I worked at a McDonalds in Philly when Ray Kroc decided to pay us a visit. You should have seen the McDonald’s bigwigs shaking in terror during his one hour plus visit.
I was in front of the Hard Rock yesterday. If I understand correctly, the marquee is a re-creation and not the original? Also the Paramount lettering on the building?
The Pickford shows up on this list of 1940 theaters in Toronto:
http://tinyurl.com/6ajbrr
There is another photo of the brewery here:
http://tinyurl.com/6fslak
Here is a 1964 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6x9vca
I’ve been to this shopping center a few times. Not too attractive, and the neighborhood is a little iffy. I wonder if the theater is making any money.
Here is a 3/7/08 article from a commercial real estate site concerning development of the former theater property:
http://tinyurl.com/55ek4k
Here is a view of both theaters from wikipedia, circa 1957:
http://tinyurl.com/6hfdpo
Here is the video mentioned on 2/6/06. I think that’s the Academy in the beginning of the video as well:
http://tinyurl.com/5ownqm
This site alleges that the building with the “for rent” sign is the former Allerton:
http://tinyurl.com/6fggon
Not much. Thanks for steering the discussion back to the correct topic.
There is a photo of the theater as furniture store here:
http://tinyurl.com/6hp947
I thought the before and after pictures matched up well.
The Joy is a restaurant called Stratengers. Function should be changed to restaurant.
http://tinyurl.com/6rdoyt
I worked at a McDonalds in Philly when Ray Kroc decided to pay us a visit. You should have seen the McDonald’s bigwigs shaking in terror during his one hour plus visit.
Mrs. Mann.
It’s a bad sign for “Get Smart” when the target audience doesn’t realize that it is based on a television show. I smell a bomb.
An exterior photo can be found here;
http://tinyurl.com/6gmmzg
You can see some of the theater in this film, I would assume;
http://tinyurl.com/5soap8
Here is the theater website. It’s a little slow to load, but it has some history and photos:
http://www.savagetheater.com/
OK. I took some pictures, but not worth much now. Thanks.
I was in front of the Hard Rock yesterday. If I understand correctly, the marquee is a re-creation and not the original? Also the Paramount lettering on the building?
I drove by today and saw the intact screen. It’s pouring rain, so I’m not stopping.
Same thing in Los Angeles. The downtown Warner was the Warren in the seventies.
Status should be closed/demolished.
There is a six screen thea(er called Rio Stadium at this address, according to an ad in the AC Press.
The old bank building next to the Rialto has been demolished. A new building now occupies both spaces.