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.
Listed in the 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook as the Forest Theatre, Boulder Creek, CA with a seating capacity of 150. It is listed as (Closed) in both editions.
The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists the Liberty Theatre with 763 seats and the Odeon Theatre with 900 seats. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. the Odeon continues to operated but the Liberty is listed as (Closed).
The basement ballroom is adjacent to the still vacant lot where the Paramount/Odeon Cinema was located. It is in the basement of the apartment block named Paramount Court, and as Doolally states ‘is a lap dancing club, named Spearmint Rhino’.
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
Listed in the 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook as the Forest Theatre, Boulder Creek, CA with a seating capacity of 150. It is listed as (Closed) in both editions.
An August 2007 photograph I took of the former Cinephone Cinema:-
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/1127049529/
A vintage newspaper advertisement:
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The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists the Liberty Theatre with 763 seats and the Odeon Theatre with 900 seats. In the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. the Odeon continues to operated but the Liberty is listed as (Closed).
An August 2007 photograph of the former stalls area, now in use as Funny Girls cabaret theatre:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/skintype/1101254060/
The Teatro Radiocentro was a Cinerama theatre from 23rd February 1958 until 16th April 1961. More details here:
http://cinerama.topcities.com/radiocentro.htm
The basement ballroom is adjacent to the still vacant lot where the Paramount/Odeon Cinema was located. It is in the basement of the apartment block named Paramount Court, and as Doolally states ‘is a lap dancing club, named Spearmint Rhino’.
The Regent Theatre is listed in the 1943 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity given as 750.
The ‘highlights’ have now been removed. Thanks for pointing that out.