Comments from Roger Katz

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Roger Katz commented about Cort Theatre on Mar 15, 2015 at 11:36 am

address for this one in 1914/15 AMPD is 1308 Boardwalk

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Roger Katz commented about Capitol Theatre on Mar 14, 2015 at 12:00 pm

Theatre is on the northeast corner of Saunders St and Broadway.

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Roger Katz commented about Theatorium on Mar 12, 2015 at 2:45 pm

In the 1914/15 American Motion Picture Directory the address is given as 362 Broad St.

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Roger Katz commented about Plaza Theatre on Mar 10, 2015 at 7:25 pm

Frank, that article is from two years ago and it said the theatre would be open by the end of the year (2013) so I am guessing things have fallen apart.

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Roger Katz commented about Regent Theatre on Mar 10, 2015 at 9:19 am

Prior to its remodeling into the Regent Theatre this was known as Johnson Hall, the Johnson Opera House, and Doyle’s Moving Picture House.

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Roger Katz commented about Proctor's Theatre on Mar 10, 2015 at 8:24 am

The 1914/15 American Motion Picture Directory lists the Art Theatre at 432 State Street in Schenectady. Was this theatre demolished to make way for the Proctor’s or was it remodeled?

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Roger Katz commented about Andrews Theater on Mar 9, 2015 at 3:01 pm

The Andrews Theatre is listed in the 1914/15 American Motion Picture Directory, so the 1932 date above is either a renovation of an old theatre or a replacement of it with the same name.

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Roger Katz commented about Studio Cinema on Mar 3, 2015 at 5:04 pm

This theatre has been closed for two months now due to building and fire code violations. If and when they will reopen is uncertain.

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Roger Katz commented about Lewiston Flagship Cinema on Mar 3, 2015 at 4:17 am

This theater closed on March 1, 2015.

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Roger Katz commented about Cabot Street Cinema Theatre on Mar 2, 2015 at 5:50 pm

It has reopened.

http://thecabot.org/

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Roger Katz commented about York Theatre on Mar 1, 2015 at 4:13 pm

The building is for sale on Craigslist for $250,000: http://westernmass.craigslist.org/bfs/4846667691.html

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Roger Katz commented about Essex Theatre on Feb 28, 2015 at 12:19 pm

Address is 3265 Broad Street

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Roger Katz commented about Strand Theater on Feb 28, 2015 at 11:03 am

Ed: The Winslow Block was originally a multistory building with multiple storefronts. In April 1908 the Happy Hour Theatre opened on the second floor. Four months later in August 1908 the Lyric Theatre opened in a storefront on the ground floor. In 1916 the Lyric moved upstairs taking over the former Happy Hour space and changed it name to the Strand Theatre. Therefore the Lyric that passed out of existence and was replaced by E Harrison Company was the space on the first floor of the building. In 1946 the building was remodeled and the Strand took over the entire building. If you look at the Google Street View of the State Street side of the Strand building you can see all the bricked-over windows and doors of those original first floor retail spaces.

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Roger Katz commented about Colonial Theatre on Feb 28, 2015 at 8:49 am

1033 Park Street was the address, which is now a parking lot.

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Roger Katz commented about Strand Theatre on Feb 28, 2015 at 8:28 am

Address is 161 East Main St

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Roger Katz commented about General Stark Theatre on Feb 19, 2015 at 8:38 pm

Correct address was 400 Main St

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Roger Katz commented about Plaza Theatre on Feb 19, 2015 at 8:12 pm

I haven’t found any recent news about the Plaza. Anyone know if the effort to restore it has gone anywhere?

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Roger Katz commented about Strand Theatre on Feb 19, 2015 at 8:10 pm

http://enfieldcdc.org/the-enfield-community-development-corporation-has-been-awarded-a-200000-grant-to-begin-environmental-and-market-assessments-for-the-strand-theatre-in-thompsonville/

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Roger Katz commented about Colonial Theatre on Feb 19, 2015 at 7:53 pm

Comparing the postcard at http://www.cinematour.com/picview.php?db=us&id=22944 to the modern Google street view one can clearly see by the buildings next to it that the Colonial would have been at 2 Broadway (not 1 Broadway). Now the question is, is the current building housing the Lazy Lobster restaurant a heavily modified Colonial Theatre or was the theatre demolished and this new building erected on the same footprint?

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Roger Katz commented about Avon Theater on Feb 18, 2015 at 11:12 am

This is listed in the 1910 Fulton city directory as the Theatorium.

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Roger Katz commented about Oswego 7 Cinemas on Feb 18, 2015 at 10:10 am

In 1910 the Hippodrome Theatre is listed in the city directory at 138 W Second Street. It must have preceded the Oswego Theatre and subsequently have been demolished to make room for the new theatre.

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Roger Katz commented about Arcadian Cinema I, II, III on Feb 18, 2015 at 7:27 am

Address was 240 S Highland Ave.

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Roger Katz commented about Strand Theater on Feb 18, 2015 at 6:06 am

Address was 7 Dietz St. It is now a dentist’s office.

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Roger Katz commented about Nunda Theatre on Feb 17, 2015 at 6:54 pm

OK – further research indicates that this is now the parking lot for the Bell Memorial Library, which would make the address 14 East Street.

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Roger Katz commented about Nunda Theatre on Feb 17, 2015 at 6:44 pm

If the 18 East Street address is right, a Bing Maps bird’s eye view shows that this theatre still appears to exist as Nunda Parts Plus.