The Elba Theatre Originally Scheduled To Open In January 1925 But Pushed To February 13, 1925 With “The Covered Wagon” After Either The Elba Or The Nearby New Theatre Was Caught On Fire And Forced To Rebuilt It.
The Theater First Opened With An Unknown Film, But According To The Hinton Daily News A Day Later, The Theater Actually Opened With “Two Guys From Texas” Along With A Few Shorts And A Cartoon.
The Ritz Theatre In Hinton Opened On September 2, 1929 With “The Fall Of Eve” Starring Patsy Ruth Miller And Ford Sterling (Including Arthur Rankin Of Course), A Columbia Film, Followed By A Mack Sennett Comedy “The Bride’s Relations” Starring Johnny Burke, Thelma Hill And Clyde Eddie Gribbon. The Grand Opening Ads Consider Every Company A Question “What Caused The Fall Of Eve?” As The Companies Across The City Had Made Their Own Answers. For Example: “Because Adam Didn’t Have A New Chevrolet For Her Bowling-Haynes Motor Co.” Or “Probably Because Adam Did Not Furnish Her With A Buick Or RCA Radio For Sale By Summers Motor Co.”
On July 18, 1932, The Theatre Is Completely Remodeled With Western Electric Sound System And An Air Conditioner. A Gala Re-Opening Was Held With A Showing Of “The Crowd Roars”, A Warner Bros. Film.
This Theater Is Ultra Hard To Find Information From. The Mount Olive Might Have Been Closed By 1961, I Can Find A Tiny Bit Of Information About The Conditions, Etc.
The Original Owner Roy L. Brockman Died In March 1957, In Which The Theater Was Later Taken Over By His Son Roy E. Brockman.
UPDATE: The McKinney Drive-In Continue To Operate According To The Plano Daily-Star Until 1974. The Courier Gazette Of McKinney At The Time No Longer Receive Showings From The McKinney Drive-In After The First Half Of 1973 But I Looked Into Plano’s Paper And Found Only 1 Showing From 1974.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema Was First Planned During The First Few Days Of January 1972. The Westgate Shopping Center Then Opened It’s First Place Which Is A Retail Store “Interior Of Rice’s” On February 16, 1972. The Company Mitchell’s Also Opened It’s 50th Location In The Westgate 11 Days Later. Followed By A Safeway (2/29/72), Beall’s Department Store (Opened: 3/2/72), TG&Y Family Center (3/26/72), Among Others. Other Stores That Were Included Were Wards Drugs, The Sound Center (Later The Music Gallery), Sharon West, And Southern Maid Donuts. The Jerry Lewis Cinema Didn’t Open Until The Summer Of 1972.
I Feel Very Guilty On Some Photos I’ve Seen Throughout The Past 3 Years, Hoping The Photo Of A Movie That Featured A Few Scenes, One With The Man Facing The Opposite Direction To Where The Screen Faces Which Was Playing NSS’s On-The-Spot (1964) (Or Some People Called It A Jay Ward Flick-O As I Sometimes Call It), And Another Scene Featuring A Unknown Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (The One With The White Wood Title Card Background From The 1960’s, Not The Brown One From The Early 1970’s). I Darnly Forgot What That Film Is Called Anyway.
These Photos I’ve Discovered Belongs To The Astro, And Yes There Are Several Ones I Have To Look Over With Since It’s A Very Big Hotspot For Films Back Then.
Also, During It’s Successful Triplex Run, The Leader-Telegram Of Eau Claire Placed Showings Together Along With The Downtown 1 & 2. Being Separated, It Was Narrated As “Downtown 5”. Despite Being Separated In Downtown Areas, It Is Blocks Ahead.
Yes This Became A Triplex At The Time And Successfully Led Its Triplex Run Happily Throughout The Rest Of The 1980’s And Into Parts Of The Early 1990’s. And Yes, The Unique Thing About This Theater Is That It Had Separate Names.
All I Can Find Other Information About This Theater Is When This Triplex While Being Operated By Grengs Theatres Was Once Closed In 1993 But Reopened Later That October While Under Competitions. I Don’t Know When It Actually Closed As A Movie Theater, But The Only Hints I Can Find Were More Commonly (95% Sure) In The 1990’s Or (5% Sure) In The Very Early 2000’s.
Sometimes It Was Marked As “Cinema 7” According To Cinemark’s Location List In 1996. The Theater’s Cinemark Ownership Lasted Until 1998 When It Became The Independent Operated $1.00 Cinema.
Opened In 1947.
The Elba Theatre Originally Scheduled To Open In January 1925 But Pushed To February 13, 1925 With “The Covered Wagon” After Either The Elba Or The Nearby New Theatre Was Caught On Fire And Forced To Rebuilt It.
The Strand Opened On November 4, 1920 With “Daddy Long Legs” (A Mary Pickford Company Film).
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The Theater First Opened With An Unknown Film, But According To The Hinton Daily News A Day Later, The Theater Actually Opened With “Two Guys From Texas” Along With A Few Shorts And A Cartoon.
Later On, The First Few Showings Appeared In Bristol In The Beginning Of April 1954.
The Ritz Theatre In Hinton Opened On September 2, 1929 With “The Fall Of Eve” Starring Patsy Ruth Miller And Ford Sterling (Including Arthur Rankin Of Course), A Columbia Film, Followed By A Mack Sennett Comedy “The Bride’s Relations” Starring Johnny Burke, Thelma Hill And Clyde Eddie Gribbon. The Grand Opening Ads Consider Every Company A Question “What Caused The Fall Of Eve?” As The Companies Across The City Had Made Their Own Answers. For Example: “Because Adam Didn’t Have A New Chevrolet For Her Bowling-Haynes Motor Co.” Or “Probably Because Adam Did Not Furnish Her With A Buick Or RCA Radio For Sale By Summers Motor Co.”
On July 18, 1932, The Theatre Is Completely Remodeled With Western Electric Sound System And An Air Conditioner. A Gala Re-Opening Was Held With A Showing Of “The Crowd Roars”, A Warner Bros. Film.
On Christmas Day 1929, The Island Theatre Added A Sound System With The First Film “Black Nail”.
Not Just It Showed Concerts And Live Music Venue, They Also Screened Classic Films And Special Screenings Every Saturday.
Still In Operation Since 1986.
All I Can Find Is A Little Status Note From The News And Observer Of Raleigh.
This Theater Is Ultra Hard To Find Information From. The Mount Olive Might Have Been Closed By 1961, I Can Find A Tiny Bit Of Information About The Conditions, Etc.
Afterwards, The Theater Installed CinemaScope.
The Original Owner Roy L. Brockman Died In March 1957, In Which The Theater Was Later Taken Over By His Son Roy E. Brockman.
UPDATE: The McKinney Drive-In Continue To Operate According To The Plano Daily-Star Until 1974. The Courier Gazette Of McKinney At The Time No Longer Receive Showings From The McKinney Drive-In After The First Half Of 1973 But I Looked Into Plano’s Paper And Found Only 1 Showing From 1974.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema Was First Planned During The First Few Days Of January 1972. The Westgate Shopping Center Then Opened It’s First Place Which Is A Retail Store “Interior Of Rice’s” On February 16, 1972. The Company Mitchell’s Also Opened It’s 50th Location In The Westgate 11 Days Later. Followed By A Safeway (2/29/72), Beall’s Department Store (Opened: 3/2/72), TG&Y Family Center (3/26/72), Among Others. Other Stores That Were Included Were Wards Drugs, The Sound Center (Later The Music Gallery), Sharon West, And Southern Maid Donuts. The Jerry Lewis Cinema Didn’t Open Until The Summer Of 1972.
Did This Theater Ever Became Expanded To A Plex Or Does It Remain As A Single-Screener For The Rest Of Its Life?
I Feel Very Guilty On Some Photos I’ve Seen Throughout The Past 3 Years, Hoping The Photo Of A Movie That Featured A Few Scenes, One With The Man Facing The Opposite Direction To Where The Screen Faces Which Was Playing NSS’s On-The-Spot (1964) (Or Some People Called It A Jay Ward Flick-O As I Sometimes Call It), And Another Scene Featuring A Unknown Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (The One With The White Wood Title Card Background From The 1960’s, Not The Brown One From The Early 1970’s). I Darnly Forgot What That Film Is Called Anyway.
These Photos I’ve Discovered Belongs To The Astro, And Yes There Are Several Ones I Have To Look Over With Since It’s A Very Big Hotspot For Films Back Then.
Also, During It’s Successful Triplex Run, The Leader-Telegram Of Eau Claire Placed Showings Together Along With The Downtown 1 & 2. Being Separated, It Was Narrated As “Downtown 5”. Despite Being Separated In Downtown Areas, It Is Blocks Ahead.
Yes This Became A Triplex At The Time And Successfully Led Its Triplex Run Happily Throughout The Rest Of The 1980’s And Into Parts Of The Early 1990’s. And Yes, The Unique Thing About This Theater Is That It Had Separate Names.
All I Can Find Other Information About This Theater Is When This Triplex While Being Operated By Grengs Theatres Was Once Closed In 1993 But Reopened Later That October While Under Competitions. I Don’t Know When It Actually Closed As A Movie Theater, But The Only Hints I Can Find Were More Commonly (95% Sure) In The 1990’s Or (5% Sure) In The Very Early 2000’s.
Sometimes It Was Marked As “Cinema 7” According To Cinemark’s Location List In 1996. The Theater’s Cinemark Ownership Lasted Until 1998 When It Became The Independent Operated $1.00 Cinema.
During Its Last Number Of Years In Operation, Cinemark Operated The Cinema 4, Which Was A Discount Theater At That Time Until It’s Closure.
Closed In Late 1959.
Actually, According To The Plano-Star Courier. It Opened On November 18, 1970, Not 1971.
Demolished On December 14, 1970.
This Was Accidentally Sent At The Wrong New York City One. The Original Video Came From The Orange, New Jersey One.