This is a way to get answers, even when I’m in Illinois. I emailed Laurie Carpenter Library Director of the Orono Public Library “SERVING THE INFORMATION AND READING NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF ORONO, MAINE” AND CINEMA TREASURES. Laurie gave me the above address and the below paragraph from “ORONO, MAINE, A BICENTENNIAL VIEW” published in 1976.
THANK YOU LAURIE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK THIS UP!
“The Strand Theater deserves top billing in any discussion of Orono’s recreation over the past two decades. For thirty-five years it was located on the site of the present day LaVerdiere’s Super Drug Store on Mill Street, and in it’s advertisement in the Sequicentennial brochure shows that it was functioning in 1956. In the pre-television era and before the University’s Memorial Union was built the building housed an excellent theater and bowling lanes, the latter on the lower level. It was a popular center of entertainment for adults, children and university students. It also had an educational angle as the management cooperated in scheduling performances of foreign and cultural films recommened by University faculty.”
It does make me wonder if the Uniersity’s Memorial Union had a theater?
Mike The Pessimist; It’s been open for 14 years. It didn’t close in 2000 when Carmike went through bankruptcy. It must be a pretty good idea cause the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service is having another private theater company build another 10 screen, 1,712 seat, at another U.S. Army Post that is due to open this fall.
Chuck1231; Perhaps Bing is better, but folks aren’t going to go to Bing. Perhaps you could suggest to the Gods at CT that they change everything over to Bing?
Chuck1231; I guess we will not agree on this. To me, the entire idea of the Google Map is to help the person from say Oshkosh, Wisconsin who will never ever actually physically go to the theater location, be able as best as posible, see that theater site from the air. They really don’t care about how the address is listed, just so the red dot is as close to the theater as possible, not a few blocks away.
Sometimes the address leads it to to the right spot, but sometimes to different states or parts of the world which isn’t helpful to anyone. I think the idea is to figure out, if posible, what Google needs to get as close to the right spot as possible. The other option is to not have the map at all.
MR. CINERAMA; “Is proof-reading a lost art?” If your talking about my “masterpiece”, did you read the first comment, I really messed up, I even put down Chief Street as my name I must have been really tired? Lets see if your more forgiving when I add a theater you went to at an Army Post in Germany.
Chuck1231 and everyone else, I always check out an address before I add a theater. I knew about the 7290 address and tried it out. It puts the red dot on the Google Map at Ingersoll Street and Marchant Street, two blocks from the theater, that’s why I didn’t use it. The cross streets I use put it about as close as it is possible to get to the theater. This is what is most helpful to the folks checking out the theater on CT.
I WOULD SUGGEST TO EVERYONE THAT THEY CHECK OUT AN ADDRESS ON GOOGLE MAP BEFORE THEY ADD IT ON CT, TO SEE IF IT WORKS. SAD TO SAY, SOMETIMES CROSS STREETS WORK BETTER THAN NUMBERS?
1973-1978 Suncoast Cinemas?
1978-1980 Cobb?
1980-1988 Plitt Theaters?
1990 Floyd Theaters of Haines City, Fla.? In 1967 Carl Floyd was President and had 40 theaters all in Florida.
Last time I was in Clearwater they had almost finished that new bridge to Clearwater Beach.
Anyone have more info or old photos of the Park.
Sure could use an address, more info, and photos.
Anyone have more info or photos?
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
16 MILL STREET
This is a way to get answers, even when I’m in Illinois. I emailed Laurie Carpenter Library Director of the Orono Public Library “SERVING THE INFORMATION AND READING NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF ORONO, MAINE” AND CINEMA TREASURES. Laurie gave me the above address and the below paragraph from “ORONO, MAINE, A BICENTENNIAL VIEW” published in 1976.
THANK YOU LAURIE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK THIS UP!
“The Strand Theater deserves top billing in any discussion of Orono’s recreation over the past two decades. For thirty-five years it was located on the site of the present day LaVerdiere’s Super Drug Store on Mill Street, and in it’s advertisement in the Sequicentennial brochure shows that it was functioning in 1956. In the pre-television era and before the University’s Memorial Union was built the building housed an excellent theater and bowling lanes, the latter on the lower level. It was a popular center of entertainment for adults, children and university students. It also had an educational angle as the management cooperated in scheduling performances of foreign and cultural films recommened by University faculty.”
It does make me wonder if the Uniersity’s Memorial Union had a theater?
Mike The Pessimist; It’s been open for 14 years. It didn’t close in 2000 when Carmike went through bankruptcy. It must be a pretty good idea cause the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service is having another private theater company build another 10 screen, 1,712 seat, at another U.S. Army Post that is due to open this fall.
Chuck1231; Perhaps Bing is better, but folks aren’t going to go to Bing. Perhaps you could suggest to the Gods at CT that they change everything over to Bing?
On the Google Map the theater is below the red dot in the block boardered by Ingersoll, Burr, Gillespie and Gaudette Streets.
Chuck1231; I guess we will not agree on this. To me, the entire idea of the Google Map is to help the person from say Oshkosh, Wisconsin who will never ever actually physically go to the theater location, be able as best as posible, see that theater site from the air. They really don’t care about how the address is listed, just so the red dot is as close to the theater as possible, not a few blocks away.
Sometimes the address leads it to to the right spot, but sometimes to different states or parts of the world which isn’t helpful to anyone. I think the idea is to figure out, if posible, what Google needs to get as close to the right spot as possible. The other option is to not have the map at all.
MR. CINERAMA; “Is proof-reading a lost art?” If your talking about my “masterpiece”, did you read the first comment, I really messed up, I even put down Chief Street as my name I must have been really tired? Lets see if your more forgiving when I add a theater you went to at an Army Post in Germany.
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS BACK TO:
INGERSOLL STREET & BURR STREET
Chuck1231 and everyone else, I always check out an address before I add a theater. I knew about the 7290 address and tried it out. It puts the red dot on the Google Map at Ingersoll Street and Marchant Street, two blocks from the theater, that’s why I didn’t use it. The cross streets I use put it about as close as it is possible to get to the theater. This is what is most helpful to the folks checking out the theater on CT.
I WOULD SUGGEST TO EVERYONE THAT THEY CHECK OUT AN ADDRESS ON GOOGLE MAP BEFORE THEY ADD IT ON CT, TO SEE IF IT WORKS. SAD TO SAY, SOMETIMES CROSS STREETS WORK BETTER THAN NUMBERS?
Yes he is.
Anyone have more info or photos?
Anyone have more info or photos?
Open 1961-1984?
Not open in 1967.
Need an address, more info, and photos.
PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:
505 SOUTH MYRTLE SCHOOL ROAD
Open for sure in 1967.
Need more info and photos.
Open 1950-1980?
Need an address, more info, and photos.
Jack; Sure like the details.
Anyone else have more info, or photos?
Anyone have an address, more info, or photos?
Open 1955-1961?
Need an address, more info and photos.
Need an address, more info, and photos.
PHONE
915.568.2516
PLEASE ADD ADDREESS:
4425 14TH STREET WEST
AKA
JERRY LEWIS CINEMA
Open 1971-1997?
Owners:
1973-1978 Suncoast Cinemas?
1978-1980 Cobb?
1980-1988 Plitt Theaters?
1990 Floyd Theaters of Haines City, Fla.? In 1967 Carl Floyd was President and had 40 theaters all in Florida.
Anyone have more info or photos?
Jack; These are great stories!
Not much of a chance, but it would be great to get an address, more info and photos.
Not open in 1967.
Need an address, more info, and photos.
Anyone have more info or old photos?
Bijou means a jewel.
Anyone have more info or photos from a long time ago?
Jack; I found an address of 11-15 Mill Street, does that make any sense?