Here is an article from the Sheboygan Press dated 2/16/61:
To Convert Port Theater To Offices
PORT WASHINGTON â€" Attorneys Gerold and Huiras have started remodeling of the Ozaukee Theater on W. Grand Avenueâ€"the last movie theater to operate in Port Washington â€" to convert it into a suite of offices. The Ozaukee Theater went out of the movie business several years ago, and last year the half-block long building was purchased by Gerold and Huiras. They had originally planned to convert the second floor into apartments, but this idea has been abandoned as being too costly. The ground floor will be remodeled into offices for their law firm, and there will be additional office space for rent. According to Atty. Carl E. Gerold of Port Washington, the remodeling work will be completed in about three months and ready for occupancy this summer.
This ad in the Sentinel dated 3/14/61 references Winchendon’s reference to the Strand/bowling alley in Fitchburg. The Strand has not yet been added to CT, as far as I know:
LADIES – LADIES
EVERY WEDNESDAY
9.45 a. m. to 11. 45 a. m.
LADIES' DAY
at the
New Palace Lanes
Free Coffee â€" Pastry â€" Instructions
Visit us and see for yourself how the old Strand Theatre was converted to the most beautiful 26-lane Bowling Center, complete with large private room for all your social gatherings.
For Reservations and Details Dial Dl 3-6268
Mar. 18—A developer’s plan to convert the closed Shady Oak movie theater in Clayton into a sports bar and theater moved one step forward on Monday. The Clayton Plan Commission recommended that the Board of Aldermen grant Ned Amos permission for the project. If everything goes smoothly, the facility will open in July, he said. It is at 7630 Forsyth Boulevard just east of Hanley Road.
The Ute 70 was converted to an antiques gallery in 1991:
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) – June 21, 1991
Longtime downtown retailers Joe and Gary Loveless have purchased the Ute 70 Theater and converted it into a cooperative antique gallery. The Lovelesses are part of a family partnership called One Twenty East Kiowa Co. that paid $136,200 for the 24-year-old theater, a fraction of the price it sold for seven years ago. They purchased the Ute 70, at 21 N. Nevada Ave., from the Resolution Trust Corp., the nation’s thrift bailout agency, last September.
Gone like the wind, according the LA Times. I guess replacement would be a better word than renovation. I will take a look the next time I’m downtown, but I think the Linda Lea is a memory.
Sorry about any duplication. As you know, there are hundreds of postings for some of these Manhattan theaters. I didn’t have time to go through each one to see if there was a prior post. I will table any further additions for the NY theaters.
I saw a few plays here when it was a theater. One was a play about the fifties called “Diners and Dinettes”, or something like that. The other was a play starring my former struggling actress girlfriend, who was in a showcase. Another of her plays was at a theater in Hollywood that used to be a morgue. Bela Lugosi was embalmed there.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3ytloq
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/333alw
Here is a photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2338uq
You can see the theater in this 1957 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2vf82e
Here are a few more:
http://tinyurl.com/358z6w
http://tinyurl.com/2ptytz
There is another batch of interior photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/37mq4a
This photo is circa 1931:
http://tinyurl.com/2wd84d
Here are a few more interior photos from the LAPL:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015634.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015633.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015632.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015631.jpg
Ah, but I took the photo myself. Can you say the same? 8-P
Here is a 1954 photo from the LAPL with the Palace in the background:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics43/00041056.jpg
Here is a larger version of the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics32/00065592.jpg
Here is a recent addition from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics32/00065594.jpg
This a new photo from the LAPL, circa 1930, but the cars make me think it’s a later date:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics35/00067285.jpg
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ynkbhw
I think this was a mistake on my part. This entry should be deleted.
Here is an article from the Sheboygan Press dated 2/16/61:
To Convert Port Theater To Offices
PORT WASHINGTON â€" Attorneys Gerold and Huiras have started remodeling of the Ozaukee Theater on W. Grand Avenueâ€"the last movie theater to operate in Port Washington â€" to convert it into a suite of offices. The Ozaukee Theater went out of the movie business several years ago, and last year the half-block long building was purchased by Gerold and Huiras. They had originally planned to convert the second floor into apartments, but this idea has been abandoned as being too costly. The ground floor will be remodeled into offices for their law firm, and there will be additional office space for rent. According to Atty. Carl E. Gerold of Port Washington, the remodeling work will be completed in about three months and ready for occupancy this summer.
This ad in the Sentinel dated 3/14/61 references Winchendon’s reference to the Strand/bowling alley in Fitchburg. The Strand has not yet been added to CT, as far as I know:
LADIES – LADIES
EVERY WEDNESDAY
9.45 a. m. to 11. 45 a. m.
LADIES' DAY
at the
New Palace Lanes
Free Coffee â€" Pastry â€" Instructions
Visit us and see for yourself how the old Strand Theatre was converted to the most beautiful 26-lane Bowling Center, complete with large private room for all your social gatherings.
For Reservations and Details Dial Dl 3-6268
PALACE LANES
Cleghorn Square
This article is dated 3/18/04:
Mar. 18—A developer’s plan to convert the closed Shady Oak movie theater in Clayton into a sports bar and theater moved one step forward on Monday. The Clayton Plan Commission recommended that the Board of Aldermen grant Ned Amos permission for the project. If everything goes smoothly, the facility will open in July, he said. It is at 7630 Forsyth Boulevard just east of Hanley Road.
The Ute 70 was converted to an antiques gallery in 1991:
Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) – June 21, 1991
Longtime downtown retailers Joe and Gary Loveless have purchased the Ute 70 Theater and converted it into a cooperative antique gallery. The Lovelesses are part of a family partnership called One Twenty East Kiowa Co. that paid $136,200 for the 24-year-old theater, a fraction of the price it sold for seven years ago. They purchased the Ute 70, at 21 N. Nevada Ave., from the Resolution Trust Corp., the nation’s thrift bailout agency, last September.
Gone like the wind, according the LA Times. I guess replacement would be a better word than renovation. I will take a look the next time I’m downtown, but I think the Linda Lea is a memory.
Sorry about any duplication. As you know, there are hundreds of postings for some of these Manhattan theaters. I didn’t have time to go through each one to see if there was a prior post. I will table any further additions for the NY theaters.
Here is an interesting photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3345px
I think the play was called “Pumpboys and Dinettes”. My memory is not what it used to be.
I saw a few plays here when it was a theater. One was a play about the fifties called “Diners and Dinettes”, or something like that. The other was a play starring my former struggling actress girlfriend, who was in a showcase. Another of her plays was at a theater in Hollywood that used to be a morgue. Bela Lugosi was embalmed there.
Here is a photo. I think it’s the same one that LM posted and was later deleted:
http://tinyurl.com/2oxkn3
Here is another photo of the Texas:
http://tinyurl.com/23lkce