Comments from kencmcintyre - Cinema Treasures

kencmcintyre commented about Isis Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:50 pm

Here is a photo from 1941:
http://tinyurl.com/qnxwn

kencmcintyre commented about Grand Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:41 pm

Here is a photo that I found purely by accident on the Denver Public Library website. The Orpheum Grand is in the middle of the photo, which was taken between 1895 and 1902:
http://tinyurl.com/mcem2

kencmcintyre commented about Orpheum Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:37 pm

These are the earliest photos in the collection, from 1900, 1902 and 1903:
http://tinyurl.com/gswp3
http://tinyurl.com/eeorp
http://tinyurl.com/glnyb
http://tinyurl.com/j6jaz

kencmcintyre commented about Orpheum Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:33 pm

Here are some photos from the Denver Public Library:
http://tinyurl.com/ef6t8
http://tinyurl.com/etqap
http://tinyurl.com/jlkqz
http://tinyurl.com/khqmj
http://tinyurl.com/z3zp8
http://tinyurl.com/hnbf6
http://tinyurl.com/jy3po
http://tinyurl.com/hgyoe
http://tinyurl.com/gg7gh

kencmcintyre commented about Mayan Theatre on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:24 pm

Since Chuck’s link has expired, here is the expanded view of the photo above:
http://tinyurl.com/grkkl

kencmcintyre commented about Isis Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:21 pm

Here are some photos from the Denver Public Library, circa 1913:
http://tinyurl.com/k58v8
http://tinyurl.com/f64on

kencmcintyre commented about Boulder Theatre on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:13 pm

Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/fp9l2

kencmcintyre commented about Main Street Theatre on Mar 5, 2006 at 2:09 pm

Here is a photo from 1940:
http://tinyurl.com/gydhp

kencmcintyre commented about Paramount Theatre on Mar 5, 2006 at 1:09 pm

There was a premiere at this theater a few years ago:
http://www.dragonandthehawk.com/premiere.html

kencmcintyre commented about Mesa Theatre on Mar 5, 2006 at 12:35 pm

There is some interest in turning the theater into a community center:
http://tinyurl.com/l95lg
http://tinyurl.com/mfch6

kencmcintyre commented about Esquire Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 11:22 am

And another article from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/pgj48

kencmcintyre commented about Lincoln $ Saver on Mar 5, 2006 at 11:07 am

Another photo:
http://flickr.com/photos/spoinknet/53915373/

kencmcintyre commented about Fox Orpheum Theatre on Mar 5, 2006 at 9:35 am

Here is an article with some local history:
http://tinyurl.com/k6uxg

kencmcintyre commented about Esquire Theater on Mar 5, 2006 at 9:33 am

Here is some local history:
http://tinyurl.com/k6uxg

kencmcintyre commented about Clune's Auditorium on Mar 4, 2006 at 9:53 pm

I don’t think people realize the loss to a city when something like this theater is torn down, with nothing to replace it. Why do we have to look at a multi-acre parking lot for the next thirty years due to someone else’s shortsightedness? Another example is Coulter’s Department Store on Wilshire Boulevard, which was torn down in 1980 and remains a large hole in the ground as of today. Very sad.

kencmcintyre commented about Canoga Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 9:49 pm

I was watching a 1975 episode of the Rockford Files yesterday. In one scene, Rockford was driving down an unidentified street in the Valley. There was a theater with a large Pussycat marquee. I wonder if there was more than one Pussycat in the Valley in the mid 1970s.

kencmcintyre commented about Star Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 9:29 pm

The consensus is that the name should be changed to the Star Theatre.

kencmcintyre commented about Brain Dead Studios on Mar 4, 2006 at 9:24 pm

Fairfax Avenue is changing rapidly. Some of the older businesses that catered to the local Jewish clientele are closing up and being replaced by trendy boutiques and galleries. It remains to be seen if the theater will survive the gentrification process.

kencmcintyre commented about France Avenue Drive-In on Mar 4, 2006 at 8:49 pm

Here is a photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ognf2

kencmcintyre commented about Pantages Theater on Mar 4, 2006 at 8:43 pm

Starring the immortal Tempest Storm as Herself. I miss Russ Meyer. I saw Attack of the Supervixens when I was 12, sitting on the railroad tracks behind my local drive-in (See Absecon Drive-In on this site). It was an educational experience.

kencmcintyre commented about Garrick Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 8:31 pm

Here are some photos of the Garrick shortly before its demolition in April 1950, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society:
http://tinyurl.com/k9lo6
http://tinyurl.com/oq9d8
http://tinyurl.com/p7srp

kencmcintyre commented about Kee Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 8:24 pm

Here are some photos from the Minnesota Historical Society, circa 1940:
http://tinyurl.com/f5ywr
http://tinyurl.com/lptjz
http://tinyurl.com/qsm4w
http://tinyurl.com/jblm7

kencmcintyre commented about Aster Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 8:12 pm

Here are some photos of the interior, circa 1929:
http://tinyurl.com/zcwyh
http://tinyurl.com/hro84
http://tinyurl.com/rzmuf
http://tinyurl.com/nc382

kencmcintyre commented about Paramount Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 7:26 pm

Here is a boxing card dated Wednesday, April 29, 1981:

Paramount Theatre, Staten Island, New York

Carmelo Negron 122 W Edwin Santiago 128 TKO 3 8
Lightweight Johnny Verderosa 131 W Ron Aurit 132 TKO 7 8
Welterweight Robert Thomas 147 L Frank Morgante 145 PTS 4 4
Pablo Pizzarro 174 W Furgan Ali 181 TKO 3 4
Lightweight Raymond (Ramon) Ortiz 134Â½ W Ben Fuentes 134 TKO 1 4
Heavyweight Dennis Reilly 210 W Al Monday 181 TKO 1 4
Welterweight Johnny Marrone 147 W Sal Travella 147 KO 1 4

kencmcintyre commented about Paramount Theatre on Mar 4, 2006 at 7:13 pm

Was the Paramount ever used to sell sporting goods? This is from a site detailing the history of Staten Island:

Just beyond [on Bay Street] is the site of Commodore Vanderbilt’s childhood home. It was demolished in 1922 to make way for the Paramount Theatre, which today houses a sporting goods store. This was “The Commodore’s” Childhood home. With his mother’s encouragement he began his first venture in shipping by purchasing and offering for hire a small sail craft. He was born on Long Island. After marriage he built a Greek Revival mansion nearby.