The current Neil Simon Theatre in New York was known as the Alvin from its opening in 1927 until it was renamed for the playwright in 1983. However, according to the theater’s information at the IBDB, this Alvin was named for Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley. I am wondering if thee was an earlier Alvin in New York.
This theater closed on December 12, 2010. It will be replaced by a new twelve-screen Cinemark multiplex with an opening anticipated around Thanksgiving, 2011. There is a story here (registration may be required): View link
Well, unless there was another Main Coast Mall Cinema located in the Main Coast Mall, this theater is very much open; its official website is: http://www.mcmcinemas.com/index.asp and its directory information is 207-667-3251 – Maine Coast Mall 225 High Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
The obituary of C. L. Davis (Charles Lindley; born Alvin Joslin, which where the Alvin name comes from) is available online at the New York times, and according to that he had no living relatives.
It is known Harry Davis was the brother-in-law of John P. Harris; those two co-founded either the first Nickelodeon or certainly one of the first in Pittsburgh in 1905.
A picture of the Nixon Theatre (sometimes referred to as the first Nixon Theatre, to avoid confusion with the later one that was on Liberty Ave.): View link
And, also let us not forget “Cinema Paradiso,” where a projectionist and his relationship to a young boy fascinated by film are at the heart of that wonderful story.
If you click on the official website link (above) and then on the Venue panel, you can see pictures of what the auditorium (now called King’s Hall) looks like; there is also a History link on that Venue page that has some historical photos.
This article mentions the renovations that have been made to the Orpheum: View link
The theater is now known as the Orpheum Theater Center and is administered by the Iowa Valley Community College District; the official webpage is here: http://www.iavalley.edu/orpheum/index.html Movies are occasionally shown. There is a picture of the theater on the page above and another on the site’s history page.
Thanks for the correction; this page, from the Harkins website, has a drawing of the theater: View link
Also, since we are correcting things, I do not think the Flagstaff 11 opened as the Sedona 6 as the Sedona 6 is still listed separately on the Harkins website with a totally different address: View link
And if you go to this page, scroll down about two-thirds of the way down, the is a downloadable pdf of a photo essay with diagrams and color photos of the Mayfair’s interior: http://rossthorne.com/theatres/lost.html#mayfair
The 1940 Lyric may have been a replacement for an earlier Lyric Theater that burned in 1928; there is a 1905 picture of that Lyric Theater on Main St. in Crisfield here: http://tinyurl.com/2gxfppo
A picture of the Rex: http://tinyurl.com/28ec5zw and this aerial shot shows that the theatre is in very poor condition, possibly as a result of the earthquake: http://wikimapia.org/1421670/Rex-Theatre
The current Neil Simon Theatre in New York was known as the Alvin from its opening in 1927 until it was renamed for the playwright in 1983. However, according to the theater’s information at the IBDB, this Alvin was named for Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley. I am wondering if thee was an earlier Alvin in New York.
This theater closed on December 12, 2010. It will be replaced by a new twelve-screen Cinemark multiplex with an opening anticipated around Thanksgiving, 2011. There is a story here (registration may be required): View link
Oops – I hit ‘Submit’ when I meant to hit ‘Preview’; “Main” of course should have been “Maine”.
Well, unless there was another Main Coast Mall Cinema located in the Main Coast Mall, this theater is very much open; its official website is: http://www.mcmcinemas.com/index.asp and its directory information is 207-667-3251 – Maine Coast Mall 225 High Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
It recently came under new management: http://tinyurl.com/23xnqkh
Mike, I think you are thanking someone who just tried to post spam. The message is garbled and the last word is apparently part of a link.
The obituary of C. L. Davis (Charles Lindley; born Alvin Joslin, which where the Alvin name comes from) is available online at the New York times, and according to that he had no living relatives.
It is known Harry Davis was the brother-in-law of John P. Harris; those two co-founded either the first Nickelodeon or certainly one of the first in Pittsburgh in 1905.
Another view: View link
A photo of the closed Prince’s Cinema: View link
A picture of the Nixon Theatre (sometimes referred to as the first Nixon Theatre, to avoid confusion with the later one that was on Liberty Ave.): View link
And, also let us not forget “Cinema Paradiso,” where a projectionist and his relationship to a young boy fascinated by film are at the heart of that wonderful story.
There are several pictures of this theater on its page at CinemaTour.com: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/1303.html
If you click on the official website link (above) and then on the Venue panel, you can see pictures of what the auditorium (now called King’s Hall) looks like; there is also a History link on that Venue page that has some historical photos.
This article mentions the renovations that have been made to the Orpheum: View link
The theater is now known as the Orpheum Theater Center and is administered by the Iowa Valley Community College District; the official webpage is here: http://www.iavalley.edu/orpheum/index.html Movies are occasionally shown. There is a picture of the theater on the page above and another on the site’s history page.
Thanks for the correction; this page, from the Harkins website, has a drawing of the theater: View link
Also, since we are correcting things, I do not think the Flagstaff 11 opened as the Sedona 6 as the Sedona 6 is still listed separately on the Harkins website with a totally different address: View link
This page has a picture of the Mayfair during the run of South Pacific: View link
Another picture from 1958: View link
And if you go to this page, scroll down about two-thirds of the way down, the is a downloadable pdf of a photo essay with diagrams and color photos of the Mayfair’s interior: http://rossthorne.com/theatres/lost.html#mayfair
A picture of the Welcome Drive-in as posted on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/nctwelc001.jpg
This theater has been closed since October, 2010; the current owner will decide what is next for the theater in early 2011: View link
The 1940 Lyric may have been a replacement for an earlier Lyric Theater that burned in 1928; there is a 1905 picture of that Lyric Theater on Main St. in Crisfield here: http://tinyurl.com/2gxfppo
There is a picture of the Lineville Theater here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrcs1/3424626227/ and an article about the renovations being made here: http://tinyurl.com/2ebm85d
This theater is open and showing first run features. Picture here: http://tinyurl.com/27yoa6p The theater’s website is: http://theboxtwincinema.com/
A picture of the theater: http://tinyurl.com/2dd9ter
This theater has had its official reopening: View link
The Plaza Cinema Café is now under the management of Cobb Theaters: View link
Archival picture; “Silver King” was the opening attraction at the Theatre Royal, so the picture is probably from 1897: http://tinyurl.com/32jdtva