1909 photo & description added courtesy of Brian Morton and Vintage Hamilton Facebook page.
“Earliest shot (from 1909) I have ever seen of the Colonial (aka The Wonderland) cinema that eventually became the Tivoli. (The line up at the Grand Opera House was for a stage production of BEN HUR). The Princess Theatre opened in the same space in 1911 when a small auditorium was added to the back, and the Tivoli was added on the back of that building in in 1924. What is left of the Princess Theatre will be demolished as part of the current plans for the Tivoli condo project.”
Joe Vogel, maybe you can find an address for a theatre in Sidney Iowa, possibly called “The Strand”. Apears to have been in operation in the 40s-60 possibly.
I found a photo of it from a distance on that county’s Facebook page.
If you find any info maybe add a page for it or I can.
1938 photo added.
Photo and additional history credit the Vintage St. Louis & Route 66 Facebook page.
October 11, 1926 – The “Glorious Gillioz” Theater in Springfield, Missouri opened. M.E. Gillioz couldn’t find a location on Route 66 for his theater, so he bought property one block to the north, leased a 20 foot wide frontage on St. Louis Street and linked it to the theater 130 feet away. The 1,100 seat theater, where Elvis Presley watched a movie before his 1956 concert, closed in 1980 but was restored in 2006.
Moorhead State Students protest outside a Moorhead theatre demanding that a different movie be shown there. “The SOUND OF MUSIC” had played for five weeks straight. 1960’s.
(Moorhead State College Archives)
Description credit Chip Holt.
Photo credit George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann. April 26, 1930.
Early 1900s photo already showing the Fox name added, credit New Lisbon School District.
August 1954 photo added credit Superior Engravers, courtesy of Randy Watts.
Multiple photos in the below website about the closing.
https://citykidz.ca/blog/citykidz-sells-playhouse-theatre/?fbclid=IwAR2JjaWWgPFwYlNvtajc6svsfnKoQ4wp8EDxqz1_W2dX5CO5yEQgXJ_fxZ4
2014 related article.
https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4755201-tivoli-condo-project-a-monstrosity-/?fbclid=iwar1acndzja6ougympevwlfq1oeuz2frpwqowrgp-otpxjdngp9rudw35su0#.U-tAdcMgD0o.facebook
2014 related article.
https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4755201-tivoli-condo-project-a-monstrosity-/?fbclid=iwar1acndzja6ougympevwlfq1oeuz2frpwqowrgp-otpxjdngp9rudw35su0#.U-tAdcMgD0o.facebook
1909 photo & description added courtesy of Brian Morton and Vintage Hamilton Facebook page.
“Earliest shot (from 1909) I have ever seen of the Colonial (aka The Wonderland) cinema that eventually became the Tivoli. (The line up at the Grand Opera House was for a stage production of BEN HUR). The Princess Theatre opened in the same space in 1911 when a small auditorium was added to the back, and the Tivoli was added on the back of that building in in 1924. What is left of the Princess Theatre will be demolished as part of the current plans for the Tivoli condo project.”
Circa 1958 photo added credit Downtown Hamilton, The Heart of It All.
1957 photo added credit Superior Engravers courtesy of Randy Watts, via the Vintage Hamilton Facebook page.
Circa 1992 photo added via Joe Pinney. Whose father was assistant manager there in 1972.
Thanks, that has to be it. The photo is across a park too. I’ll create a page for it and see what else shakes out.
Joe Vogel, maybe you can find an address for a theatre in Sidney Iowa, possibly called “The Strand”. Apears to have been in operation in the
40s-60 possibly. I found a photo of it from a distance on that county’s Facebook page. If you find any info maybe add a page for it or I can.September 2018 article says it was built with 1800 seats…
https://imagesarizona.com/the-orpheum-a-monument-to-phoenixs-memory-lane/?fbclid=IwAR1fNHkpYVMNgKYnKUjGq9DUqt5Gcx123pdDVc3bOMOQMwqHNaMSKTP4kAE
1962 photo added via Michael DeVore.
Full history below, including the original name it was built as: West Liberty OperaHouse
http://newstrand.com/about-us/history/
Premieres from 1953-1987 including the Bond films are listed in the Overview at the top of the page. It appears to be 7 from my title count.
Footage of the June 12, 1967 world premiere of “You Only Live Twice” at the Odeon. Brief shots of the exterior.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vxpy3
1956 photo added.
1938 photo added. Photo and additional history credit the Vintage St. Louis & Route 66 Facebook page.
October 11, 1926 – The “Glorious Gillioz” Theater in Springfield, Missouri opened. M.E. Gillioz couldn’t find a location on Route 66 for his theater, so he bought property one block to the north, leased a 20 foot wide frontage on St. Louis Street and linked it to the theater 130 feet away. The 1,100 seat theater, where Elvis Presley watched a movie before his 1956 concert, closed in 1980 but was restored in 2006.
Received an update from the developer that includes additional photos of progress, showing the facade from above.
https://1550onthepark.com/news/construction-update-fifteen-fifty-going-vertical/?utm_source=1550+Team+List&utm_campaign=1fc26c53d2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_06_02_55_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_240d2358cd-1fc26c53d2-200067361&mc_cid=1fc26c53d2&mc_eid=76b7f82708
Late `50s photo added. Only the bank next door remains via a 2011 street view.
Facebook Album link with 21 photos including 1994 demolition.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.172035086468112&type=3
1952 marquee photo added credit Crow Wing County Historical Society.
1939 photo added credit Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.
Moorhead State Students protest outside a Moorhead theatre demanding that a different movie be shown there. “The SOUND OF MUSIC” had played for five weeks straight. 1960’s. (Moorhead State College Archives) Description credit Chip Holt.