From the book “Remembering Rapid City”: “…Construction of the Starlite Drive-In began in August 1948, east of town and at the west end of Superior Airport on highways 14 and 16. The complex held 650 cars on special rolling ramps facing a gigantic 56 foot square screen. Most popular movies of the day were the Westerns and double features at one dollar per carload.”
From the book “Remembering Rapid City”: “The Rex Theatre featured the RCA Photophone system for cutting edge projection fidelity. In early 1930, the Rex showed "The Lost Zeppelin”, starring Ricardo Cortez and Virginia Valli. They advertised that this was the talking picture shown in New York for $2: “You see if for 30 cents.” Owned by Black Hills Amusement Company, the Rex underwent a major renovation in 1960."
From the book “Remembering Rapid City”: “Said to contain a resident ghost, the Elks Theatre at 512 Sixth took on a new life several years ago and is currently Rapid City’s only downtown movie house. In June 1927, the Elks showed exclusive daily footage of President Coolidge’s stay here and premiered "Men of Daring”, the first full-length movie filmed entirely in the Black Hills. Tickets cost 10 cents to 40 cents"
From the book “Lost Ann Arbor: "In the middle of the commercial section of North University was the Arcade Theater, which showed silent movies to raucous student audiences. After it burned in 1929, the Ann Arbor Daily News conducted a naming contest for a replacement theater, but a building with shops was put on the site instead. It is now occupied by Hamilton Square.”
Correct address is 119 N. Main St. The date stone on the building says 1935. Did this theater open that year or was it a later conversion of a retail business?
I went by yesterday and it looks like this theater still exists. I uploaded a photo of the building at this address and it definitely looks like a theater.
Correct address is 109-113 North Clinton Avenue.
The Rex was located in the Allen Bennett Block, built in 1881.
From the book “Remembering Rapid City”: “…Construction of the Starlite Drive-In began in August 1948, east of town and at the west end of Superior Airport on highways 14 and 16. The complex held 650 cars on special rolling ramps facing a gigantic 56 foot square screen. Most popular movies of the day were the Westerns and double features at one dollar per carload.”
From the book “Remembering Rapid City”: “The Rex Theatre featured the RCA Photophone system for cutting edge projection fidelity. In early 1930, the Rex showed "The Lost Zeppelin”, starring Ricardo Cortez and Virginia Valli. They advertised that this was the talking picture shown in New York for $2: “You see if for 30 cents.” Owned by Black Hills Amusement Company, the Rex underwent a major renovation in 1960."
From the book “Remembering Rapid City”: “Said to contain a resident ghost, the Elks Theatre at 512 Sixth took on a new life several years ago and is currently Rapid City’s only downtown movie house. In June 1927, the Elks showed exclusive daily footage of President Coolidge’s stay here and premiered "Men of Daring”, the first full-length movie filmed entirely in the Black Hills. Tickets cost 10 cents to 40 cents"
This building was built in 1934 as the Con Foster Museum and was built by the WPA.
This theater has reopened and is operating as the GQT Cadillac 4.
The Paulding is now a vacant lot.
This theater was demolished recently along with the neighboring Paulding Theatre.
From the book “Lost Ann Arbor: "In the middle of the commercial section of North University was the Arcade Theater, which showed silent movies to raucous student audiences. After it burned in 1929, the Ann Arbor Daily News conducted a naming contest for a replacement theater, but a building with shops was put on the site instead. It is now occupied by Hamilton Square.”
Google Maps shows this building still standing as of September 2023.
The Rowena was built in 1913, closed in 1965 and was torn down in 1979.
This building has not been demolished. It is currently a restaurant.
The office building still exists and has been reclad in a simplistic midcentury facade. Its current name is Chestnut Centre.
Address is 211 Harrison Avenue.
Mariemont is its own village, not a part of Cincinnati. Not sure why this is listed under Cincy.
This theater has been demolished. The site is currently a parking lot for city hall.
Correct address is 119 N. Main St. The date stone on the building says 1935. Did this theater open that year or was it a later conversion of a retail business?
The site at the address listed is currently a parking lot.
If this theater is the one shown in the photos here it still exists. The address is closer to 101 Jefferson Street North.
The Empire is currently under demolition.
Converted from a hardware store to a theater about 1910.
Building was built in 1882, not 1892, according to the date stone on the facade.
I went by yesterday and it looks like this theater still exists. I uploaded a photo of the building at this address and it definitely looks like a theater.
This is not the Midway in Dearborn.