Uploaded image of a news article reporting that the screen was destroyed by fire on July 7, 1968. It was replaced in weeks. Found this on the Facebook page Bowling Green Then and Now.
Uploaded a photo of the Bentley (not sure which one), a 1938 ad from The Mountain Eagle and the February 1947 announcement of the fire which wiped out the, then, Neon, and the entire block from The Mountain Eagle.
I’ve come upon a source that indicates that Neon had three theatres over the years. From the comment above there was a Neon in 1925. I came upon an ad for a Bentley in 1938. Perhaps the Neon had been renamed as an earlier comment suggests. My source said the Bentley, which often played westerns, was destroyed by fire in 1944. Also confirmed by an earlier comment.
Then a new theatre was built. My contention is it was called the Neon because I have come upon a headline in The Mountain Eagle from February 1947 which indicates that there was a disastrous fire that wiped out an entire block which contained the Neon Theatre. The Neon which appears in the images above is, therefore, the final one which opened approximately in 1949.
Uploaded an image from the December 27, 1923 Dodge City Journal showing an ad for the Crown and one from May 15, 1924 which also carried an ad for the Beeson.
Uploaded a 1948 ad for the SEMO which appeared in the Steele Enterprise and an image of a 1951 page from the Enterprise in which ads for both the SEMO and Steele Theatres appeared.
Trolleyguy The Columbia and adjacent buildings were demolished in 1962 and replaced by the Rising Sun State Bank. I have uploaded a newspaper photo from July 26, 1962 announcing this.
Uploaded a 1948 image of the State together with a partial ad for Here Comes Trouble and a 1948 ad. These were found on the Harrison, Ohio Facebook page.
Uploaded an image of a page from the Steele (MO) Enterprise from November 19, 1931 on which an ad for the Ritz appeared. Steele is 11 miles from Blytheville.
Uploaded an image of a page from the Steele Enterprise from August 24, 1951 on which an ad for the Steele Theatre appears. Note: there is also an ad for a SEMO Theatre. Have to look into that.
Uploaded image of a news article reporting that the screen was destroyed by fire on July 7, 1968. It was replaced in weeks. Found this on the Facebook page Bowling Green Then and Now.
Uploaded an image of a 1921 ad in the Park City Daily News for the State.
ridethetrain owners the same as South Bay? It’s doomed. South Bay has been “under renovation” since 2017.
In May 2022 the owner said he would reopen. This has not yet happened.
Uploaded a photo of the Bentley (not sure which one), a 1938 ad from The Mountain Eagle and the February 1947 announcement of the fire which wiped out the, then, Neon, and the entire block from The Mountain Eagle.
I’ve come upon a source that indicates that Neon had three theatres over the years. From the comment above there was a Neon in 1925. I came upon an ad for a Bentley in 1938. Perhaps the Neon had been renamed as an earlier comment suggests. My source said the Bentley, which often played westerns, was destroyed by fire in 1944. Also confirmed by an earlier comment.
Then a new theatre was built. My contention is it was called the Neon because I have come upon a headline in The Mountain Eagle from February 1947 which indicates that there was a disastrous fire that wiped out an entire block which contained the Neon Theatre. The Neon which appears in the images above is, therefore, the final one which opened approximately in 1949.
Uploaded an image from the May 15, 1924 Dodge City Journal in which an ad for the Beeson (and the Crown) appears.
Uploaded an image from the December 27, 1923 Dodge City Journal showing an ad for the Crown and one from May 15, 1924 which also carried an ad for the Beeson.
Uploaded an ad From the St. Helens Mist from June 1917. Gem also appears.
Uploaded a photo of a tin advertising sign for the Jenkinson Realty Co. which maintained offices in the Cameraphone Building.
Uploaded a 1948 ad for the SEMO which appeared in the Steele Enterprise and an image of a 1951 page from the Enterprise in which ads for both the SEMO and Steele Theatres appeared.
Uploaded a 1923 ad which appeared in the Cordell Beacon.
Incidentally saw a comment on a Cordell Facebook page that there were some double seats (aka love seats) in the theatre.
Theatre was destroyed by a fire that started in the retail space next door.
Uploaded a 1914 image.
Uploaded a 1935 photo as the State and a 1950 photo as the Home.
SEMO South Eastern Missouri.
Uploaded a photo which says Cinema Seven. Was that an add on or a chop up?
Uploaded an image of the Plaza. It was across the street from the Cozy.
The bank has changed hands a number of times but it is listed as either 401 or 405. Therefore I believe the street number was set up incorrectly.
Trolleyguy The Columbia and adjacent buildings were demolished in 1962 and replaced by the Rising Sun State Bank. I have uploaded a newspaper photo from July 26, 1962 announcing this.
Uploaded a photo of the marquee of the State from 1948.
Uploaded a 1948 image of the State together with a partial ad for Here Comes Trouble and a 1948 ad. These were found on the Harrison, Ohio Facebook page.
Uploaded an image as the Liberty.
Uploaded an image of a page from the Steele (MO) Enterprise from November 19, 1931 on which an ad for the Ritz appeared. Steele is 11 miles from Blytheville.
Uploaded an image of a page from the Steele Enterprise from August 24, 1951 on which an ad for the Steele Theatre appears. Note: there is also an ad for a SEMO Theatre. Have to look into that.
Uploaded a photo of a painting of the Villa by Storey Jones.