Normally, I would have to agree with you guys, but I have seen the preview trailer for this event, and if that is any real indication, this going to be a riot – especially for those of us who are fans of MST3K.
The Capri Community Film Society which has been leasing the theater on a month-to-month basis for twenty-seven years has finally been able to buy the theater, giving it a more stable future: View link
I always had wondered if this theater might have been a Vincent Raney design; thanks, Joe, for confirming that it was. If you look at the architect’s sketch and compare the dome’s design to just about any of the Cinedomes in California and elsewhere, it is virtually identical to those, though, as built, it looks like metal plates were used to cover it instead of using different colored shingles to create the starburst pattern as is/was the case with most of the Cinedomes. That probably was a good idea, considering how much rain Seattle gets. It also appears, looking at the marquee anyway, that this theater may also have been known as the Sixth Avenue Cinedome in its later years. Did it ever come under Syufy management?
This drive-in has an entry at Drive-ins.com and shows on the Rivest list for Titusville, but neither really provides any more information that what is here. My guess is that it did exist but had a very short life.
Does anyone know of any theaters this company is currently managing? They say they have a portfolio of clients, but none are currently listed on their portfolio of clients webpage, and they say they only list their clients with their clients' permission.
Some online sources indicate this former opera house was once known as the Diva. It is over a hundred years old. The main floor is flat with no fixed seating. There does not seem to be any clear evidence that it was ever used as a cinema, though perhaps it might have been. It was last used as a live music venue.
Here is more on the renovations in progress; the reopening is now set for December: View link
This article has photos and video of the demolition: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12873062
Normally, I would have to agree with you guys, but I have seen the preview trailer for this event, and if that is any real indication, this going to be a riot – especially for those of us who are fans of MST3K.
Apparently it did reopen for awhile for the summer seasons recently, but will apparently not be doing so again: View link
This theater is getting an IMAX screen (I would bet one of those digital ones): View link
According to this article, this theater will probably soon be demolished: View link
An article that was published when the theater was converted into a combination fitness center/theater which includes pictures: View link
An article about the Majestic Bay on the occasion of its tenth anniversary (it is really in Ballard, not Seattle): View link
There are three pictures of this theater on its entry page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltblou
According to the fourth comment on this theater’s page, the Isleta was later known as the Esquire after remodeling: /theaters/13890/
The Capri Community Film Society which has been leasing the theater on a month-to-month basis for twenty-seven years has finally been able to buy the theater, giving it a more stable future: View link
There apparently was once another drive-in in Quanah; this page about Quanah’s history has a picture of a ruined drive-in screen:
View link
I always had wondered if this theater might have been a Vincent Raney design; thanks, Joe, for confirming that it was. If you look at the architect’s sketch and compare the dome’s design to just about any of the Cinedomes in California and elsewhere, it is virtually identical to those, though, as built, it looks like metal plates were used to cover it instead of using different colored shingles to create the starburst pattern as is/was the case with most of the Cinedomes. That probably was a good idea, considering how much rain Seattle gets. It also appears, looking at the marquee anyway, that this theater may also have been known as the Sixth Avenue Cinedome in its later years. Did it ever come under Syufy management?
No, Colin, it was my fault; I meant to use this link, which will bring the picture up directly: View link
Great shot, SN. However, your picture of the auditorium of the United Artists brought tears to my eyes.
This drive-in has an entry at Drive-ins.com and shows on the Rivest list for Titusville, but neither really provides any more information that what is here. My guess is that it did exist but had a very short life.
Does anyone know of any theaters this company is currently managing? They say they have a portfolio of clients, but none are currently listed on their portfolio of clients webpage, and they say they only list their clients with their clients' permission.
There is a small picture pf the theater’s mall entrance here: View link
Some online sources indicate this former opera house was once known as the Diva. It is over a hundred years old. The main floor is flat with no fixed seating. There does not seem to be any clear evidence that it was ever used as a cinema, though perhaps it might have been. It was last used as a live music venue.
A replica of this theater’s original vertical sign was recently installed: View link
Pictures of the Angle Road Drive-in from its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltangl
Pictures from this theater’s page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltftpi
Pictures of the Double D from its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltdoub
Pictures of the Nova from its entry page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/fltnova
There are pictures of the Hi-Way on its entry page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/txtwayd