There was another theater in Hawarden that was destroyed by fire in January 1944. The theater was unoccupied at the time. I did some research but there doesn’t seem to be any record of the destroyed theater’s identity. I only know that the theater was owned by a Mr. Harry Lankhorst, Jr.
KEARNY, N. J. Aug. 30â€" A two-alarm fire collapsed the roof of the Regent theater tonight some 10 minutes after a crowd of more than 300 movie-goers had been calmly and quickly evacuated. Police said alertness of an unidentified usher in spotting the smoke and advising the projectionist to stop the movie prevented a possible panic. Fire Chief William Wanders said the flames may have been started by a short circuit in a fan at the rear of the stage.
I note both Mansfield indoor theaters on Park Avenue West. There are newspaper articles from 1938 describing the opening of the Park Theater on South Park and Diamond Streets. This is most likely a separate theater, absent any information to the contrary.
The State sued the nearby Colonial and the Majestic in 1937 as those theaters were offering “screeno”, which was kind of an onscreen lottery. The State lost the case: http://tinyurl.com/ymoyx4
It looks like the Vagabond was in trouble for showing obscene films in the late fifties. I wonder what the standard for obscenity was back then: http://tinyurl.com/yzoxvq
Here is a lawsuit concerning demolition of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/y226sd
Here is a short article from Time about the opening, dated 9/20/48:
http://tinyurl.com/yk92mu
Don’t they always tell you it’s against the law to yell “fire!” in a crowded theater?
http://tinyurl.com/yglx77
Here is an interesting webpage:
http://tinyurl.com/ubtmo
Fire escape hits little boy in 1920. Little boy wins:
http://tinyurl.com/yx6bu4
There was another theater in Hawarden that was destroyed by fire in January 1944. The theater was unoccupied at the time. I did some research but there doesn’t seem to be any record of the destroyed theater’s identity. I only know that the theater was owned by a Mr. Harry Lankhorst, Jr.
There was a fire in the theater in 1932, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/smymb
I spent the night in Kingman on my LA to Chicago Route 66 trip this summer. I wasn’t aware of the theater, though.
Here is a short article about the demolition from Time magazine dated 11/2/53:
http://tinyurl.com/yarhm7
There was a fire in the theater on 8/31/52:
N.J. Movie Roof Falls, 300 Escape
KEARNY, N. J. Aug. 30â€" A two-alarm fire collapsed the roof of the Regent theater tonight some 10 minutes after a crowd of more than 300 movie-goers had been calmly and quickly evacuated. Police said alertness of an unidentified usher in spotting the smoke and advising the projectionist to stop the movie prevented a possible panic. Fire Chief William Wanders said the flames may have been started by a short circuit in a fan at the rear of the stage.
I note both Mansfield indoor theaters on Park Avenue West. There are newspaper articles from 1938 describing the opening of the Park Theater on South Park and Diamond Streets. This is most likely a separate theater, absent any information to the contrary.
This theater was around as early as 1940, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/yf765z
The State sued the nearby Colonial and the Majestic in 1937 as those theaters were offering “screeno”, which was kind of an onscreen lottery. The State lost the case:
http://tinyurl.com/ymoyx4
Here is an interesting set of facts about the purchase of the Hollywood in 1935:
http://tinyurl.com/vh8fd
We love repeat customers, but please leave the knives at home:
http://tinyurl.com/wx7yc
Here is a summary of the antitrust suit:
http://tinyurl.com/yx88zh
Fae Robison and her husband owned and operated the Seville in the early thirties, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/yholpc
The Royal owners installed a marquee in 1932, which displeased the shoe store adjacent:
http://tinyurl.com/yhlxdg
It looks like the Vagabond was in trouble for showing obscene films in the late fifties. I wonder what the standard for obscenity was back then:
http://tinyurl.com/yzoxvq
Stay in the car if you don’t want to be run over:
http://tinyurl.com/yahvmj
The Boulevard was built in 1949 and accommodated 900 cars, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/yl392x
Rat attack in 1946:
http://tinyurl.com/yjbrcu
Here is another preservation website:
http://www.centertheater.org/
Here is a lawsuit which discusses the family owners of the theater in the 1950s:
http://tinyurl.com/vllfc
Bal sued a much larger theater group in 1962 for anti-trust:
http://tinyurl.com/sfq3s
According to this suit, Fox Midwest Amusements owned the Strand and the Roxy in West Frankfort in the mid fifties:
http://tinyurl.com/y72tk9