According to the Tallahassee Democrat, yes, they were two separate theaters in Quincy and both were operated by the Interstate Enterprises chain just before the birth of the Leaf Theatre. But it was unclear where in Quincy the Shaw was because I cannot find its address. All 3 theaters continued to run films throughout the 1950s.
The Roxy and the Leaf Theaters were notable for the June/July 1964 prickets by six negro men.
Throughout the city of Quincy, there were five theaters in total. The Empire, the Roxy, the Enterprise (later Shaw), the Leaf, and the Hill Drive-In.
The Jax Jr’s actual opening date is March 17, 1951 with Fred Astaire in “Royal Wedding” along with a performance by the Nationally Famous Barbary Coast of Dartmouth College before showing.
The Jax Jr. Theatre also began housing a second floor where it housed to the original studio building facilities of radio station WTWN-AM (Now WSTJ, licensed in Littleton) in October 1951.
Opened On February 5, 1937 With George Brent In “More Than A Secretary” With No Extra Subjects. Along With The Orpheum, Both Theaters Continued To Run First-Runs Into The 1980s.
On April 11, 1929, The Orpheum ended its silent run and began running sound films via Vitaphone which installed on February 28, 1929, with “The Home Towners” as its first film.
This theater first opened as the Liberty Theatre in its second location (as the first Liberty Theatre opened as early as 1919 and closed the following year nearby due to relocation). It was constructed beginning in May 1920 by the incorporators of H.W. Poole, D.O. Williams, O.D. Burke, and Charles J. Ferguson as a $150,000 project, with an additional $120,000 for equipment, bringing a total to $270,000, with an original capacity of 1,411.
Like the Liberty, there were also 2 Vox Theaters in Klamath Falls. The first one located not too far from the second location opened its doors on May 24, 1929 with George Jessel in “Lucky Boy” (A Tiffany film) with no extra subjects, with the installation of sound, and was operated by G. McPherson. It closed just before Christmas in 1930 due to the same reason, relocating to the Liberty Theatre and was completely remodeled.
The second Vox Theatre in the Liberty Theatre site opened its doors on March 12, 1931 with Charles Murray in “Caught Cheating” (Yet again another Tiffany film) along with an unnamed Mickey Mouse cartoon, an unknown comedy reel, and a newsreel. The Vox was managed by Jack Heacox who installed the latest RCA Protophone sound a month prior to opening.
The Vox Theatre closed for the final time as a movie house in 1942, but left retained as a special events theater, which involves live performances and vaudeville skits including stuff related to World War II. Shortly afterwards, the Vox immediately converted into a Country Store which includes a section filled with War Bonds.
The Pine Tree Theater operated as a movie house from its start on October 31, 1922 until August 1949. After closing and leaving it abandoned for a while, Al and Rex Adolph took the business over in July 1950, reopening the theater as a movie, vaudeville, and special events theater until ultimately closing its doors for the final time on February 3, 1952.
According to the New York Times, the Fairmount did converted did try to convert into a quad, but the papers said that it converted into a triplex. For a short time, it was known as Fairmount Cinemas, and was operated by Lesser. The theater operated as a first-run/second-run triplexish until February 1991 as latest.
According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, I found evidence that the Palace Theatre operated as a movie house until June of 1950. I cannot find other attractions later than that period. It literally became a special events theater afterward.
I checked the inside of the Fine Arts today and it seems that the lobby and auditorium was destroyed, and the walls were severely beaten up as well. However, there was a chance on renovation in the near future.
The Star Theatre closed for the final time on December 9, 1962 after the owner, Otto Leise, stated in the letter to the Chamber Of Commerce that other business interests and distance of commuting between Bloomfield and Yankton prompted his decision. Otto does not want to let go of the theater and he should’ve continued to operate the theater.
Otto has been operating at the Star since February 12, 1952, after switching hands from his brother, Al, who had been operating the Star since New Year’s Day 1951. Al would later operate at the Lyric Theatre in Hartington shortly afterward. Otto was also the one who announced the installation of CinemaScope at the Star on December 30, 1954, and formerly operated a farm at the east section of Crofton.
The Camden Drive-In had 2 attempts of installing CinemaScope. Shortly after the first attempted on the installation of CinemaScope (installed on January 3, 1955) and before the Camden Drive-In reopened for the 1955 season, high winds blew down the screen that late March. This forced an another screen to be installed (about the same size) delaying the reopening to April 2nd of that year.
Became The Woodland Twin On July 14, 1972 With “The Cowboys” At Screen #1 And “Play It Again Sam” At Screen #2. It Had A Wobble Mix Of First And Second-Run Films, But When The 1980s Rolled Along, It Primarily Focuses On First-Run.
This Theater Made Statewide Headlines On October 25, 1973 After A Few Youths Were Arrested After Trashing Up The Theater With Cigarettes And Marijuana Inside.
It Was Closed On December 12, 1996 Due To A Lack Of Business.
Man, that poor building is pretty beaten up.
According to the Tallahassee Democrat, yes, they were two separate theaters in Quincy and both were operated by the Interstate Enterprises chain just before the birth of the Leaf Theatre. But it was unclear where in Quincy the Shaw was because I cannot find its address. All 3 theaters continued to run films throughout the 1950s.
The Roxy and the Leaf Theaters were notable for the June/July 1964 prickets by six negro men.
Throughout the city of Quincy, there were five theaters in total. The Empire, the Roxy, the Enterprise (later Shaw), the Leaf, and the Hill Drive-In.
On February 28, 1958, the CinemaScope screen that was installed in 1955 was blown by high winds, which the theater installed another screen afterward.
Did it really had 1,022 seats? I don’t know if they had that amount of seats. I’m sure the yearbook had a huge error.
I actually found some evidence from the Tallahassee Democrat that both the Shaw and Roxy Theaters were in separated areas in Quincy.
Closed In 1976.
On June 18, 1946, The Hippodrome Theatre Was Destroyed By A Fire.
The Galax Theatre Was Destroyed By A Fire On February 16, 1945, Which Led To Remodeling And Rebuilding The Theater Until Reopening That November.
The Jax Jr’s actual opening date is March 17, 1951 with Fred Astaire in “Royal Wedding” along with a performance by the Nationally Famous Barbary Coast of Dartmouth College before showing.
The Jax Jr. Theatre also began housing a second floor where it housed to the original studio building facilities of radio station WTWN-AM (Now WSTJ, licensed in Littleton) in October 1951.
The Plaza continued into 1956, so it was unclear how long the Plaza lasted.
Taken Between September 29th And October 1st, 1955.
Opened On February 5, 1937 With George Brent In “More Than A Secretary” With No Extra Subjects. Along With The Orpheum, Both Theaters Continued To Run First-Runs Into The 1980s.
The Orpheum dates back as early as 1911.
On April 11, 1929, The Orpheum ended its silent run and began running sound films via Vitaphone which installed on February 28, 1929, with “The Home Towners” as its first film.
This theater first opened as the Liberty Theatre in its second location (as the first Liberty Theatre opened as early as 1919 and closed the following year nearby due to relocation). It was constructed beginning in May 1920 by the incorporators of H.W. Poole, D.O. Williams, O.D. Burke, and Charles J. Ferguson as a $150,000 project, with an additional $120,000 for equipment, bringing a total to $270,000, with an original capacity of 1,411.
Like the Liberty, there were also 2 Vox Theaters in Klamath Falls. The first one located not too far from the second location opened its doors on May 24, 1929 with George Jessel in “Lucky Boy” (A Tiffany film) with no extra subjects, with the installation of sound, and was operated by G. McPherson. It closed just before Christmas in 1930 due to the same reason, relocating to the Liberty Theatre and was completely remodeled.
The second Vox Theatre in the Liberty Theatre site opened its doors on March 12, 1931 with Charles Murray in “Caught Cheating” (Yet again another Tiffany film) along with an unnamed Mickey Mouse cartoon, an unknown comedy reel, and a newsreel. The Vox was managed by Jack Heacox who installed the latest RCA Protophone sound a month prior to opening.
The Vox Theatre closed for the final time as a movie house in 1942, but left retained as a special events theater, which involves live performances and vaudeville skits including stuff related to World War II. Shortly afterwards, the Vox immediately converted into a Country Store which includes a section filled with War Bonds.
The Pine Tree Theater operated as a movie house from its start on October 31, 1922 until August 1949. After closing and leaving it abandoned for a while, Al and Rex Adolph took the business over in July 1950, reopening the theater as a movie, vaudeville, and special events theater until ultimately closing its doors for the final time on February 3, 1952.
Twinned In August 1986, Closed In September 1997.
According to the New York Times, the Fairmount did converted did try to convert into a quad, but the papers said that it converted into a triplex. For a short time, it was known as Fairmount Cinemas, and was operated by Lesser. The theater operated as a first-run/second-run triplexish until February 1991 as latest.
According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, I found evidence that the Palace Theatre operated as a movie house until June of 1950. I cannot find other attractions later than that period. It literally became a special events theater afterward.
I checked the inside of the Fine Arts today and it seems that the lobby and auditorium was destroyed, and the walls were severely beaten up as well. However, there was a chance on renovation in the near future.
The Campus closed as a movie house in 1985 and left it abandoned for 5 years until reopening as a Live theater in 1990.
The Star Theatre closed for the final time on December 9, 1962 after the owner, Otto Leise, stated in the letter to the Chamber Of Commerce that other business interests and distance of commuting between Bloomfield and Yankton prompted his decision. Otto does not want to let go of the theater and he should’ve continued to operate the theater.
Otto has been operating at the Star since February 12, 1952, after switching hands from his brother, Al, who had been operating the Star since New Year’s Day 1951. Al would later operate at the Lyric Theatre in Hartington shortly afterward. Otto was also the one who announced the installation of CinemaScope at the Star on December 30, 1954, and formerly operated a farm at the east section of Crofton.
The Camden Drive-In had 2 attempts of installing CinemaScope. Shortly after the first attempted on the installation of CinemaScope (installed on January 3, 1955) and before the Camden Drive-In reopened for the 1955 season, high winds blew down the screen that late March. This forced an another screen to be installed (about the same size) delaying the reopening to April 2nd of that year.
Closed In June 1984.
Became The Woodland Twin On July 14, 1972 With “The Cowboys” At Screen #1 And “Play It Again Sam” At Screen #2. It Had A Wobble Mix Of First And Second-Run Films, But When The 1980s Rolled Along, It Primarily Focuses On First-Run.
This Theater Made Statewide Headlines On October 25, 1973 After A Few Youths Were Arrested After Trashing Up The Theater With Cigarettes And Marijuana Inside.
It Was Closed On December 12, 1996 Due To A Lack Of Business.
“Beaches” Was The Last Film Screened At The Flying Cloud, Either On April 29 Or 30, 1989.