Speaking only for myself, your interest in the theater is appreciated. I could do without the religious propaganda, though. Plenty of other websites for that.
I used to take the El from West Philly to the last stop (Market/Frankford or Bridge/Pratt, I can’t recall)and then the bus to Welsh Road and Roosevelt Boulevard to see my gal. I remember that I could see a number of old theaters on either side of the train en route. On my return trip, I used to wait in a phone booth on the corner of Welsh Road as the bus was sporadic at night. In the winter, that phone booth saved me from hypothermia. The night bus was usually full of nurses from Byberry, the mental hospital up the road. Is Byberry still in existence?
Here is the layout on Market Street in the late 1970’s, when I was in college. Forgive me if some of the theaters are misplaced. Walking from City Hall to 30th Street, the Fox was of course on the south side of Market at 15th, followed by a few adult film houses. There was at least one adult theater between 17th and 18th on the north side of Market. There was another adult theater on the south side of Market between 22nd and 23rd. I don’t recall seeing the World, but then again I can’t recall any theater names except the Fox.
I was in Atlantic City at the beginning of the year. There is now a large shopping mall around the area of Columbus Park, Missouri and Atlantic Avenues.
The web site shows the address as 250 M Street, so the theater does appear to be in operation. Some quick research shows the other theaters in Dinuba as the Dinuba Theater, the Maya, Midway Drive-In, State and Strand.
There was also a single theater called Naz Cinema which was located at 37411 Fremont Boulevard. That theater is now occupied by a church.
The theater opened in 1963 and had a capacity for 1258 cars.
Speaking only for myself, your interest in the theater is appreciated. I could do without the religious propaganda, though. Plenty of other websites for that.
Here is a nice color photo:
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Well said, friend.
No wonder I couldn’t find this theater by name. Who knew there was an apostrophe in the middle?
Here is a nice color photo:
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I used to take the El from West Philly to the last stop (Market/Frankford or Bridge/Pratt, I can’t recall)and then the bus to Welsh Road and Roosevelt Boulevard to see my gal. I remember that I could see a number of old theaters on either side of the train en route. On my return trip, I used to wait in a phone booth on the corner of Welsh Road as the bus was sporadic at night. In the winter, that phone booth saved me from hypothermia. The night bus was usually full of nurses from Byberry, the mental hospital up the road. Is Byberry still in existence?
Here is the layout on Market Street in the late 1970’s, when I was in college. Forgive me if some of the theaters are misplaced. Walking from City Hall to 30th Street, the Fox was of course on the south side of Market at 15th, followed by a few adult film houses. There was at least one adult theater between 17th and 18th on the north side of Market. There was another adult theater on the south side of Market between 22nd and 23rd. I don’t recall seeing the World, but then again I can’t recall any theater names except the Fox.
I noticed that the photobucket links have an expiration date for some reason. Most of the previous photos posted are no longer available.
The Ambassador is now gone. Part of the pantry was taken to storage somewhere due to its historical value. The rest of the hotel has been razed.
I was in Atlantic City at the beginning of the year. There is now a large shopping mall around the area of Columbus Park, Missouri and Atlantic Avenues.
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Three photos from a blog:
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Here is a photo:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/salemt.jpg
Was this theater in Cicero or Berwyn?
There was a theater in Los Angeles that later became a garage, kind of the opposite of this building. Here are some additional photos:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/heart2.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/heart3.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/heart4.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/heart5.jpg
Here are two photos:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/normal.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/normal2.jpg
It looks like the theater’s website has taken a time out (no pun intended). Here are some photos:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/mattoon2.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/mattoon3.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/mattoon1.jpg
More photos:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/granada1.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/granada2.jpg
More photos:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/estl1.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/estl2.jpg
The web site shows the address as 250 M Street, so the theater does appear to be in operation. Some quick research shows the other theaters in Dinuba as the Dinuba Theater, the Maya, Midway Drive-In, State and Strand.
Here are two photos:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/1/lakedi.jpg
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/1/lakedi2.jpg
Here is the theater’s website, as well as a photo:
http://www.agilitynut.com/05/10/springmill.jpg
http://www.springmilldrive-in.com/
Here is a photo:
http://www.roadsidenut.com/midway704.jpg
Here is a photo:
http://www.roadsidenut.com/hiway704.jpg