According to this site, the theater is now a church. An internet search also shows Bethel Assembly of God at 2nd and Main Streets in Catawissa. http://www.catawissapa.org/photographs.html
I saw “Outland” and “Altered States” at these theater, also Raiders of the Lost Ark when it first came out. Lots of good memories. Here is a photo from the early eighties: http://tinyurl.com/29ntff
If you look at some of the entries for the downtown theaters, including the Main, Banner and others, you will see quite a few references to Gore theaters at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yw34z3
Here is the updated link for the DuBois postcards:
http://www.duboispostcardhistory.com/
Scroll down to “A Drive-In Tale” by Alton Moore for some memories of the Cactus:
http://www.psjabears.net/beartales.htm
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/22qplh
The Sierra has been demolished, to be replaced by townhomes. Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2sq7hd
Here is a shortcut to a photo from the theater website:
http://tinyurl.com/3683bu
According to this site, the theater is now a church. An internet search also shows Bethel Assembly of God at 2nd and Main Streets in Catawissa.
http://www.catawissapa.org/photographs.html
Here is a photo following the closure:
http://tinyurl.com/22jbfc
The El Rey is on the left in this 1951 photo from the USC archives:
http://tinyurl.com/3xyngz
Here is an interior photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/2nk547
From the USC archives:
http://tinyurl.com/39uhyy
Here is an undated photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics46/00072849.jpg
If you look at the USC photo I posted on 11/11, it says “Edison Building”, as Joe pointed out above.
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2au577
I’ve been pretty close. Missed that one, though.
Here is a photo, circa late sixties:
http://tinyurl.com/2dayx3
Here is a photo from the mid seventies:
http://tinyurl.com/253vnt
Here is a photo, circa 1946:
http://tinyurl.com/2xt7e9
Here is a photo, circa 1945:
http://tinyurl.com/2tdq3k
I saw “Outland” and “Altered States” at these theater, also Raiders of the Lost Ark when it first came out. Lots of good memories. Here is a photo from the early eighties:
http://tinyurl.com/29ntff
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ysqnb4
Here is some information on the Theatorium:
http://scmovietheaters.com/profiles.html
Here are two photos from 1949:
http://tinyurl.com/353owq
http://tinyurl.com/2ndm3u
If you look at some of the entries for the downtown theaters, including the Main, Banner and others, you will see quite a few references to Gore theaters at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Here are some December 2007 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/2hvudx
http://tinyurl.com/2dkp8p
http://tinyurl.com/yv54so
http://tinyurl.com/yovtnh
http://tinyurl.com/28hwnb
http://tinyurl.com/2z5axq
http://tinyurl.com/2yj7xw