The fire also burned the Northern Hotel, Econowash Laundry, rooms and apartments in the same building. The same core burned the Copper Kettle Cafe, Home Town Bakery, and Moore’s second hand store. Still an empty space today.
In 1976, when the Memorial showed Walt Disney’s Gus, a comedy about a football-playing donkey, he yanked it after two days because it played to a nearly empty lot. He also had to recoup numerous vandalism costs, including trashed picnic tables and the yearly replacement of 300 speakers that were stolen or absent-mindedly torn out when cars pulled away.
An open house party occurred on December 14, 1978. Entertainment for the party were Max Fleischer’s animated short Film Rudolph from 1948 and a live performance of a high school marching band.
It was supposed to open with “The Eddy Duchin Story” but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was screened at a later date (most likely the beginning of 1957)
It was still around in 1981 as the polar bear theater
New owners beginning at the end of august
This theatre was burned on January 2, 1966, and then rebuilt
The fire also burned the Northern Hotel, Econowash Laundry, rooms and apartments in the same building. The same core burned the Copper Kettle Cafe, Home Town Bakery, and Moore’s second hand store. Still an empty space today.
The Final films screened there were Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Happy Feet Two, Jack and Jill & Arthur Christmas.
For the real story: https://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/movietheaters.aspx?id=1821&type=5
It was operated by Joseph Hespel Sr until 1932.
Still abandoned after a decade
A former Cineplex Odeon Theater. Still open as of 2024.
Scheduled to be torn down for a farm store soon
www.courant.com/2024/07/16/long-vacant-ct-movie-theater-to-be-torn-down-to-make-way-for-prototype-of-popular-store/
Final film to finish was Horizon Chapter One
Already gone by 1966
This theater closed with a different version of the grinch as one of the films being screened
Whoops. Sorry. I thought it was a first run theater
I assume the greatest showman was the last movie shown there
The turntables meant to play the national anthem
I loved her so much
The very first 4 movies screened there were American anthem, Ruthless People, Labyrinth, and Running Scared.
toates69 has the whole story
In 1976, when the Memorial showed Walt Disney’s Gus, a comedy about a football-playing donkey, he yanked it after two days because it played to a nearly empty lot. He also had to recoup numerous vandalism costs, including trashed picnic tables and the yearly replacement of 300 speakers that were stolen or absent-mindedly torn out when cars pulled away.
An open house party occurred on December 14, 1978. Entertainment for the party were Max Fleischer’s animated short Film Rudolph from 1948 and a live performance of a high school marching band.
Wonka starring Timothee chalamet is their next show
It was supposed to open with “The Eddy Duchin Story” but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was screened at a later date (most likely the beginning of 1957)
It should not be confused with the later Ciné-Parc Boucherville at 1700 Rue Effel, which closed in 2019.
It has since been reverted to farmland