Here is an example of a (presumably) small town with three theaters. The Maco is at the far end, and the Granada and State are across the street from each other. The photo is from 1948: http://tinyurl.com/plddr
At the risk of incurring Lost Memory’s ocular wrath, here is a photo of the theater in 1958. The caption says Main Street, not Wisconsin, but I’m assuming this was a one theater town: http://tinyurl.com/k8bl7
Driving down Alamitos Avenue today, near Third Street, I saw what was clearly a theater at one time. The facade has been repainted, but the building doesn’t appear to be in use. As the Ebell is a few blocks away, I ruled that out. If anyone has info about this theater, please let me know.
One-reel moving pictures that gave birth to the short-lived film institution, the nickelodeon, which existed only a few years before multi-reel pictures took over.
“Father of the nickelodeons in Canton was A.H. Abrams, whose 5-cent theater at 225 E. Tuscarawas St. was at the Penny Arcade under the Johnson Dancing School,†wrote Heald.
The Palace Theatre on Market Avenue N is the most well-known of Canton’s many movie houses.
But, others were equally popular to movie-goers in their day. For those who went in the ’50s and ’60s, even a partial list must include the Loew’s, Valentine, Dueber, Ohio, Alhambra and Strand.
It was the biggest thing, quite literally, to hit films in Canton â€" the wide screen.
Loew’s Theater showed “The Caddy,†starring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. The Ohio Theater installed its wide screen shortly after, and both accompanied the huge screens with another movie innovation.
Stereophonic sound.
The silliest-looking audience ever to watch a movie in Canton gathered at Loew’s Theater in February 1953.
Rows of bespectacled film viewers stared in earnest at the screen. In Canton, 3-D movies had arrived.
Here are two photos from 1938 and 1960, respectively:
http://tinyurl.com/on3tk
http://tinyurl.com/rh42h
Here is a photo of the Orpheum from 1954:
http://tinyurl.com/rr526
Here is a 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lhphj
Here is a 1940 photo of the Park:
http://tinyurl.com/rykzy
There seem to be two adjacent Lyrics on this street, but no Lyceum. Any ideas?
http://tinyurl.com/kmq2t
Here is a photo circa 1920:
http://tinyurl.com/zdzlt
Here is a 1930 photo. A Marx Brothers movie is playing:
http://tinyurl.com/hety6
Here are photos from 1935 and 1955, respectively:
http://tinyurl.com/eh7gd
http://tinyurl.com/fnec3
Here is a 1953 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/kkocn
Here is a 1955 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/fnec3
This is more or less the same view, in 1942:
http://tinyurl.com/nmmxw
Here is an example of a (presumably) small town with three theaters. The Maco is at the far end, and the Granada and State are across the street from each other. The photo is from 1948:
http://tinyurl.com/plddr
Here is a 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/r8w6q
This is a 1956 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/efprz
This is a 1957 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/jkczu
Here is a photo from 1958:
http://tinyurl.com/f2rqt
At the risk of incurring Lost Memory’s ocular wrath, here is a photo of the theater in 1958. The caption says Main Street, not Wisconsin, but I’m assuming this was a one theater town:
http://tinyurl.com/k8bl7
Here are some interior photos:
http://tinyurl.com/l42fp
http://tinyurl.com/ge25u
Here is a 1957 interior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/kbhvk
There is a photo on this page:
http://www.rfcity.org/about/nw.html
It looks you did fine.
Driving down Alamitos Avenue today, near Third Street, I saw what was clearly a theater at one time. The facade has been repainted, but the building doesn’t appear to be in use. As the Ebell is a few blocks away, I ruled that out. If anyone has info about this theater, please let me know.
You can add theaters relatively easily. Just follow the instructions. I won’t have time for the next week or so.
The Ohio and the Loews were adjacent on N. Market:
http://www.cityofcanton.com/imagehst/marching.jpg
This is from www.cantonrep.com:
Movies and more
“Father of the nickelodeons in Canton was A.H. Abrams, whose 5-cent theater at 225 E. Tuscarawas St. was at the Penny Arcade under the Johnson Dancing School,†wrote Heald.
But, others were equally popular to movie-goers in their day. For those who went in the ’50s and ’60s, even a partial list must include the Loew’s, Valentine, Dueber, Ohio, Alhambra and Strand.
Loew’s Theater showed “The Caddy,†starring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. The Ohio Theater installed its wide screen shortly after, and both accompanied the huge screens with another movie innovation.
Stereophonic sound.
Rows of bespectacled film viewers stared in earnest at the screen. In Canton, 3-D movies had arrived.