‘Search for Paradise" came out in 1957, so it was about seven-eight years old by the time it got to Sacramento in 1965; I would think that many people who lived in Sacramento probably saw the travelogue films in San Francisco originally.
I remember seeing this at Chicago’s Esquire Theater on its opening weekend in the big single auditorium. I liked it then and still do, and I was a big Star Trek fan of the original series. I especially loved that long, nearly dialogue free sequence where the crew goes up to the “retrofitted” Enterprise for the first time, and when the ship first came into view, how much it was like seeing an old friend.
The poster is a spammer; there have been a couple of these faux postings of late and they are apparently not being noticed by the moderators for some reason.
The theater site is occupied by a shorter, rather bland office building on the other side of Barn Court which run behind the Cleveland Trust tower.
I do not know if the the Carter Theater had any real connection or played off of the naming of the nearby Carter/Pick-Carter hotel or not. A strong possibilty is that either or both may have been named for Lorenzo Carter who was an associate of Moses Cleaveland (for whom the city is named, minus the first ‘a’) and
one of its pioneer residents.
Actually, this is an entirely different theater than Loews East, which has a separate entry here on CT. Loews East opened as a single screen theater in 1966, was later twinned, and ended its life as an eight-plex. It occupied a somewhat different area of the mall than this theater and there was a gap between the closing/demolition of Loews East and the construction of this theater.
The Carter was close to Pick-Carter, but not adjacent – it was on east side of 9th Street between Euclid and Prospect, whereas the building that housed the Pick-Carter is on the south side of Prospect. An office building occupies the site of the Carter Theater.
There is a proposal to use this the land on which the theater occupied for the construction of a supermarket which implies that the theater has been demolished. Story here View link
This article shows a picture of the State not long after its opening before, according to the article, the highway commission forced the theater to remove its original marquee and signage, replacing them with the current rather bland facade that gives little hint that the theater originally was an S. Charles design: View link
This theater closed in late September when Cinema North shut down all of its theaters. It is scheduled to reopen under new management on December 4, 2009. Story here: View link
This theater is about to be demolished: story here:
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It has come under new ownership: http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=11697546
‘Search for Paradise" came out in 1957, so it was about seven-eight years old by the time it got to Sacramento in 1965; I would think that many people who lived in Sacramento probably saw the travelogue films in San Francisco originally.
I remember seeing this at Chicago’s Esquire Theater on its opening weekend in the big single auditorium. I liked it then and still do, and I was a big Star Trek fan of the original series. I especially loved that long, nearly dialogue free sequence where the crew goes up to the “retrofitted” Enterprise for the first time, and when the ship first came into view, how much it was like seeing an old friend.
Here’s an article about the city’s repair of the roof which includes a recent picture of the Strand’s auditorium: View link
According to this article, a study is being funded to explore the possibility of converting the theater building into senior housing: View link
The poster is a spammer; there have been a couple of these faux postings of late and they are apparently not being noticed by the moderators for some reason.
Here’s an article about the Hinsdale and its history, including a picture from the time it housed summer stock productions:
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The theater site is occupied by a shorter, rather bland office building on the other side of Barn Court which run behind the Cleveland Trust tower.
I do not know if the the Carter Theater had any real connection or played off of the naming of the nearby Carter/Pick-Carter hotel or not. A strong possibilty is that either or both may have been named for Lorenzo Carter who was an associate of Moses Cleaveland (for whom the city is named, minus the first ‘a’) and
one of its pioneer residents.
Actually, this is an entirely different theater than Loews East, which has a separate entry here on CT. Loews East opened as a single screen theater in 1966, was later twinned, and ended its life as an eight-plex. It occupied a somewhat different area of the mall than this theater and there was a gap between the closing/demolition of Loews East and the construction of this theater.
The Carter was close to Pick-Carter, but not adjacent – it was on east side of 9th Street between Euclid and Prospect, whereas the building that housed the Pick-Carter is on the south side of Prospect. An office building occupies the site of the Carter Theater.
There is a proposal to use this the land on which the theater occupied for the construction of a supermarket which implies that the theater has been demolished. Story here View link
An additional article with pictures about the theater, its history, and the fire: View link
This article shows a picture of the State not long after its opening before, according to the article, the highway commission forced the theater to remove its original marquee and signage, replacing them with the current rather bland facade that gives little hint that the theater originally was an S. Charles design:
View link
This article mentions the Westmont and recent moves in the direction of its possible revitalization: View link
Here’s an article about the facade, and there will be a new theater created within the new building behind it: View link
The original space on the lower level occupied by the theaters is now used for batting practice; story here: View link
Destroyed by fire: http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1831395
The mention is there, though it does not add any information that is not already in the headnote.
A recent article about the theater: View link
Here’s a recent article about the theater; it has new management and adding to its programming: View link
This article provides additional detail: View link
Here’s an article about the theater’s closing: View link
Here’s an historical article with pictures about the Charles from the Archives of the University of Baltimore: View link
This theater closed in late September when Cinema North shut down all of its theaters. It is scheduled to reopen under new management on December 4, 2009. Story here: View link