This is from a report by the University of Georgia library:
There were several significant acquisitions this year, notably relating to the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire starting in 1788. Special among the manuscript acquisitions are the three original drawings of birds of Georgia by John Abbott (1819-1826); a collection of papers relating to the operation of the Adele Theater, a silent movie house, in Eatonton, Georgia; and additions to the Natural History Print Collection, which includes the donation of two original watercolors on vellum painted by artist Pierre Joseph Redoute for the Empress Josephine. A large set of topographic maps
of China was purchased for the map room.
The Adele Theater (c. 1914) located at 107 N. Madison Avenue, now home of Blackwell’s Furniture Co., was a silent movie theater that closed in 1923. The only significant alteration to the original theater was the leveling of the downstairs floors.
It’s still going, apparently. I lived in El Segundo for about six years, but I never went to one of the shows. El Segundo is a nice little town, but location-wise leaves a little to be desired as it’s between the LA airport, a huge Chevron refinery and an equally large sewage treatment plant. Sometimes when the wind blows right you get a nice whiff from all three.
There used to be a hotel in Atlantic City called the Marlborough-Blenheim. Given the somewhat unusual name, I wonder if there’s a family connection with the theater in the Bronx.
Will do.
Not anymore. I’m off to Hawaii tomorrow for a week. No work and no computers.
Here are a few vintage photos:
http://tinyurl.com/29eg2a
http://tinyurl.com/28elrd
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3b2khx
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/39jcll
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3xpgva
It looks like it’s called the Crystal Plaza now. I tried the website for the theater shown on this page, but it didn’t work:
http://tinyurl.com/36ap36
It looks like the theater was reopened and renamed as of May 20, 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/2nyn3y
And now we take you back to 1972:
http://tinyurl.com/2f6sp9
Who knew they were into health food way back when?
That’s too bad. It looked like a nice location when I was there last year.
Here is a photo of Ye Opera House:
http://tinyurl.com/2p9ltv
Them’s fightin' words, pal. Of course, I did leave Jersey as soon as possible and never went back. Still a great state, though.
Sorry, didn’t mean to pile on.
This is from a report by the University of Georgia library:
There were several significant acquisitions this year, notably relating to the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire starting in 1788. Special among the manuscript acquisitions are the three original drawings of birds of Georgia by John Abbott (1819-1826); a collection of papers relating to the operation of the Adele Theater, a silent movie house, in Eatonton, Georgia; and additions to the Natural History Print Collection, which includes the donation of two original watercolors on vellum painted by artist Pierre Joseph Redoute for the Empress Josephine. A large set of topographic maps
of China was purchased for the map room.
From a local real estate site:
The Adele Theater (c. 1914) located at 107 N. Madison Avenue, now home of Blackwell’s Furniture Co., was a silent movie theater that closed in 1923. The only significant alteration to the original theater was the leveling of the downstairs floors.
It’s still going, apparently. I lived in El Segundo for about six years, but I never went to one of the shows. El Segundo is a nice little town, but location-wise leaves a little to be desired as it’s between the LA airport, a huge Chevron refinery and an equally large sewage treatment plant. Sometimes when the wind blows right you get a nice whiff from all three.
The New York Public Library file shows the Adele with one l:
http://tinyurl.com/26ypb8
Here is a small photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2hr6mb
Unless two theaters in Denham Springs have been turned into antique stores. Not likely.
Here is an article about the exhibition of “Birth of a Nation” at the Heilig in 1915:
http://tinyurl.com/24jezs
There used to be a hotel in Atlantic City called the Marlborough-Blenheim. Given the somewhat unusual name, I wonder if there’s a family connection with the theater in the Bronx.
This site would appear to confirm the Leslie as the predecessor of the Carol:
http://tinyurl.com/2k2hxc
There is a nice photo of the Iris on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/2tadbk
There are some interior and exterior photos of the Texan on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/2tadbk