I was in Milwaukee last week, but was only downtown for a few hours. I saw the Pabst theater but didn’t recognize any others, open or closed. We were primarily in the area around Wells Street, by the river.
This is a note to Jim Rankin, who is a fount of information on these Milwaukee theaters. I drove down State Street last week, going northbound below 27th Street. I saw what appeared to be an old theater, which is now retail. Given that there are 71 theaters listed for Milwaukee, perhaps you may recall a theater in that vicinity. Thanks.
Nothing has been done yet. There was an article in the local paper the other day about the restoration of the sign. I walked around inside the building, which is mostly law offices. There are some movie posters on the wall as homage to the building’s history.
I drove past a theater in El Reno last week that was simply marked “Cinema” in script. The theater was closed. I’m not sure if this is the same theater, but I do have a picture that I can post when I get back home.
I was in Chandler a few days ago. The museum across the street has a few of the original seats with the H&S logo on the side. Looking at some of the exhibits, it appears that the Odeon Theater was in business close to the H&S until 1955. However, there was some confusion amongst the locals as to whether the Odeon was next door to the H&S or down the street.
Here is an interesting “before” picture, probably from the teens. The home on the northeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard is the predecessor of the theater: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011251.jpg
Here is a photo from 1930:
http://tinyurl.com/nhro8
Here is an interesting photo from 1951:
http://tinyurl.com/rcj8y
I was in Milwaukee last week, but was only downtown for a few hours. I saw the Pabst theater but didn’t recognize any others, open or closed. We were primarily in the area around Wells Street, by the river.
Here is a 1946 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mxmpu
Here is a photo from 1942:
http://tinyurl.com/s3oko
Here is a photo from the Milwaukee Public Library. The Strand is on the left side, and the Palace/Orpheum is on the right:
http://tinyurl.com/pwhn2
Here are two more photos from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/hpydb
http://tinyurl.com/z6krs
Here is a photo from around 1923:
http://tinyurl.com/gumn8
I don’t think this photo has been posted yet:
http://tinyurl.com/zpamo
There are two contemporary photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/zo2ad
This is a note to Jim Rankin, who is a fount of information on these Milwaukee theaters. I drove down State Street last week, going northbound below 27th Street. I saw what appeared to be an old theater, which is now retail. Given that there are 71 theaters listed for Milwaukee, perhaps you may recall a theater in that vicinity. Thanks.
There is a picture of the Varsity on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/gbeyp
I walked around this theater last week. It looks great! I’m glad a few of these survive the wrecking ball.
Oklahoma Kid was a 1939 film, but the theater could have been showing it in 1943. The cars look like mid to late 30s.
Here is an article about the closing from the local paper:
http://tinyurl.com/ektdh
The theater is open and was showing Superman 2 last week. A marquee has been installed.
As of last week, the theater was open and showing Superman 2. There is a marquee and a large yellow sign with red script.
The listings on the web site are all second run films. I drove by last week and they were showing the first Pirates of the Caribbean film.
I took some digital photos last week. The theater has looked better, I’m sure.
The function should be church as that is the current occupant.
Nothing has been done yet. There was an article in the local paper the other day about the restoration of the sign. I walked around inside the building, which is mostly law offices. There are some movie posters on the wall as homage to the building’s history.
I drove past a theater in El Reno last week that was simply marked “Cinema” in script. The theater was closed. I’m not sure if this is the same theater, but I do have a picture that I can post when I get back home.
I drove past this theater a few days ago. I have some digital pictures which I will try to post later.
I was in Chandler a few days ago. The museum across the street has a few of the original seats with the H&S logo on the side. Looking at some of the exhibits, it appears that the Odeon Theater was in business close to the H&S until 1955. However, there was some confusion amongst the locals as to whether the Odeon was next door to the H&S or down the street.
Here is an interesting “before” picture, probably from the teens. The home on the northeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard is the predecessor of the theater:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011251.jpg