Formerly, John Allen Summers Of Stratford, Oklahoma (September 28, 1922-February 4, 1971) Is A Former World War II Veteran That Served In The Air Force, And Formerly Worked At The McKinney Drive-In As A Projectionist (Back When The McKinney Drive-In Screened Second-Run Films Until The Mid-1960’s) And Later Employed Himself At A Fort Worth Drive-In 60+ Miles Away.
Former Plumbing Inspector Ben Winston Is Also A Former Employee Of The McKinney Drive-In Since 1953.
On August 11, 1967, No Damage Was Reported To The Theater After A Grass Fire Broke Nearby It.
The McKinney Drive-In Is Originally A Second-Run Theater Throughout Most Of Its Life Until Around 1967. During The Last 6 Years, The McKinney Drive-In Ran Everything Such As First-Run, Second-Run, Family, Horror, Spanish, X-Rated, B-Graded And Drive-In Films. During The Last Few Months Of Operation, The McKinney Drive-In Had A Strong Focus On Spanish Films.
This Theater Had A Very High-Rate In Crime Level Throughout The 1950’s And The 1960’s Such As A Stolen Radio In May 1957, And A Stolen 1956 Unknown Vehicle In 1963 When It Was Named The “Capri” After A Guy Burglarized Both Concession Stand And Projection Booth.
The “Bel Aire” Became The “62nd And Lexington” In 1956, And It Became The “Capri” In 1962.
As On What I Reported Earlier, The Lexington Drive-In Closed In November 1968 Due To This Story Reported On The 18th By The Corpus Christi Caller-Times As Several Burglaries Destroyed The Entire Concession Stand Building And A Few Cash Registers, Causing An Estimated $1,500 In Damage.
I Checked 1969 To 1977 Stories On This Theater, The Theater Never Reopened Entirely.
I Don’t Know Why It Is Named “Cinema 3” When It Reopened On September 5, 1985 But The Name Still Kept Going With The “Cinemas I, II & III” Name Throughout The Rest Of 1985, All Of 1986, And Into Parts Of 1987.
The Showplace 12 Opened In November 2000 Shortly Before The Nearby Cinema 5 Closed Its Doors For The Final Time During The Same Month After 31 Years Of Operation.
Both Columbus Indiana’s Courthouse Cinema I & II And Center Cinemas I & II Were Both In A Major Tight Race Between Each Other Until September 1985 When The City’s Nearby Competitor, The Center Cinemas I & II, Upgraded To A Triplex.
Prior To The Trail Theatre’s Grand Opening In Late 1927, There Is The Lyric Theatre And The Miller’s Opera House (Also In Bridgeport) Which Both Will Have Its Own Pages Soon, Possibility Tomorrow.
The Wright Opera House Is Known To Be Denton’s Second Opera House. The First One Is Known To Be Located In The Center Of The West Side Of The Square As Early As 1889 Until 1894 When A Lightning Strike During A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Rips Through The Skies At Denton’s First Opera House. The Strike Also Occurred The Courthouse.
The Wright Opera House Is The Second Opera House To Open In Denton, Opened By Donnie Donnahower As Manager On February 2, 1900 With “Murray And Mack” After Being Completed With A Cost Of $25,000. The Upper Floor Contained The Opera House, Commercial Club, And Office Rooms. And The Lower Floor Contains Additional Office Space. The Building Was 120 Feet Square With Handsome Glass Windows. Its Main Stage Is 28 Feet Deep With An Opening Of 25 Feet And Height Of 15 Feet. There Are 4 Dressing Rooms Which Were Both Divided By 2 For Both Genders. The Scenery Was Purchased From The Kansas City Scenic Co.
The Opera House Ceased Operations In 1913 Due To Growing Competition From Ground Level Moving Picture Houses Whose Top Prices Range From Between 10 To 20 Cents And It Began To Decline.
Its Owner, W.C. Wright, Closed The Wright’s Opera House In Early March 1935 And Ended Up Selling His Opera House To Marton Kornblatt, Which Turned Into A Clothing Store, The Boston Store, After Renovating The Building. The Boston Store Operated Until 1972 And Was Sold To An Office Supply.
Although Plano Never Had A Single Theatre Until Its Nearby Drive-In Opened In 1969. Viewers Will Have To Travel On 75 To Received Nearest Locations In Garland, Richardson, Or McKinney.
After the nearby Star Theatre (also in Canonsburg) closed in Mid-1928, the Strand Theatre was built nearby and opened in October 1928 shortly before the nearby Beedle’s Alhambra received Vitaphone and Movietone equipment a month later. Both Alhambra and Strand were both operated by the same operator during its earlier years.
The Miller Theatre Was Named After Ms. Helen Miller, Mr. John C. Miller and Mrs. John C. Miller. When The Theater Opened, The Main Theater Had Organist Of Barton Studios And An Organ Broadcaster Off Of Chicago’s WLS-AM Al Malgard, Who Played His Barton 23-Styled And 6 Rank Organ For A Half-Hour Before The Opening Of Their First Program On 35mm. The First Program Is Beljean’s 11-Piece Band (With Unknown Origination) Playing The National Anthem, Or The Star Spangled Banner With The Camera Showing The US Flag.
After The Anthem Ended, The Camera Continued To Show The Flag Fluttering In The Breeze As The Band Played “My Country Tis Of Thee” After A Moment Of Silence. The Theater Opened With A Gala Event And “A Festive Occasion For Woodstock And Vicinity” And Was Known To Be The Biggest Event For The City Of Woodstock And All Of McHenry County. Although I Can’t Find It First Attraction. I’ll Keep Looking Soon.
Formerly, John Allen Summers Of Stratford, Oklahoma (September 28, 1922-February 4, 1971) Is A Former World War II Veteran That Served In The Air Force, And Formerly Worked At The McKinney Drive-In As A Projectionist (Back When The McKinney Drive-In Screened Second-Run Films Until The Mid-1960’s) And Later Employed Himself At A Fort Worth Drive-In 60+ Miles Away.
Former Plumbing Inspector Ben Winston Is Also A Former Employee Of The McKinney Drive-In Since 1953.
On August 11, 1967, No Damage Was Reported To The Theater After A Grass Fire Broke Nearby It.
The McKinney Drive-In Is Originally A Second-Run Theater Throughout Most Of Its Life Until Around 1967. During The Last 6 Years, The McKinney Drive-In Ran Everything Such As First-Run, Second-Run, Family, Horror, Spanish, X-Rated, B-Graded And Drive-In Films. During The Last Few Months Of Operation, The McKinney Drive-In Had A Strong Focus On Spanish Films.
This Theater Had A Very High-Rate In Crime Level Throughout The 1950’s And The 1960’s Such As A Stolen Radio In May 1957, And A Stolen 1956 Unknown Vehicle In 1963 When It Was Named The “Capri” After A Guy Burglarized Both Concession Stand And Projection Booth.
The “Bel Aire” Became The “62nd And Lexington” In 1956, And It Became The “Capri” In 1962.
As On What I Reported Earlier, The Lexington Drive-In Closed In November 1968 Due To This Story Reported On The 18th By The Corpus Christi Caller-Times As Several Burglaries Destroyed The Entire Concession Stand Building And A Few Cash Registers, Causing An Estimated $1,500 In Damage.
I Checked 1969 To 1977 Stories On This Theater, The Theater Never Reopened Entirely.
Hmm… Since The 112 Opened In 1980, This Can Be A Rare Result.
1985, Not 1986.
I Don’t Know Why It Is Named “Cinema 3” When It Reopened On September 5, 1985 But The Name Still Kept Going With The “Cinemas I, II & III” Name Throughout The Rest Of 1985, All Of 1986, And Into Parts Of 1987.
Opened In Late 1993.
The Showplace 12 Opened In November 2000 Shortly Before The Nearby Cinema 5 Closed Its Doors For The Final Time During The Same Month After 31 Years Of Operation.
Both Columbus Indiana’s Courthouse Cinema I & II And Center Cinemas I & II Were Both In A Major Tight Race Between Each Other Until September 1985 When The City’s Nearby Competitor, The Center Cinemas I & II, Upgraded To A Triplex.
Opened With Walt Disney’s So Dear To My Heart.
The Robb And Rowley Circuit’s Ownership Of The Cinema 1 & 2 Lasted For Only 4 Or 5 Years. By 1975, United Artists Operated The Cinema 1 & 2.
The New Theatre Opened On July 17, 1936 With Jack Holt And Robert Armstrong In Dangerous Waters.
It Is Closed In 1954 And Was Converted Into A Grocery Store In January 1955.
Prior To The Trail Theatre’s Grand Opening In Late 1927, There Is The Lyric Theatre And The Miller’s Opera House (Also In Bridgeport) Which Both Will Have Its Own Pages Soon, Possibility Tomorrow.
The Wright Opera House Is Known To Be Denton’s Second Opera House. The First One Is Known To Be Located In The Center Of The West Side Of The Square As Early As 1889 Until 1894 When A Lightning Strike During A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Rips Through The Skies At Denton’s First Opera House. The Strike Also Occurred The Courthouse.
The Wright Opera House Is The Second Opera House To Open In Denton, Opened By Donnie Donnahower As Manager On February 2, 1900 With “Murray And Mack” After Being Completed With A Cost Of $25,000. The Upper Floor Contained The Opera House, Commercial Club, And Office Rooms. And The Lower Floor Contains Additional Office Space. The Building Was 120 Feet Square With Handsome Glass Windows. Its Main Stage Is 28 Feet Deep With An Opening Of 25 Feet And Height Of 15 Feet. There Are 4 Dressing Rooms Which Were Both Divided By 2 For Both Genders. The Scenery Was Purchased From The Kansas City Scenic Co.
The Opera House Ceased Operations In 1913 Due To Growing Competition From Ground Level Moving Picture Houses Whose Top Prices Range From Between 10 To 20 Cents And It Began To Decline.
Its Owner, W.C. Wright, Closed The Wright’s Opera House In Early March 1935 And Ended Up Selling His Opera House To Marton Kornblatt, Which Turned Into A Clothing Store, The Boston Store, After Renovating The Building. The Boston Store Operated Until 1972 And Was Sold To An Office Supply.
Although Plano Never Had A Single Theatre Until Its Nearby Drive-In Opened In 1969. Viewers Will Have To Travel On 75 To Received Nearest Locations In Garland, Richardson, Or McKinney.
On February 13, 1914, A.C. Waterman of Sherman took over ownership of the Elks.
That’s What I Look Up Information About The Theater. The Bluebird Had A Few Confusing Articles As I Did Find The Petersburg Index Off Of That Site.
After the nearby Star Theatre (also in Canonsburg) closed in Mid-1928, the Strand Theatre was built nearby and opened in October 1928 shortly before the nearby Beedle’s Alhambra received Vitaphone and Movietone equipment a month later. Both Alhambra and Strand were both operated by the same operator during its earlier years.
The Continental Theatre closed in 1961.
It Expanded On August 7th, 1987, Not 1989.
OH! NOW I GET IT! Thanks Joe! I Just Can’t Find The Articles From The Petersburg Index.
The Earliest Information I Can Find Is A Special Event That Was Held During The 1959 Season. It Is Still In Operation In 1977.
Closed In 1958, Demolished In March 1963.
The Miller Theatre Was Named After Ms. Helen Miller, Mr. John C. Miller and Mrs. John C. Miller. When The Theater Opened, The Main Theater Had Organist Of Barton Studios And An Organ Broadcaster Off Of Chicago’s WLS-AM Al Malgard, Who Played His Barton 23-Styled And 6 Rank Organ For A Half-Hour Before The Opening Of Their First Program On 35mm. The First Program Is Beljean’s 11-Piece Band (With Unknown Origination) Playing The National Anthem, Or The Star Spangled Banner With The Camera Showing The US Flag.
After The Anthem Ended, The Camera Continued To Show The Flag Fluttering In The Breeze As The Band Played “My Country Tis Of Thee” After A Moment Of Silence. The Theater Opened With A Gala Event And “A Festive Occasion For Woodstock And Vicinity” And Was Known To Be The Biggest Event For The City Of Woodstock And All Of McHenry County. Although I Can’t Find It First Attraction. I’ll Keep Looking Soon.
The Moore’s Opera House Opened On August 17th, 1893. The Theater Reopened As The Wareham Theatre On September 15, 1938.
I Mean’t To Say “City” Not “Falls”.