The shared ad for the Glen Rogers also shows a Beaver “Theatre”. I was able to track down a Beaver “Theater” not that far away, incorrectly identified as being in Beckley. I have requested that the information be corrected.
The Idle Hour was Air Conditioned in 1926. After being acquired by Interstate Theatres in 1937 it was enlarged to 725 seats. The name was changed to Center at that time; the name chosen in a contest.
In 2015 Reel Theatres announced it would be opening theatres in Kuna and Caldwell. The Kuna theatre would have 9 screens and open in 2015. It didn’t but the one in Caldwell did.
In 2017 Reel theatres announced that they were still committed to the Kuna location but shortages of labor and materials and utility and road work in the area of the future theatre, 1301 North Meridian Road, had caused the delay. They were then going to get new estimates from their contractor and would move ahead. There was even a large sign erected on the site. See the photo I’ve uploaded.
The theatre has neve been built and I haven’t found any later updates from Reel.
Denverpalace if a new Plaza was opened in April 1933 it’s not listed on CT. Also I looked at the other 27 theatres listed in Gary and see nothing which would correspond to a 1933 opening on either Broadway or 16th Street.
The Chief opened as a three screen venue in 1977. At the time it proudly announced there were three theatres under one roof as opposed to the Fairfield I and II which were across the street from each other. See uploaded photo. A fourth theatre was subsequently added, possibly in 1980 as was suggested in the overview.
According to the 1916 Motion Picture World the operation of the Gem was taken over by William Helmann who then abandoned the Majestic Theatre for this venue which had accommodations for fifty more patrons.
The Majestic Theatre had been operated by William Helmann until 1916 when he took over the Gem theatre that year. The rationale was that the Gem accommodated fifty more patrons. Presumably George Koberstein took over the operation for the short period until it closed.
The shared ad for the Glen Rogers also shows a Beaver “Theatre”. I was able to track down a Beaver “Theater” not that far away, incorrectly identified as being in Beckley. I have requested that the information be corrected.
Uploaded a photo of the Atlantic shortly after it was built by Maxwell Waldowsky.
Shall we talk about a theatre on Long Island operated by a group of lawyers who illegally expanded the number of screen from 7 to 9?
The Idle Hour was Air Conditioned in 1926. After being acquired by Interstate Theatres in 1937 it was enlarged to 725 seats. The name was changed to Center at that time; the name chosen in a contest.
This building replaces Glynne’s Greenport destroyed in the 1938 hurricane. It has its own listing on CT.
moviegoer great find. Where did you get it?
In 2015 Reel Theatres announced it would be opening theatres in Kuna and Caldwell. The Kuna theatre would have 9 screens and open in 2015. It didn’t but the one in Caldwell did.
In 2017 Reel theatres announced that they were still committed to the Kuna location but shortages of labor and materials and utility and road work in the area of the future theatre, 1301 North Meridian Road, had caused the delay. They were then going to get new estimates from their contractor and would move ahead. There was even a large sign erected on the site. See the photo I’ve uploaded.
The theatre has neve been built and I haven’t found any later updates from Reel.
Listed as a 2,880 square foot warehouse space built in 1935 on local records.
What I don’t understand is why they list their movies under the heading Downtown Theatre despite being under the banner Coliseum.
Re my 2009 comment. In those days they had a blue screen process for special effects. Now it’s a green screen. Wonder the when and why of that change.
Uploaded ad images from the Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR from May 11, 1945 and January 23, 1948.
Uploaded a shared ad with the Paradise in Cotter, AR which appeared in the Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR, on May 11, 1945.
Denverpalace if a new Plaza was opened in April 1933 it’s not listed on CT. Also I looked at the other 27 theatres listed in Gary and see nothing which would correspond to a 1933 opening on either Broadway or 16th Street.
Uploaded a photo of an August 1956 broadside for the Center.
The Chief opened as a three screen venue in 1977. At the time it proudly announced there were three theatres under one roof as opposed to the Fairfield I and II which were across the street from each other. See uploaded photo. A fourth theatre was subsequently added, possibly in 1980 as was suggested in the overview.
Unlike its sister theatre across the street Cinema II did not have a balcony, AKA Smoking Loge.
Uploaded photos as the Solano and one from 1977 as the Fairfield I.
Uploaded an ad for the Levon from August 12, 1943 from the Roanoke Rapids Herald.
You can do a virtual tour of the complex. Truly amazing.
According to the March-April Motion Picture World the seating capacity was 600.
Uploaded an image of announcement of the opening of the Star Theatre and one of a 1964 theatre card.
According to the 1916 Motion Picture World the operation of the Gem was taken over by William Helmann who then abandoned the Majestic Theatre for this venue which had accommodations for fifty more patrons.
The Majestic Theatre had been operated by William Helmann until 1916 when he took over the Gem theatre that year. The rationale was that the Gem accommodated fifty more patrons. Presumably George Koberstein took over the operation for the short period until it closed.
The Eglin Enlisted Hall, a “performance space” opened in 2010.
Among the featured attractions in 1978 was The Big Fix.