This site states, inaccurately I believe, that the State was called the Minnesota in 1929. According to CT, there was a Minnesota Theater at another address: http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/ae2.asp
LM, I think you’re right. The odds would be against two similar-names theaters a block and a half apart. The blocks in the urban areas of Philadelphia are for the most part narrow as it was all rowhouses. Subsequently, the two addresses wouldn’t be too far apart.
Here is a set of photographs of the Earle. Unfortunately, you can’t expand the thumbnails without a subscription to the website: http://tinyurl.com/g7tol
This theater has been sold. The new owners will show silent films as well as more recent pictures. The theater will probably de-emphasize the silent film aspect. Whether the theater’s name will change is unknown.
Wasn’t the theater monopoly litigation in the late 1940s? Would Paramount have had to sell its interests in the theaters by that time per court order had they not sold their interests already?
At the Pacific multiplex at the Grove in Los Angeles, the adult admission for a film on a weekend night is $12.75. Add popcorn ($6) and a large coke ($5) and you’re up to $23.75, not counting your date.
This is a January 2005 article about the re-opening of the Varsity:
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2005/01/21/62864
This site states, inaccurately I believe, that the State was called the Minnesota in 1929. According to CT, there was a Minnesota Theater at another address:
http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/ae2.asp
I dated a girl in the early 1980s that lived in this neighborhood, but I don’t recall seeing a movie theater. It may have been gone by then.
LM, I think you’re right. The odds would be against two similar-names theaters a block and a half apart. The blocks in the urban areas of Philadelphia are for the most part narrow as it was all rowhouses. Subsequently, the two addresses wouldn’t be too far apart.
Here is a set of photographs of the Earle. Unfortunately, you can’t expand the thumbnails without a subscription to the website:
http://tinyurl.com/g7tol
This theater has been sold. The new owners will show silent films as well as more recent pictures. The theater will probably de-emphasize the silent film aspect. Whether the theater’s name will change is unknown.
Here is an interesting article about the Camden and drive-ins in general:
http://www.matchflick.com/column/1021
Here is the latest news. Note the reference to CT at the beginning of the article:
http://tinyurl.com/ehvwx
There is a photo of the theater on this page:
http://bigscreen.execpc.com/history/widen.php
There is a photo on this page, but it doesn’t show much of the theater:
http://bigscreen.execpc.com/history/widen.php
There is a photo of the Butterfly on this page:
http://bigscreen.execpc.com/history/widen.php
Here are minutes from the Board of Supervisors in December 2001 regarding transfer of the Palace to the city of Superior:
http://tinyurl.com/qeqq2
Here is another article concerning restoration:
http://kuws.fm/news_palace_theatre.htm
Wasn’t the theater monopoly litigation in the late 1940s? Would Paramount have had to sell its interests in the theaters by that time per court order had they not sold their interests already?
At the Pacific multiplex at the Grove in Los Angeles, the adult admission for a film on a weekend night is $12.75. Add popcorn ($6) and a large coke ($5) and you’re up to $23.75, not counting your date.
Thanks, Ken. They sound a little pricey, but must be interesting reading.
How do you obtain the Film Daily Yearbooks? Are they for sale, or on the Net somewhere?
Thanks for the verification. I saw two separate references to 4th and Market and wasn’t sure if that was correct.
Here is an article about the Tower and the return of the drive-in around Texas:
http://tinyurl.com/gk87b
Here is a 1984 photo. Click on the photo to enlarge:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~cirillo/fwsights.htm
Here is the page that contains Bryan’s photo. Click on the photo of the Haltom to enlarge:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~cirillo/fwsights.htm
Here is the page containing TC’s photo. You can’t post the individual photos, apparently:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~cirillo/fwsights.htm
There are some interior photos on this site:
http://www.eastlandfoundation.com/majestic.html
Here is a January 2006 article about the restoration of the sign:
http://tinyurl.com/jga3e
Here is one reviewer’s opinion of the theater:
http://www.alamedadailynews.com/