“The Capitol was razed in 1986 to make room for a parking lot.” Even in NE this happens!! Maybe ‘lostmemory’ can supply CT with a photo(s) of this former theatre!
Chuck: Thanks for this info and sorry I missed this MSNBC report. I’ve been watching alot of the coverage so am surprised that I didn’t see it. What time of day did they air that particular broadcast?
Jim: When I posted the above comments I hadn’t read the June 15th newspaper article. I would love to see an interior photo so perhaps ‘lostmemory’ will provide one!
Jim: You being in the Milwaukee area makes me ask the following question……do you and/or any local preservation groups plan to save this atmospheric? It’s not an Eberson atmospheric, but an atmospheric none the less and worth saving!
There were other theatres in the Town of Alliance in 1950.
Columbia Theatre, 436 E. Columbia Street 782 seats
Mt. Union Theatre, 1745 S. Union Avenue 932 seats
Strand Theatre, 239 E. Main Street 632 seats
Having recently visited Alliance Ohio these above theatres including the Morrison are gone, except for the art deco Mt. Union Theatre which still remains and is near the college.
Chuck: Thanks for this MSNBC post and I’m sorry that I missed THAT broadcast!! So sad to read that the water line was at the top of the seats about half way up from the stage!
Will: Thanks so very much for this update. I have friends in the Nashville area that would attend this benefit concert in the coming weeks so please keep us posted on the date, etc.
Nice to read that it has a nice art deco (see photo on website), but sorry to read that it “was carved up into 3 small screening auditoriums” and that it “doesn’t have a balcony”.
“One interesting thing about the Ritz was that in the dirt basement, there were two large wheels with handles on the walls opposite each other. When you turned these wheels in tandem, the pitch of the wooden auditorium floor would change.” Interesting footnote and may have been the only theatre in the country with this unique feature!
“….demolished in 1972 to make way for a shopping mall that never got built.” So sad, Reading!
“The Capitol was razed in 1986 to make room for a parking lot.” Even in NE this happens!! Maybe ‘lostmemory’ can supply CT with a photo(s) of this former theatre!
Chuck: Thanks for this info and sorry I missed this MSNBC report. I’ve been watching alot of the coverage so am surprised that I didn’t see it. What time of day did they air that particular broadcast?
More great photos. Keep them comin' on all the CT links! Thanks!
Does anyone know if this theatre sustained any Katrina damage?
Jim: When I posted the above comments I hadn’t read the June 15th newspaper article. I would love to see an interior photo so perhaps ‘lostmemory’ will provide one!
Jim: You being in the Milwaukee area makes me ask the following question……do you and/or any local preservation groups plan to save this atmospheric? It’s not an Eberson atmospheric, but an atmospheric none the less and worth saving!
Yes, larger and breathtaking…..a must-see, in person someday!
lostmemory: Thanks for these interior photos. The word…palatial comes to mind!
Can anyone tell us the condition of this theatre in Jackson MS after Hurricane Katrina?
Chas: I thought this reverse design was very rare, but that doesn’t seem to be the case, afterall.
There were other theatres in the Town of Alliance in 1950.
Columbia Theatre, 436 E. Columbia Street 782 seats
Mt. Union Theatre, 1745 S. Union Avenue 932 seats
Strand Theatre, 239 E. Main Street 632 seats
Having recently visited Alliance Ohio these above theatres including the Morrison are gone, except for the art deco Mt. Union Theatre which still remains and is near the college.
Chuck: Thanks for this MSNBC post and I’m sorry that I missed THAT broadcast!! So sad to read that the water line was at the top of the seats about half way up from the stage!
I’d say this one is a must-see gem!
Will: Thanks so very much for this update. I have friends in the Nashville area that would attend this benefit concert in the coming weeks so please keep us posted on the date, etc.
TC: Nice photo. I fear that it has sustained Katrina damage.
The above site shows a theatre in Columbia GA not Columbia TN.
“Torn down for a parking lot”. Same old story…..a parking lot! When will this insanity end?
The Lyceum is not listed on CT.
This is the first time I have ever read that a theatre was demolished to make way for another theatre!
Nice to read that it has a nice art deco (see photo on website), but sorry to read that it “was carved up into 3 small screening auditoriums” and that it “doesn’t have a balcony”.
“One interesting thing about the Ritz was that in the dirt basement, there were two large wheels with handles on the walls opposite each other. When you turned these wheels in tandem, the pitch of the wooden auditorium floor would change.” Interesting footnote and may have been the only theatre in the country with this unique feature!
Any photos?
“…..destroyed to make room for a drug store that never opened”?
Does anyone have photos of this theatre and ‘unused auditorium"?