Comments from kencmcintyre

Here is a 1935 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2omoue

This fire was at a Moscow movie theater at 58, Shosse Entuziastov. I checked the addresses of all the Moscow theaters listed and didn’t see a match. My knowledge of Moscow geography is severely limited.
http://tinyurl.com/2matwl

Here is a story from the Long Beach Press Telegram about a fire that destroyed the Ritz on 12/12/51:

Early-Morning Fire Wrecks Ritz Theater: Fireman Victim

A two-alarm fire plunged the Ritz Theater, 681 Redondo Ave., into a blazing showplace early today, leaving “only the four walls and the candy vending machine intact” and sending one Long Beach fireman to Community Hospital in serious condition from smoke inhalation. Fire investigators said the blaze started at 2:10 a.m. in a heating system behind the stage. No one was in the theater when the fire broke out.

Owner Guy G. Black. 5351 Harco St., said that the building was a total loss. “The roof is ruined, the screen is a wreck, the seats are either burned or water-logged, and the projection room is covered with water.” the owner declared. “Only the four walls and the candy vending machine are intact.”

Here is a 12/10/53 article from the Sheboygan Press re demolition of the theater:

State Theater On S. 12th Street Being Demolished;
New Structure To Be Built

Sheboygan’s bustling southside business sectionâ€"the 1500 Block of S 12th Stâ€"is losing an “old timer” among its family of buildings But in its place next year will rise a new and modern structure.
Currently passing from the life of the thoroughfareâ€" under the wrecking ballâ€"is the 39-year-old State Theater building at 1511 S. 12th St, already only a shell of its former self The neighborhood movie place, darkened since the last film flickered across its screen late last year, is being torn down by Clarence J. Van Akkeren, who purchased the property from theater man Nic Johnson.

Mr. Van Akkeren, owner and operator of Van’s Radio and Television Service around the corner at 1526-C S. 12th St., announced that he plans to erect a complete new stone building on the site to house his expanding business. Once the demolition of the State Theater building is complete, the new construction will begin, probably not until next spring, however. The new building will mark Van
Akkeren’s 30th year in business here. He said tentative plans call for a one-story building about 65 feet deep and with a garage and loading shed in the rear. A modern radio and TV service shop will be located in the front of the building which will face west onto 12th Sheet. It is possible that a second story may be added later.

According to the memoirs of veteran businessmen in the 1500 Block, the theater venture was originally launched in 1914 by a corporation made up of Gus Radtke, Ernest and Otto Aldag, William Bickel and Fred Kuester, all now deceased, operating under the name of the South Side Amusement Co. Known originally as the Butterfly Theater, the show house was managed for the corporation by Radtke and Kuester during the silent picture days. In the early 1930’s the theater
was leased by Mr. Johnson, who purchased it from the corporation after a fire that started in the projection booth had extensively damaged the interior in 1934. Later Johnson sub-leased
the theater to several local men, including Earl Helfman and Nic Berg, the latter the most recent operator who discontinued shows there late in 1952.

Here is some additional information on the Kota:
http://tinyurl.com/2qe88q

Here is an interesting article about the Silent Movie Theater:
http://www.povonline.com/cols/COL123.htm

Looks like auditions for a reality show.

I moved to LA in 1984 and could barely breath when I was looking for a job downtown. The situation has improved considerably.

Here is an article about the Allred:
http://tinyurl.com/23urz4

Very carefully.

Here is another photo from the Tampa Library. I could do without the annoying logo:
http://tinyurl.com/38tr4d

There is a nice color photo by Dave Nance here. Click on page 3:
http://tinyurl.com/ysogkr