The opening text mentions that the original Carolina Theatre was destroyed by fire. Various Film Daily Yearbooks that I have;1941-1950, list the original Carolina Theatre at Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC with a seating capacity of 900. So the fire must have been after 1950.
A vintage 1930 view of Romford Road, Forest Gate with the New Queen’s Cinema on the right. Photograph comes from the London Borough of Newham archives: http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821574/
A vintage photograph (possibly from the opening in 1913) of the Central Cinema. The photograph is from the London Borough of Newham archives: http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821687/
A vintage March 1937 photograph taken in the opening week of the Odeon, Forest Gate. The photograph is from the London Borough of Newham archives: http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821444/
posted by strawberry on Aug 30, 2007 at 9:22pm…..
‘There’s a great 'history of’ page (with a few old photos) on their website: http://www.wvi.com/~starcinema/history.htm
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook editions 1926 and 1927 with a seating capacity of 600. In the 1930 edition of Film Daily Yearbook the 600 seat capacity Colonial Theatre is listed as (Closed).
The now demolished building to the left of the Dominion Theatre was originally built in 1875 as the Horseshoe Hotel. Aparently the new building which will be built on the site will contain shops, restaurants and residential uses. It’s a shame they could not retain even the facade!
I have a Town Theatre, Smithtown Branch, NY with a seating capacity of 220, listed in the 1943 edition of Film Daily Yearbook as (Closed). It doesn’t appear in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y. that I have or the 1950 edition.
Smithtown had the 605 seat Smithtown Theatre operating in 1941 & 1943.
The 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook listing has the spelling Carleton Theatre, but I thought this was a ‘one off’ spelling mistake or typo. Obviously not!
There is an Amityville Theatre listed in the 1930 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity given as 515. The 1941 edition of F.D.Y. lists it as a 480 seat theatre, while in the 1943 edition it has a seating capacity listed as 734, which is the same as in 1950 edition of F.D.Y.
The opening text mentions that the original Carolina Theatre was destroyed by fire. Various Film Daily Yearbooks that I have;1941-1950, list the original Carolina Theatre at Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC with a seating capacity of 900. So the fire must have been after 1950.
A vintage 1930 view of Romford Road, Forest Gate with the New Queen’s Cinema on the right. Photograph comes from the London Borough of Newham archives:
http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821574/
A vintage photograph (possibly from the opening in 1913) of the Central Cinema. The photograph is from the London Borough of Newham archives:
http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821687/
A vintage March 1937 photograph taken in the opening week of the Odeon, Forest Gate. The photograph is from the London Borough of Newham archives:
http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821444/
A 1946 vintage photograph of the Coronation Cinema from the London Borough of Newham archives:
http://flickr.com/photos/newhamcomms/259821625/
As seen sixty years later; November 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/albedo/392499558/
Two photographs of the former Savoy Cinema that I took in August 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1285218218/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1284370327/
posted by strawberry on Aug 30, 2007 at 9:22pm…..
‘There’s a great 'history of’ page (with a few old photos) on their website:
http://www.wvi.com/~starcinema/history.htm
Originally the address was 10 S. Island Avenue, but this has now been re-named S. Shumway Avenue.
Here is a scan of a photograph I took of the derelict building in June 1994:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1275986219/
The newly restored former Plaza Cinema building which I photographed in August 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1275756559/
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook editions 1926 and 1927 with a seating capacity of 600. In the 1930 edition of Film Daily Yearbook the 600 seat capacity Colonial Theatre is listed as (Closed).
The now demolished building to the left of the Dominion Theatre was originally built in 1875 as the Horseshoe Hotel. Aparently the new building which will be built on the site will contain shops, restaurants and residential uses. It’s a shame they could not retain even the facade!
Warren; The Temple Theatre is listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914- 1915 edition. The address was 37 Clinton Avenue S., Rochester, NY
Here is a 1997 photograph when it had been re-named ABC (for the 2nd time):
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/406838877/
I have a Town Theatre, Smithtown Branch, NY with a seating capacity of 220, listed in the 1943 edition of Film Daily Yearbook as (Closed). It doesn’t appear in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y. that I have or the 1950 edition.
Smithtown had the 605 seat Smithtown Theatre operating in 1941 & 1943.
The Greenport Opera House is listed as a movie theatre in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 edition. I will add a page for it.
The 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook listing has the spelling Carleton Theatre, but I thought this was a ‘one off’ spelling mistake or typo. Obviously not!
There is an Amityville Theatre listed in the 1930 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity given as 515. The 1941 edition of F.D.Y. lists it as a 480 seat theatre, while in the 1943 edition it has a seating capacity listed as 734, which is the same as in 1950 edition of F.D.Y.
The Regent Theater is listed as open in the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 700.
A photograph of the Empire Theatre taken by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in March 1981:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1196039965/
Here is the link to the CinemaTreasures page for the Santa Monica Hitching Post Theatre:
/theaters/2384/
Some photographs and details on the State Theater here:
http://insidewoodland.com/state.cfm
The Mecca Bingo Club which operated out of the former Gaumont State Cinema closed on Sunday 19th August 2007.
Here is the link posted above by conran:
http://danielsonphil.googlepages.com/home
The Abbeville Opera House is the ‘Official State Theatre of South Carolina’:
http://www.theabbevilleoperahouse.com/index.htm