The Fran-Linn, Opened Its Gates On January 20, 1953 With Jeffery Hunter In “Belles On Their Toes” (Listed As “Bells On Her Toes” For Some Odd Error), Unknown If Any Short Subjects Were Added. It Was Renamed The Mulberry Drive-In In 1955.
The Closing Date Is Completely Unrecognizable, Due To The Tampa Tribune Not Completely Demonstrating Any Showings.
Nearly Half Of The Screen Was Gone, Possibly Because Of Unknown Reasons. It Was Demolished In 2011, Possibly Because Of Views Of The Screen Around The Time Captured By Google Maps Showing The Outskirts Of The Tower Loose, Possibly For Collapsing. It Was Completely Demolished By The End Of The Year.
The Eltinge Theatre actually started life a week prior, on February 1, 1920 with Norma Talmadge in “A Daughter Of Two Worlds” with no sign of attraction listed.
As of the Eltinge, information about the theater goes as follows: The Eltinge’s proprietor was E.A. Hughes, and was operated by E.E. Vesperman. The interior of the main auditorium measures 61x98ft with the installation of green-colored leather seats which were placed 32 inches from back to back being in accordance with city ordinance in Minneapolis. Despite the original auditorium being small, the walls were dipped in ivory gray with blue and gold stripes with handwork decorations with painting done by Carl Olson who has also done art work with Harold Hiberg of Minneapolis. There is storage across the rear of the auditorium making them much more advantageous for motion picture patrons. The theater itself was fireproof and contains Motiograph 35mm projectors being installed by Vesperman himself. The restrooms were located at at the left of the foyer for both genders, as well as a drinking fountain between each door. Lastly, there is a conditioner tunnel running around the basement of the theater, which provided for safeguarding the health of patrons for weather usage.
The Eltinge was the first theater in Bismarck to have the installation of sound with Vitaphone, with “The Singing Fool” being the first sound film on April 29, 1929. But shortly right after sound installation, it was announced on September 16, 1929 that the Eltinge Theatre will become the Paramount Theatre, which it did.
Publix reopened the theater as the Paramount Theatre on October 4, 1929 with Evelyn Brent in “Fast Company”, along with the following: an intermission overture, a local merchant reel on the appreciation to the people all across Bismarck, a Paramount newsreel, a short with Ruth Etting in “Favorite Melodies”, and a Max Fleischer Screen Song cartoon “Daisy Bell” (the fifth of its series).
This actually closed as the Paramount in early 1938 in connection to the opening of the Bismarck Theatre a few buildings away.
I think I’ve just solved the mystery here. According to evidence (by newspapers and my head), it appears to be that the Bismarck Theatre may’ve replaced the Paramount Theatre a block away. The Paramount closed sometime in 1938 in connection to the opening to the Bismarck Theatre that year.
The Bismarck Theatre is the dominant first-run theater for the city of Bismarck throughout World War II and into the beginning of the Korean War era, but right when CinemaScopes came in the hard way, the Dakota Theatre (which opened its doors on October 12, 1951) was the first in Bismarck to install CinemaScope in the first week of January 1954 with “The Robe” leaving the poor normal-sized screen out of its misery at the Dakota after a bit more than two years.
Throughout most of 1954 leaving the Dakota only having CinemaScope, it wasn’t until 10 months later in October 1954 that the Bismarck Theatre finally had its chance to install CinemaScope. It did, after playing “On The Waterfront”, “The Black Shield” on October 16, 1954 was the Bismarck Theatre’s first CinemaScope film.
The Bismarck Theatre closed its doors for the final time on August 31, 1970 with the last film being the Peanuts gang in “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”. However, the theater was originally set to close for repairs inside the theater on September 2, 1970 but it didn’t unfortunately.
The Corral closed for the final time on July 20, 1968 with “Beach Blanket Bingo” and “Deadlier Than The Male”. The Corral was then placed on sale leaving it abandoned into the 1970s.
On September 3, 1929, the El Tovar Theatre building was exploded by a bomb causing an estimated several thousands of dollars in damage, forcing to rebuild and reopen.
The Havendale closed its gates for the final time on February 2, 1994 with “Beethoven’s 2nd” and “Look Who’s Talking Now” as its last films.
However, after a two month hiatus, the Tampa Tribune accidentally placed the same attraction on its April 29, 1994 edition which is a pretty odd stunt.
The Valley West was once a dollar first/second-run house when the late 1980s rolled along, just like the nearby Glenfair. The theater became a six-screener sometime in 1989.
On January 14, 1992, the Valley West Cinema 6 and the Diggety Dogs food outlet has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on the same day. However, the Valley West Cinema 6 was still operating at the time.
On July 31, 1992, the Valley West Cinema 6 closed for maintenance only. Keeping its 6-screens running in place, the theater would reopen nearly the following year in January 1993. Seven months later in July 1993, The Valley West Cinema changed its name to the “Valley West $1 Cinemas”.
The Valley West Cinemas was closely enough on its last legs when it became a $1 theater, and the cinema closed for the final time in May 1995.
Mann Theatres opened the Bell Tower 8’s doors on January 31, 1986 and operated the Bell Tower until the first week of June 1993 in connection of Hawkins buying out all the Mann Theatres in the Phoenix area. It literally became a Hawkins operated theater.
The Bell Tower 8’s name was changed to the Bell Tower Luxury 8 not too long afterward in December 1993 (but the original Bell Tower 8 name was left attached as secondary usages).
The Bell Tower closed for the final time in August 2000.
The twin opened its doors on May 5, 1971 with “Cromwell” and “Machine Gun McCain” on Screen #1 and “Where’s Poppa?” on Screen #2 as “Cinema 5”. It was renamed the Glenfair Cinemas 1 & 2 in December 1972 despite confusions.
On January 3, 1986, the Glenfair Cinemas became a $1 second-run house, and changed its name to the “Glenfair $.99 Cinema” after new management took over the Glenfair.
The Glenfair closed for the final time on June 1, 1990 with “Hard To Kill” at Screen #1 and “Cheetah” (with a very nasty error by the Arizona Republic listing as R-rated despite the Disney film being G as always back then) at Screen #2 (it was unclear if it comes along with the rerelease of “Mickey And The Seal” despite the cartoon was used as a subject to “Cheetah” due to the Glenfair being a second-run dollar house).
The Manistee Cinemas 6 became the MTC Discount Cinemas 6 on October 16, 1997 until closing its doors for the final time during the week of December 11, 1998. Advertisements however continued to last after closure with a message referencing to call for showtimes until January 8, 1999.
After it became a Fox operated theater, the Orpheum didn’t change its name to the Fox Theatre at all. It retained its Orpheum Theatre name (although it was sometimes named Fox Orpheum Theatre by advertisements for secondary purposes).
The Fran-Linn, Opened Its Gates On January 20, 1953 With Jeffery Hunter In “Belles On Their Toes” (Listed As “Bells On Her Toes” For Some Odd Error), Unknown If Any Short Subjects Were Added. It Was Renamed The Mulberry Drive-In In 1955.
The Closing Date Is Completely Unrecognizable, Due To The Tampa Tribune Not Completely Demonstrating Any Showings.
Nearly Half Of The Screen Was Gone, Possibly Because Of Unknown Reasons. It Was Demolished In 2011, Possibly Because Of Views Of The Screen Around The Time Captured By Google Maps Showing The Outskirts Of The Tower Loose, Possibly For Collapsing. It Was Completely Demolished By The End Of The Year.
Today, Partial Traces Can Be Seen.
This was never known as the State Theatre due to the State Theatre being located at a different area.
The Eltinge Theatre actually started life a week prior, on February 1, 1920 with Norma Talmadge in “A Daughter Of Two Worlds” with no sign of attraction listed.
As of the Eltinge, information about the theater goes as follows: The Eltinge’s proprietor was E.A. Hughes, and was operated by E.E. Vesperman. The interior of the main auditorium measures 61x98ft with the installation of green-colored leather seats which were placed 32 inches from back to back being in accordance with city ordinance in Minneapolis. Despite the original auditorium being small, the walls were dipped in ivory gray with blue and gold stripes with handwork decorations with painting done by Carl Olson who has also done art work with Harold Hiberg of Minneapolis. There is storage across the rear of the auditorium making them much more advantageous for motion picture patrons. The theater itself was fireproof and contains Motiograph 35mm projectors being installed by Vesperman himself. The restrooms were located at at the left of the foyer for both genders, as well as a drinking fountain between each door. Lastly, there is a conditioner tunnel running around the basement of the theater, which provided for safeguarding the health of patrons for weather usage.
The Eltinge was the first theater in Bismarck to have the installation of sound with Vitaphone, with “The Singing Fool” being the first sound film on April 29, 1929. But shortly right after sound installation, it was announced on September 16, 1929 that the Eltinge Theatre will become the Paramount Theatre, which it did.
Publix reopened the theater as the Paramount Theatre on October 4, 1929 with Evelyn Brent in “Fast Company”, along with the following: an intermission overture, a local merchant reel on the appreciation to the people all across Bismarck, a Paramount newsreel, a short with Ruth Etting in “Favorite Melodies”, and a Max Fleischer Screen Song cartoon “Daisy Bell” (the fifth of its series).
This actually closed as the Paramount in early 1938 in connection to the opening of the Bismarck Theatre a few buildings away.
I think I’ve just solved the mystery here. According to evidence (by newspapers and my head), it appears to be that the Bismarck Theatre may’ve replaced the Paramount Theatre a block away. The Paramount closed sometime in 1938 in connection to the opening to the Bismarck Theatre that year.
The Bismarck Theatre is the dominant first-run theater for the city of Bismarck throughout World War II and into the beginning of the Korean War era, but right when CinemaScopes came in the hard way, the Dakota Theatre (which opened its doors on October 12, 1951) was the first in Bismarck to install CinemaScope in the first week of January 1954 with “The Robe” leaving the poor normal-sized screen out of its misery at the Dakota after a bit more than two years.
Throughout most of 1954 leaving the Dakota only having CinemaScope, it wasn’t until 10 months later in October 1954 that the Bismarck Theatre finally had its chance to install CinemaScope. It did, after playing “On The Waterfront”, “The Black Shield” on October 16, 1954 was the Bismarck Theatre’s first CinemaScope film.
The Bismarck Theatre closed its doors for the final time on August 31, 1970 with the last film being the Peanuts gang in “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”. However, the theater was originally set to close for repairs inside the theater on September 2, 1970 but it didn’t unfortunately.
The Corral closed for the final time on July 20, 1968 with “Beach Blanket Bingo” and “Deadlier Than The Male”. The Corral was then placed on sale leaving it abandoned into the 1970s.
Opened On September 1, 1911.
On September 3, 1929, the El Tovar Theatre building was exploded by a bomb causing an estimated several thousands of dollars in damage, forcing to rebuild and reopen.
Sound was installed on July 7, 1930.
It actually closed in 1957.
Closed On March 13, 1967 With “Where The Bullets Fly”.
Closed On September 6, 1979 With “House Of Crazies”.
The Sevon Drive-In opened its gates on December 16, 1951 with “Sands Of Iwo Jima”, and closed for the final time during the first week of May 1990.
The Havendale closed its gates for the final time on February 2, 1994 with “Beethoven’s 2nd” and “Look Who’s Talking Now” as its last films.
However, after a two month hiatus, the Tampa Tribune accidentally placed the same attraction on its April 29, 1994 edition which is a pretty odd stunt.
Closed On February 7, 1982 With “Taps” And “Cannonball Run” At Screen #1 And “Neighbors” And “Stir Crazy” At Screen #2.
Did the Gaylord Cinemas West receive damage by the EF3 tornado that occurred two days ago?
The Valley West was once a dollar first/second-run house when the late 1980s rolled along, just like the nearby Glenfair. The theater became a six-screener sometime in 1989.
On January 14, 1992, the Valley West Cinema 6 and the Diggety Dogs food outlet has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on the same day. However, the Valley West Cinema 6 was still operating at the time.
On July 31, 1992, the Valley West Cinema 6 closed for maintenance only. Keeping its 6-screens running in place, the theater would reopen nearly the following year in January 1993. Seven months later in July 1993, The Valley West Cinema changed its name to the “Valley West $1 Cinemas”.
The Valley West Cinemas was closely enough on its last legs when it became a $1 theater, and the cinema closed for the final time in May 1995.
Mann Theatres opened the Bell Tower 8’s doors on January 31, 1986 and operated the Bell Tower until the first week of June 1993 in connection of Hawkins buying out all the Mann Theatres in the Phoenix area. It literally became a Hawkins operated theater.
The Bell Tower 8’s name was changed to the Bell Tower Luxury 8 not too long afterward in December 1993 (but the original Bell Tower 8 name was left attached as secondary usages).
The Bell Tower closed for the final time in August 2000.
The twin opened its doors on May 5, 1971 with “Cromwell” and “Machine Gun McCain” on Screen #1 and “Where’s Poppa?” on Screen #2 as “Cinema 5”. It was renamed the Glenfair Cinemas 1 & 2 in December 1972 despite confusions.
On January 3, 1986, the Glenfair Cinemas became a $1 second-run house, and changed its name to the “Glenfair $.99 Cinema” after new management took over the Glenfair.
The Glenfair closed for the final time on June 1, 1990 with “Hard To Kill” at Screen #1 and “Cheetah” (with a very nasty error by the Arizona Republic listing as R-rated despite the Disney film being G as always back then) at Screen #2 (it was unclear if it comes along with the rerelease of “Mickey And The Seal” despite the cartoon was used as a subject to “Cheetah” due to the Glenfair being a second-run dollar house).
The Manistee Cinemas 6 became the MTC Discount Cinemas 6 on October 16, 1997 until closing its doors for the final time during the week of December 11, 1998. Advertisements however continued to last after closure with a message referencing to call for showtimes until January 8, 1999.
After it became a Fox operated theater, the Orpheum didn’t change its name to the Fox Theatre at all. It retained its Orpheum Theatre name (although it was sometimes named Fox Orpheum Theatre by advertisements for secondary purposes).
The Kingston Theatre closed as a movie house in 1959. After closing, it converted into Union Ferm furniture, opening on October 14, 1960.
Operated from 1913 until May 25, 1928.
Opened In 1918, Closed In 1943, Placed On Sale Afterward For A Few Years.
Closed on June 15, 1970 with “The Liberation Of L.B. Jones”.
Once known as the Route 6 Cinemas.