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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Jan 5, 2007 at 9:16 am

Here is a lawsuit concerning demolition of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/y226sd

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Paris Theater on Jan 4, 2007 at 8:04 pm

Here is a short article from Time about the opening, dated 9/20/48:
http://tinyurl.com/yk92mu

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Stillwell Theatre on Jan 4, 2007 at 7:11 pm

Don’t they always tell you it’s against the law to yell “fire!” in a crowded theater?
http://tinyurl.com/yglx77

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Calumet Theater on Jan 4, 2007 at 6:52 pm

Here is an interesting webpage:
http://tinyurl.com/ubtmo

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Thompson Square Theatre on Jan 4, 2007 at 5:39 pm

Fire escape hits little boy in 1920. Little boy wins:
http://tinyurl.com/yx6bu4

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Historic Stage in Northwest Iowa free to the right entity on Jan 4, 2007 at 5:34 pm

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.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Roxy Theatre on Jan 4, 2007 at 5:17 pm

There was a fire in the theater in 1932, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/smymb

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Beale Street Theatre on Jan 4, 2007 at 4:15 pm

I spent the night in Kingman on my LA to Chicago Route 66 trip this summer. I wasn’t aware of the theater, though.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Center Theatre on Jan 3, 2007 at 9:53 am

Here is a short article about the demolition from Time magazine dated 11/2/53:
http://tinyurl.com/yarhm7

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Regent Theater on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:48 am

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.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Renaissance Theatre on Jan 2, 2007 at 6:52 pm

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.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Los Feliz 3 Cinemas on Jan 2, 2007 at 5:19 pm

This theater was around as early as 1940, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/yf765z

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Fillmore on Jan 2, 2007 at 4:43 pm

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

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Hollywood Theatre on Jan 2, 2007 at 12:24 pm

Here is an interesting set of facts about the purchase of the Hollywood in 1935:
http://tinyurl.com/vh8fd

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Rialto Theatre on Jan 2, 2007 at 12:12 pm

We love repeat customers, but please leave the knives at home:
http://tinyurl.com/wx7yc

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Brookside Theatre on Jan 1, 2007 at 3:05 pm

Here is a summary of the antitrust suit:
http://tinyurl.com/yx88zh

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Seville Theatre on Dec 30, 2006 at 9:42 pm

Fae Robison and her husband owned and operated the Seville in the early thirties, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/yholpc

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Royal Theatre on Dec 30, 2006 at 9:39 pm

The Royal owners installed a marquee in 1932, which displeased the shoe store adjacent:
http://tinyurl.com/yhlxdg

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Hayworth Theatre on Dec 30, 2006 at 9:10 pm

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

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Rodeo Drive-In on Dec 30, 2006 at 9:05 pm

Stay in the car if you don’t want to be run over:
http://tinyurl.com/yahvmj

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Boulevard Drive-In on Dec 30, 2006 at 9:01 pm

The Boulevard was built in 1949 and accommodated 900 cars, according to this lawsuit:
http://tinyurl.com/yl392x

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Palace Theater on Dec 30, 2006 at 8:52 pm

Rat attack in 1946:
http://tinyurl.com/yjbrcu

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Park Theatre on Dec 30, 2006 at 8:00 pm

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

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Bal Theatre on Dec 30, 2006 at 7:53 pm

Bal sued a much larger theater group in 1962 for anti-trust:
http://tinyurl.com/sfq3s

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre commented about Strand Theater on Dec 30, 2006 at 5:26 pm

According to this suit, Fox Midwest Amusements owned the Strand and the Roxy in West Frankfort in the mid fifties:
http://tinyurl.com/y72tk9