Here is a vintage photograph of the Odeon Cinema when still a single screen. It was photographed by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982: http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/535903082/
Lost Memory; Here’s what I have found….
1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory
Empress Theatre, 104 W. 116th Street
Mecca Theatre, 261 W. 116th Street
Crown Theatre, 115 W. 116th Street
None of these made it to the 1926 Film Daily Yearbook or beyond…..
The Princess Theatre is nowhere to be seen in any listing that I have.
btw, the only other theatre I have listed in this stretch of W. 116th Street is the Loew’s 116th Street Theatre, 132 W. 116th Street which is already listed on Cinema Treasures. It is open by 1926 so maybe that killed off some of these smaller theatres.
The 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory has a Grant Theatre, 11 W. 116th Street. The 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook has the 800 seat Jewel Theatre listed at #11. By 1930 the seating capacity is listed as 751 and by 1941 seating is listed as 700. Then back up to 751 seats between 1943 and 1950. The Jewel Theatre has gone from listings by 1957.
Nothing is listed for 9 W. 116th Street so the ‘Grand’ you found must be the ‘Grant’ of 1914-1915 vintage (although that could be a mis-print).
Incidently, checking the 1914-1915 A.M.P.D. more closely I notice that the Imperial Theatre is also listed as the Regan Theatre(their spelling) at this same address, so that must have been the period of name change.
The Imperial Theater is listed as operating in the 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory. By the time the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook was published it had been re-named Regun Theater, with a seating capacity given as 1,000.
Still listed as open in 1950 (with 867 seats), it has gone from listings in 1957.
Lost Memory; That link is to a photograph of a former cinema in Glasgow, Scotland (last known as the Tatler Cinema Club).
There were many Tatler Cinema Clubs operating in the UK in the 1970’s and 1980’s. They were operated by Classic Cinemas and were usually re-branded former Classic Cinema’s which were not doing good business. In the right location, a sex cinema could make a lot of money. There are currently no other Tatler Cinema Clubs listed on Cinema Treasures under this name, but there are some cinemas that ‘turned around’ after being Tatler Cinema Clubs eg:
the Rio Cinema, Dalston, London, the Classic Cinema, Colindale, London, the Odeon Park Royal, London and the Classic Cinema, Stockwell, London are all listed with aka’s.
Warren; Regarding your above post on May 29, 2007, I have the Cedar/Richmond Hill Theatre listed earlier than 1921. In the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 it is the Maple Theatre.
Lost Memory; Regarding your above post on June 25, 2005 in which the newspaper article states ‘the Garden Theatre was built in 1919’. In the American Motion Picture directory 1914-1915 there is a Garden Theatre listed on Jamaica Avenue (no number given). I wonder if there were two Garden Theatres or if that 1919 date is incorrect.
Warren; There is no Majestic Theatre listed in 1914-1915 so maybe it remained open after the Garden or the other Garden (if there was more than one) had opened?(well until at least 1921).
For the record here are the Richmond Hill theatres listed in 1914-1915:
Joe; The Garden Theatre was located at 4511 Anaheim Road, Belvedere Gardens. Other theatres listed in this district in 1950 were….Golden Gate, New Boulevard, Royale, Strand and United Artists all of which were on Whittier Boulevard.
I wonder if this Metro was designed by profilic American architect Thomas W. Lamb (as he also designed the Metro Cinema in Cairo).
Thanks Lost Memory. It looks like it could have been split into 6 or 7 screens
Here is a vintage photograph of the Odeon Cinema when still a single screen. It was photographed by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/535903082/
Here is a vintage photograph of the Metro Cinema. It was taken by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/535902604/
Here is a vintage photograph of the Rialto Cinema. It was taken by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/536019435/
Here is a vintage photograph from the collection of Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach. He took the photo in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/536018981/
Scroll down on this website for some great photographs of the Roxy Theatre:
http://saskatoonlive.com/
Another photograph taken in 2007, this is a closer view:
http://flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/492960926/
A close-up of the main entrance:
http://flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/493024941/
Another 2007 photograph with further details of the Curzon Community Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/501490392/
Lost Memory; Here’s what I have found….
1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory
Empress Theatre, 104 W. 116th Street
Mecca Theatre, 261 W. 116th Street
Crown Theatre, 115 W. 116th Street
None of these made it to the 1926 Film Daily Yearbook or beyond…..
The Princess Theatre is nowhere to be seen in any listing that I have.
btw, the only other theatre I have listed in this stretch of W. 116th Street is the Loew’s 116th Street Theatre, 132 W. 116th Street which is already listed on Cinema Treasures. It is open by 1926 so maybe that killed off some of these smaller theatres.
Two photographs of the 77th Street Theatre that I took in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533314321/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533218506/
Two photographs I took of the Jewel Theatre in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533023559/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533024213/
Sorry, here is the correct link to the above:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/532355979/
A photograph I took of the former (much altered) Regun Theatre building in July 2003:
http://flckr.com/photos/kencta/532355979/
The 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory has a Grant Theatre, 11 W. 116th Street. The 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook has the 800 seat Jewel Theatre listed at #11. By 1930 the seating capacity is listed as 751 and by 1941 seating is listed as 700. Then back up to 751 seats between 1943 and 1950. The Jewel Theatre has gone from listings by 1957.
Nothing is listed for 9 W. 116th Street so the ‘Grand’ you found must be the ‘Grant’ of 1914-1915 vintage (although that could be a mis-print).
Incidently, checking the 1914-1915 A.M.P.D. more closely I notice that the Imperial Theatre is also listed as the Regan Theatre(their spelling) at this same address, so that must have been the period of name change.
Here are 3 exterior photographs of the Odeon Bournemouth:
As the Gaumont Theatre in 1976
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/332829461/
As the Odeon in 1989
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/74760460/
A close-up of the entrance at night in December 2006 showing the ‘new’ Odeon signage
http://flickr.com/photos/camsterfactor/324995241/
The Regent Theatre opened in the fall of 1914.
A set of four photographs, taken in November 2002:
Exterior
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/531301290/
Interiors
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/531302006/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/531302752/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/531303584/
Here are some photographs and details on the Curzon Cinema:
View link
The Imperial Theater is listed as operating in the 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory. By the time the 1926 edition of Film Daily Yearbook was published it had been re-named Regun Theater, with a seating capacity given as 1,000.
Still listed as open in 1950 (with 867 seats), it has gone from listings in 1957.
Lost Memory; That link is to a photograph of a former cinema in Glasgow, Scotland (last known as the Tatler Cinema Club).
There were many Tatler Cinema Clubs operating in the UK in the 1970’s and 1980’s. They were operated by Classic Cinemas and were usually re-branded former Classic Cinema’s which were not doing good business. In the right location, a sex cinema could make a lot of money. There are currently no other Tatler Cinema Clubs listed on Cinema Treasures under this name, but there are some cinemas that ‘turned around’ after being Tatler Cinema Clubs eg:
the Rio Cinema, Dalston, London, the Classic Cinema, Colindale, London, the Odeon Park Royal, London and the Classic Cinema, Stockwell, London are all listed with aka’s.
Warren; Regarding your above post on May 29, 2007, I have the Cedar/Richmond Hill Theatre listed earlier than 1921. In the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 it is the Maple Theatre.
Lost Memory; Regarding your above post on June 25, 2005 in which the newspaper article states ‘the Garden Theatre was built in 1919’. In the American Motion Picture directory 1914-1915 there is a Garden Theatre listed on Jamaica Avenue (no number given). I wonder if there were two Garden Theatres or if that 1919 date is incorrect.
Warren; There is no Majestic Theatre listed in 1914-1915 so maybe it remained open after the Garden or the other Garden (if there was more than one) had opened?(well until at least 1921).
For the record here are the Richmond Hill theatres listed in 1914-1915:
Amus. Palace Theatre, 2818 Jamaica Avenue
Crescent Theatre, 2125 Jamaica Avenue
Dreamland Theatre, Oxford & Jamaica Avenues
Garden Theatre, Jamaica Avenue
Library Square Theatre, 304 Lefferts Avenue
Maple Theatre, 2923 Jamaica Avenue
No a different address and district. The Buena Park theatre is listed as the Grand Theater on this site.
ken mc; the Uclan Theatre is now known as the Westwood Crest Theatre. It is listed here: /theaters/34/
Joe; The Garden Theatre was located at 4511 Anaheim Road, Belvedere Gardens. Other theatres listed in this district in 1950 were….Golden Gate, New Boulevard, Royale, Strand and United Artists all of which were on Whittier Boulevard.