Comments from kencmcintyre - Cinema Treasures

kencmcintyre commented about Boyd Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 10:57 pm

I saw Rocky III at the Boyd, before they added the additional theaters. Here is a photo from 1935:
http://tinyurl.com/ms4sl

kencmcintyre commented about BRIC Arts Media House on Sep 16, 2006 at 7:08 pm

This 1928 photo shows signage for the Strand, the Majestic and the Orpheum:
http://tinyurl.com/qkuxr

kencmcintyre commented about Shore Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 6:56 pm

I don’t believe this photo has been posted yet:
http://tinyurl.com/z7ccm

kencmcintyre commented about Mardi Gras Theater on Sep 16, 2006 at 6:54 pm

Here is a photograph of the fire in 1940. The address is given as 1243 Surf Avenue:
http://tinyurl.com/nx7nz

kencmcintyre commented about Surf Theater on Sep 16, 2006 at 6:30 pm

I went through the Loew’s theaters in Brooklyn, but didn’t see any in Coney Island. This theater was at the corner of Surf and Stilwell. I would be curious to know if this is the Surf:
http://tinyurl.com/z7ccm

kencmcintyre commented about Oceana Theater on Sep 16, 2006 at 6:18 pm

This is a 1934 sketch of the proposed Oceana:
http://tinyurl.com/z5xb5

kencmcintyre commented about Tivoli Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 6:08 pm

I don’t think the earlier links are working. Here is a 1954 photo of the Tivoli:
http://tinyurl.com/jdnvh

kencmcintyre commented about Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center on Sep 16, 2006 at 1:02 am

Here is a 1921 photo. The featured film starred Charlie Chaplin and Uncle Fester:
http://tinyurl.com/r6gd9

kencmcintyre commented about Carey Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 12:59 am

Here is a 1925 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mhknl

kencmcintyre commented about Walbrook Theater on Sep 16, 2006 at 12:57 am

Here is a 1916 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/r9f6e

kencmcintyre commented about Parkway Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 12:55 am

This is a 1916 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/rb9cc

kencmcintyre commented about Southern Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 12:45 am

This 1983 photo shows the entrance of the theater prior to renovation:
http://tinyurl.com/rovnu

kencmcintyre commented about Meyer Theatre on Sep 16, 2006 at 12:22 am

This 1931 film must have been popular:
http://tinyurl.com/o34qe

kencmcintyre commented about Alhambra Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 11:51 pm

Here is the other side, on the same date:
http://tinyurl.com/grjjm

Compare that picture with these earlier photos:
http://tinyurl.com/k8lou
http://tinyurl.com/gr4z6
http://tinyurl.com/eo9ow

kencmcintyre commented about Cedar-Lee Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 11:27 pm

Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/elqxa

kencmcintyre commented about Alhambra Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 11:23 pm

Here is a 1976 photo. The theater looks shabby:
http://tinyurl.com/gejqs

kencmcintyre commented about Earle Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 10:51 pm

This theater has a billboard advertising what would be the Earle’s one year anniversary in 1925. I don’t know if the Great Northern theater is listed here under another name:
http://tinyurl.com/plkv6

kencmcintyre commented about Royal Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 9:27 pm

It looks like there was an effort to redevelop the theater a few years ago. Here is an article on this subject:
http://tinyurl.com/jlkvc

kencmcintyre commented about Royal Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 9:17 pm

I remember this theater from the early 1980s. It was an abandoned hulk by then.

kencmcintyre commented about Fox Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 9:05 pm

This 1931 photo shows the Fox with the name spelled out on the office building above the theater. I ate at the Horn & Hardart on Broad Street many times when I was a kid. I don’t think they have any more of those in the city.
http://tinyurl.com/gtmfl

kencmcintyre commented about Gates Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 2:42 pm

Here are two undated photos showing the front and back of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/jjs5w
http://tinyurl.com/k8ob8

kencmcintyre commented about Gates Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 2:37 pm

Here is an undated photo, probably from the 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/gn3o5

kencmcintyre commented about Commodore Theatre on Sep 15, 2006 at 2:30 pm

Here is a 1967 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/hvcay

kencmcintyre commented about Chief Theater on Sep 14, 2006 at 6:20 pm

Also known as the Gossett and listed on the National Register:

Chief Theater (added 2005 – Building – #05000010)
Also known as Gossett Theater
122 E. Main St., Coldwater
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Gossett, Paul E., Howard, Thomas H.
Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater

kencmcintyre commented about Strand Theatre on Sep 14, 2006 at 2:11 pm

The function should be changed to “gym”.