Here’s an LA Times article about the yet unidentified theater at 417 S. Main. Date is 3/7/37. I don’t see any other reference to a theater at this address. It may have just a hole in the wall. There are a couple of references to a rooming house at 417 ½, which I think was the hotel at the northeast corner of Main and Winston.
DEATH ATTEMPT HALTS SHOW
Man Shoots Himself at Film Theater
Two pistol shots which were not part of the sound effects stopped the running of a motion picture at an all-night theater at 417 South Main Street early yesterday morning. Employees of the place investigated and found Jack D. Riley, 58 years of age, behind the screen with two bullet wounds in the head. Still conscious, although one bullet had passed through his head, Riley told police that he shot himself because of ill health and financial difficulties. Riley was given emergency treatment at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and then sent to General Hospital.
There was a story in the Appleton Post-Crescent on 9/9/59 about a fire which destroyed the screen and tower at the 41 Outdoor Theater. Do you think this is the same as the 41 Twin? The story says the 41 Outdoor opened in April 1949.
I have been working on my wife to get me into the Stadium on a Friday night. I won’t be able to take pictures, but I would love to see the current interior.
The State is owned by a church, I thought, unless the church leases it from the owners.
Here is an ad from the Daily Review dated 12/20/57:
http://tinyurl.com/2qhzgn
Here is an article from the Fresno Bee dated 1/16/49:
http://tinyurl.com/25f9ta
I didn’t know you were working on it, obviously, or I wouldn’t have done it. It won’t happen again.
I added the Victory, which was number one. I figured you wanted to add the other dozen or so. All yours.
This is the photo from the site mentioned by Garth on 9/14/04. LM also tipped me off from his post on the Lyric page:
http://oldstatenisland.tripod.com/theate8.jpg
You know, I’m wrong on that, after I looked at the map from 5/9/07. I’m on the wrong side of the street. 417 would have been on the west side of Main.
Here’s an LA Times article about the yet unidentified theater at 417 S. Main. Date is 3/7/37. I don’t see any other reference to a theater at this address. It may have just a hole in the wall. There are a couple of references to a rooming house at 417 ½, which I think was the hotel at the northeast corner of Main and Winston.
DEATH ATTEMPT HALTS SHOW
Man Shoots Himself at Film Theater
Two pistol shots which were not part of the sound effects stopped the running of a motion picture at an all-night theater at 417 South Main Street early yesterday morning. Employees of the place investigated and found Jack D. Riley, 58 years of age, behind the screen with two bullet wounds in the head. Still conscious, although one bullet had passed through his head, Riley told police that he shot himself because of ill health and financial difficulties. Riley was given emergency treatment at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and then sent to General Hospital.
OK, thanks.
The date of the LA Times article was September 16, 1896.
There was a story in the Appleton Post-Crescent on 9/9/59 about a fire which destroyed the screen and tower at the 41 Outdoor Theater. Do you think this is the same as the 41 Twin? The story says the 41 Outdoor opened in April 1949.
I know there’s a skating rink in one of the shopping malls on Silver Spur. I was there last Christmas. Is that the theater?
I have been working on my wife to get me into the Stadium on a Friday night. I won’t be able to take pictures, but I would love to see the current interior.
Did the bank take the place of the theater, or was the theater in the parking lot space next to the bank?
This 1935 ad promises 80 people on stage, “mostly girls”. I would hope so:
http://tinyurl.com/26bgfk
Here is a photo of the theater from the Chronicle-Telegram:
http://tinyurl.com/2pax6r
This article from the Delaware County Daily Times dated 7/10/70 announced the closing of the Boyd:
http://tinyurl.com/3c262d
http://tinyurl.com/33t9ec
The Herald-Press ran some photos of the demolition in May 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/ys92ux
This photo of the demolition was in the LB Press-Telegram on 10/13/59:
http://tinyurl.com/2xgdu9
I will check it out. Thanks.
The Bay was an Electrovision theater in July 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/3cm8h8
Formerly the Rivoli, according to this 1960 ad. I think this theater has been listed twice:
http://tinyurl.com/385ks6
An Elvis movie was showing in March 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/37tgvg
The Granada had childrens' matinees in 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/2rqpbb
Here is an LA Times ad from January 1960:
http://tinyurl.com/2oqchl