Other Circuit theaters in the early sixties were the Danbury in Danbury, the Drummond in Drummond, the Gordon in Gordon (sense a pattern here?) and the Solon in Solon Springs. These were all in Wisconsin.
Jumping ahead twenty years, the 1963 almanac list four Rapalus theaters. Joe Rapalus was still the GM and film buyer. The theaters were the Burr, the Capitol in Monson, the Bijou in Holyoke and the Majestic in Easthampton. I guess Rapalus lost one theater over the two decades, which isn’t a bad attrition rate.
The Pixy was operated by Sconce Theaters in the early sixties. Owners were JB and EM Sconce. Other theaters in the chain at that time were the Old Trail and Pixy in Indianapolis and the Browny in Brownsburg.
I’ve also sworn off frozen bananas, giant pretzels and Taylor pork roll sandwiches. It’s kind of a moot point as neither is available in Los Angeles. I guess I could stick a banana in the freezer if absolutely necessary.
This was an Interboro Circuit theater in the early sixties. The president of Interboro was Solomon Strausberg and the vice-president was Morris Strausberg. Here is a list of the other Interboro theaters circa 1963:
That’s cute. As operator of the Chinese, I vote for the Frank Theater chain of South Jersey. Given the Franks' stellar reputation, I would like to see how they would handle a venue such as this.
The Pearl was still open in 1963, according to the motion picture almanac of that year. The operator was Zegiob Theaters of Lorain. Other Zegiob theaters at the time were the Dreamland in Lorain and the Liberty in Vermilion.
There were ten drive-ins in Tulsa listed in the 1963 motion picture almanac. Eight of them are listed here, including the former Highway 66,now the 11th Street Drive-In. The two missing drive-ins are the the Modern Aire and the Sheridan.
The Regent has a new coat of yellow paint. I imagine they may try and get the marquee operational in the near future, if only to use it for special events. It would be nice to see the marquee lit up.
In the early sixties, the Gloria was operated by the Pastime Amusement Company out of Charleston. President was Alberta Long. Other Pastime theaters in Charleston at that time were the American, Arcade, Garden and Riviera. Pastime also ran the Ashley Theater in St. Andrews Parish.
This was one of many Pioneer Theaters in Iowa in the early sixties. Pioneer was based in St. Louis Park, MN. The president was Harold Field. Other Iowa theaters in the chain at that time were the Atlantic and Corral in Atlantic, the Carroll and Caroll Drive-In in Carroll, the Arrow, American and Corral in Cherokee, the Clarinda and Clarinda Drive-In in Clarinda, the Center in Grundy Center, the Iowa in Jefferson, the Corral and Perry in Perry, the Sac Theater in Sac City, the Corral and Spencer in Spencer, the Corral and Vista in Storm Lake and the Corral and Webster in Webster.
The 1963 motion picture almanac lists an Atlantic Theater in Atlantic, IA. This would presumably be a predecessor to the Atlantic 1&2 if the latter theater opened in 1990.
In the early sixties, the Neptune was run by Nasser Brothers Theaters out of San Francisco. Chief officers were Henry, Elias and William Nasser. Other theaters in the chain at that time were the Alameda Drive-In, the Alameda Theater and the Alhambra, Castro, Mission and Royal theaters in San Francisco.
In 1963, this theater was listed as the Memorial in the motion picture almanac. The operator was Carl H. Nilman Theaters of Shelburne Falls. Other Nilman theaters at the time were the Community Drive-In in Charlemont, the Dalton in Dalton, the Northfield Community Drive-In in Winchester, New Hampshire, the Memorial Theater in Wilmington, Vermont and the Valatie in Valatie, NY.
A chain out of Los Angeles, Oxnard Theaters Co., operated the Vogue in the early sixties. Other Oxnard theaters under this chain’s command at the time were the Strand, Boulevard and Oxnard.
In 1963, the Strand was operated by the Rocky Mountain Theater Corp. out of Livingston. Other Rocky Mountain theaters at the time were the State in Big Timber, the State in Gardiner, the Harlo in Harlowtown and the State in Livingston. Rocky Mountain partners were Finus Lewis, Grace Lewis and Allen Lewis.
CW Rodgers was president of Rodgers Theaters Inc. in 1963. Rodgers also operated the Ritz and Starvue Drive-In in Blytheville, AR, the Anna Drive-In and Rodgers in Anna, IL, the Gem in Cairo, IL, the Varsity in Carbondale, IL as well as the Poplar Bluff Drive-In in Missouri.
In 1963, the Marcy was operated by Harold Goldman and David Sanders. Their office was on West 44th Street in NYC. Other theaters operated by Goldman-Sanders at the time were the Edison, Metropolitan and Studio, all in Manhattan.
Other Circuit theaters in the early sixties were the Danbury in Danbury, the Drummond in Drummond, the Gordon in Gordon (sense a pattern here?) and the Solon in Solon Springs. These were all in Wisconsin.
Jumping ahead twenty years, the 1963 almanac list four Rapalus theaters. Joe Rapalus was still the GM and film buyer. The theaters were the Burr, the Capitol in Monson, the Bijou in Holyoke and the Majestic in Easthampton. I guess Rapalus lost one theater over the two decades, which isn’t a bad attrition rate.
The Pixy was operated by Sconce Theaters in the early sixties. Owners were JB and EM Sconce. Other theaters in the chain at that time were the Old Trail and Pixy in Indianapolis and the Browny in Brownsburg.
I’ve also sworn off frozen bananas, giant pretzels and Taylor pork roll sandwiches. It’s kind of a moot point as neither is available in Los Angeles. I guess I could stick a banana in the freezer if absolutely necessary.
This was an Interboro Circuit theater in the early sixties. The president of Interboro was Solomon Strausberg and the vice-president was Morris Strausberg. Here is a list of the other Interboro theaters circa 1963:
Brooklyn – Canarsie, Coliseum, Fortway, Harbor, Kismet, Park, Peerless, State, Sumner, Williamsburg
Bronx – Dover, Deluxe, Fenway, Freeman, Vogue
Long Island-Elmhurst – Elmwood
Flushing – Main Street, Playhouse, Parsons
Forest Hills – Trylon
Laurelton – Laurelton
St. Albans – Linden
Woodside – Hobart
I can’t eat that stuff anymore. I spent a summer working at a taffy place on the AC walk that had big bins which we would snack on. Ruined me forever.
Was that the Shriver family that sold salt water taffy?
That’s cute. As operator of the Chinese, I vote for the Frank Theater chain of South Jersey. Given the Franks' stellar reputation, I would like to see how they would handle a venue such as this.
The Pearl was still open in 1963, according to the motion picture almanac of that year. The operator was Zegiob Theaters of Lorain. Other Zegiob theaters at the time were the Dreamland in Lorain and the Liberty in Vermilion.
In 1963, Wewoka was also the site of the Pow-Wow Drive-In, a Video Independent operation.
There was also “Y” Drive-In in Poteau in the early sixties. I’m not sure if the name is supposed to be a rhetorical question.
There were ten drive-ins in Tulsa listed in the 1963 motion picture almanac. Eight of them are listed here, including the former Highway 66,now the 11th Street Drive-In. The two missing drive-ins are the the Modern Aire and the Sheridan.
There was also the Tri-State Drive-In in Miami in the early sixties, along with the Thunderbird and Sooner drive-ins.
The Regent has a new coat of yellow paint. I imagine they may try and get the marquee operational in the near future, if only to use it for special events. It would be nice to see the marquee lit up.
In the early sixties, the Gloria was operated by the Pastime Amusement Company out of Charleston. President was Alberta Long. Other Pastime theaters in Charleston at that time were the American, Arcade, Garden and Riviera. Pastime also ran the Ashley Theater in St. Andrews Parish.
This was one of many Pioneer Theaters in Iowa in the early sixties. Pioneer was based in St. Louis Park, MN. The president was Harold Field. Other Iowa theaters in the chain at that time were the Atlantic and Corral in Atlantic, the Carroll and Caroll Drive-In in Carroll, the Arrow, American and Corral in Cherokee, the Clarinda and Clarinda Drive-In in Clarinda, the Center in Grundy Center, the Iowa in Jefferson, the Corral and Perry in Perry, the Sac Theater in Sac City, the Corral and Spencer in Spencer, the Corral and Vista in Storm Lake and the Corral and Webster in Webster.
The 1963 motion picture almanac lists an Atlantic Theater in Atlantic, IA. This would presumably be a predecessor to the Atlantic 1&2 if the latter theater opened in 1990.
In the early sixties, the Neptune was run by Nasser Brothers Theaters out of San Francisco. Chief officers were Henry, Elias and William Nasser. Other theaters in the chain at that time were the Alameda Drive-In, the Alameda Theater and the Alhambra, Castro, Mission and Royal theaters in San Francisco.
In 1963, this theater was listed as the Memorial in the motion picture almanac. The operator was Carl H. Nilman Theaters of Shelburne Falls. Other Nilman theaters at the time were the Community Drive-In in Charlemont, the Dalton in Dalton, the Northfield Community Drive-In in Winchester, New Hampshire, the Memorial Theater in Wilmington, Vermont and the Valatie in Valatie, NY.
A chain out of Los Angeles, Oxnard Theaters Co., operated the Vogue in the early sixties. Other Oxnard theaters under this chain’s command at the time were the Strand, Boulevard and Oxnard.
Other OK theaters in the early sixties were the Avalon, Grand, Al Ray and Hi-Nabor Drive-In in Houston and the Galena Theater in Galena Park, TX.
Does anyone know if the building is still standing? The fire may have occurred subsquent to the photos above.
In 1963, the Strand was operated by the Rocky Mountain Theater Corp. out of Livingston. Other Rocky Mountain theaters at the time were the State in Big Timber, the State in Gardiner, the Harlo in Harlowtown and the State in Livingston. Rocky Mountain partners were Finus Lewis, Grace Lewis and Allen Lewis.
CW Rodgers was president of Rodgers Theaters Inc. in 1963. Rodgers also operated the Ritz and Starvue Drive-In in Blytheville, AR, the Anna Drive-In and Rodgers in Anna, IL, the Gem in Cairo, IL, the Varsity in Carbondale, IL as well as the Poplar Bluff Drive-In in Missouri.
In 1963, the Marcy was operated by Harold Goldman and David Sanders. Their office was on West 44th Street in NYC. Other theaters operated by Goldman-Sanders at the time were the Edison, Metropolitan and Studio, all in Manhattan.