The lyric was open as early as 1926 with seating listed sat 600 and the Orpheum was already closed by 1926. The last year the Lyric was listed as open was in 1929. The Time didin’t open until 1936 with seating listed at 334. That is a seven year gap brom the closing of the Lyric and opening of the Time and the seating was about half the Lyric. The motion Picture Yearbook just lists an address for the Lyric as Main St.
This theatre was open in 1925 and was known as the Sandon Theatre. It was known as the Statte Theatre in 1929. The related website does not seem to work. Their current website
The Grand Theatre was listed as open in 1925 with 500 seats.
According to their website this Cinema has 6 screens.
The address should be 6434 Main St., it is now an accounting firm.
This was the Granada Theatre up until at least 1953. It seated 350.
The Strand Theatre was open prior to 1926 and at that time seated 325. No longer listed after 1940.
Located on Highway 160 West, Car Capacity was 160.
The Rialto Theatre was listed as open in 1928 with 550 seats.
The Stadium Theatre opened in 1942. At that time seating was listed at 480. By 1951 seating was listed at 1,184.
The 350 seat Rex Theatre was listed at this address thru 1930. Should this be listed as the Rex Theatre with a AKA Gem Theatre?
The address for the Elite Theatre should be 2517 S. 27th Ave. The address in the header is for the Lyndale Theatre.
Listed as open in 1906 with 400 seats.
Listed as open in 1933 but no longer listed in 1935.
This must have been an early Nickelodeon since it is not listed from 1925 thru the late 1950’s.
There was another Franklin Theatre at 1037 East Franklin that was open in 1914. Any information on that Franklin?
The Maple Leaf closed in 1995 and was owned and operated by C. Herringer. Car capacity was 630.
The lyric was open as early as 1926 with seating listed sat 600 and the Orpheum was already closed by 1926. The last year the Lyric was listed as open was in 1929. The Time didin’t open until 1936 with seating listed at 334. That is a seven year gap brom the closing of the Lyric and opening of the Time and the seating was about half the Lyric. The motion Picture Yearbook just lists an address for the Lyric as Main St.
The Grand Theatre facebook page gives what is showing and other specials.
This became the Medelia Theatre in 1933. Prior to that it was known as the Star Theatre and goes back as far as 1926.
According to their facebook page they are still open.
Hollywood theatre website
This theatre was open in 1925 and was known as the Sandon Theatre. It was known as the Statte Theatre in 1929. The related website does not seem to work. Their current website
The Motion Picture Yearbook lists the seating from 1926 thru 1970 with 780 seats.
The Motion Picture Yearbook lists this drive-in as the 100 Twin Drive-In in 1951. Each year after it lists it as the same.
Both photo links are the same.
Google maps it perfectly.