I have a ticket stub dating to the 1970s so it was open until at least then. My mom told me she didn’t like to see movies there because “it smelled like pee.” Haha.
I visited recently and the auditorium is lovely and perfect for movies or as a performance venue. They’ve also added a dining area on the side in the theme of a retro diner, and a little box office / gift shop that has lots of neat stuff. Everyone there is super friendly so please go visit them! :)
Went inside on my latest visit to Charleston. Doesn’t look vey theatrical at all inside, but there is some crown molding near the entrance that looks vaguely “snack bar esque.” Peeked into a back room that seems to have a bit of original flavor (looks old.)
Looks like it’s currently operating as a legitimate house / theatre nowadays, hosting tours and stuff, not just as a rental hall. https://tafttheatre.org/
I was in Brownsville today and popped into their little museum. They had an organ on display and the docent told me it had been in one of the downtown theatres, but it certainly wasn’t a pipe organ. Looked like an old parlor organ. If they have a larger theatre organ, he didn’t mention it. I didn’t notice a brand on the organ. Sorry no pictures, photography in the museum was discouraged and I wanted to be friendly.
I have a ticket stub dating to the 1970s so it was open until at least then. My mom told me she didn’t like to see movies there because “it smelled like pee.” Haha.
It doesn’t seem to be any kind of museum anymore and seems to be purely an event space.
https://www.orpheumchampaign.com/
Surely this is not the same building as the small and plain one in the other photos?
If address is correct, status should be “demolished.”
I’m not 100% positive, but I was in Marietta yesterday and I think this building is now the Moose Lodge at 171 Front Street.
It’s a multi-purpose space now with the possibility for movies, apparently.
https://www.thecolonygallia.com/
A historic marker on the Maute Theatre suggests that it and the Aladdin are one in the same (see photo I uploaded)
Address should be updated to 415. If the building at 411 was the Aladdin as mentioned above, it is also still standing.
I visited recently and the auditorium is lovely and perfect for movies or as a performance venue. They’ve also added a dining area on the side in the theme of a retro diner, and a little box office / gift shop that has lots of neat stuff. Everyone there is super friendly so please go visit them! :)
I was mistaken it wasn’t children’s theatre, it is now a office for children’s neurology!
https://www.childrensnational.org/get-care/locations/takoma-theatre
But, I’m happy to say that the building is in use.
I was there a few months ago and it was hosting Children’s Theatre rehearsals at the time. It also has a coffee shop.
Article from October 2023 says conversion-back-to-a-theatre plans are no more. :(
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/plans-turn-old-bally-fitness-into-movie-theater-fall-through/275SXTSISZGQTIOSMATCQMGHPU/
The news says it’s currently on fire :(
Went inside on my latest visit to Charleston. Doesn’t look vey theatrical at all inside, but there is some crown molding near the entrance that looks vaguely “snack bar esque.” Peeked into a back room that seems to have a bit of original flavor (looks old.)
Thank you Joe for this interesting information. I happened to come across the program at an estate sale and had never heard of the place!
Can anyone direct me to the origin of this image? I’d like to see a close-up.
@Joe Vogel the NRHP registration is how I found the address but I couldn’t find much more information except my ticket stub.
Visited this past weekend and a poster indicated they are occasionally screening movies.
Lazarus is long gone now, too.
Looks like they’re holding occasional live music events.
Looks like it’s currently operating as a legitimate house / theatre nowadays, hosting tours and stuff, not just as a rental hall. https://tafttheatre.org/
Address is approx. 7049 KY-122, Drift, KY 41619
City directory lists the address as 309 Wood St., but I guess that’s the other side of the building.
*Sanborn
I was in Brownsville today and popped into their little museum. They had an organ on display and the docent told me it had been in one of the downtown theatres, but it certainly wasn’t a pipe organ. Looked like an old parlor organ. If they have a larger theatre organ, he didn’t mention it. I didn’t notice a brand on the organ. Sorry no pictures, photography in the museum was discouraged and I wanted to be friendly.