other buildings which were damaged included the J. J. Newberry 5-and-10-cent store, the Janis Shop, a restaurant, a liquor store and a photographer’s shop.
Here is an expanded view of the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014820.jpg
Here is a story in the Ogden Standard-Examiner dated 12/18/45:
INGLEWOOD, Calif., Dec. 18(AP)â€"A disastrous dawn fire, which burned out the Granada theatre, one of the city’s largest, a half-dozen shops and numerous offices, was controlled today after a three-hour fight by most of the city’s fire apparatus. Damage might reach several hundred thousand dollars. Cause of the blaze, which started in a malt shop, was not immediately determined. Firemen saved an adjacent Sears Roebuck & Co. retail store after a stiff battle, but said there probably would be some water damage.
Here is the Capitol Theater website:
http://www.thecapdavenport.com/
Here is the Taproot Theater website:
http://www.taproottheatre.org/
Here is the Actor’s Theater website:
http://www.goatgroup.com/
Here is the updated website for the Artisan:
http://www.dfwlivetheater.com/
Now advertised as Gateway Movies 8. Function should be second run movies.
There is a photo on the school website:
http://www.paideiaacademy.org/
If it is hosting live performances, the status should be changed to open.
The Kilduff’s site listed the Arcade on Main Street, but I think there was only one in Crisfield.
http://www.kilduffs.com/AZA.html
Here is the correct site:
http://www.framingconceptsonline.com/
The current occupant is a pawn shop called the Essex Jewelry Exchange.
It looks like a plain brown box now. I would liked to have seen it about fifty years ago.
Looks like the swap meet is back in business:
http://tinyurl.com/5auvbc
This press release from March 2008 confirms that the Seavue was razed to make way for a Walgreens. You can still see the theater on Google maps, until they update the photos. Status should be closed/demoished.
http://tinyurl.com/6mojxs
Here is a real estate ad that shows the refurbished theater:
http://tinyurl.com/682f4x
Any idea when this theater opened? There was a one screen Marysville Theater in 1963, operated by North Coast Theaters.
The current occupant is a record store called Ernie November. The street is actually one word, Lincolnway.
If it’s not showing films now the status would be closed, I think.