It was touted as the finest in the area when it opened in 1936.
Dallas -At the time Robert Sr, died in 1946 the obituary indicated he had been the owner of the Star and Guy’s Theatres. At the time the drive in opened in 1950 you indicated there were now three theatres run by the family. The question would be whether the second hardtop would be the Guy’s or the Flanary.
I came upon a joint ad for the Star and the Flanary in January 1953 and an ad solely for the Flanary in 1975.
I know it’s customary to save taxes to only have a portion of a theatre on the main street with the auditorium behind, but this has got to be the smallest presence ever.
I have uploaded photos of the marquee, the current street view, the current interior and an exterior photo from 1950 which appeared in the Chronicle Herald.
See the photo section announcing that the theatre was going to be twinned for a February 1981 opening. Never happened. I presumed 1981 because the film being shown was Private Benjamin which was a 1980 film.
Joe there is some confusion here. The picture of the supposed Blanchard’s Theatre after it was destroyed by a fire in 1927 has a vertical that reads Strand. Yet the description of the Strand which you’ve linked indicated that the former Hippodrome became the Strand in January 1926. So either the picture of the charred Strand is not Blanchard’s or the article has the wrong date. I suspect the former.
Bloop. The two theatres in Ronkonkoma did show porn at some time but I don’t think simultaneously. The other one was operated by the same owner as the Coram when it was porn oriented.
They finally boarded up the broken windows! But they also boarded up the entrance lobby?????? In addition to the machine and the porta potty I mentioned previously there is also a back hoe within the fenced area.
The Rig was the childhood cinema of singer/songwriter Roy Orbison. He also played there with his bands the Teen Kings and the Wink Westerners. Graffiti from 1951 by Roy and his friends was found in the stairway to the balcony in 1999 and was placed in the Roy Orbison Museum. It was hoped that the theatre would reopen and the museum relocated to the lobby. Sadly it did not.
They gave it a fresh coat of paint and refurbished the marquee and the signage so it looks far better. They also installed new heating/AC units on the roof of the five auditoriums. There has been sporadic work on the interior over the years. What’s such a big deal about replacing broken windows? The building is behind a high chain link fence.
Windows are still broken. Appears to be a work light inside. There are several sheet rock panels leaning against the entrance windows. There is also some sort of machine and a porta potty inside the fenced in area.
Uploaded photos of Ritz window cards found on the Weatherly Museum Page maintained by the Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association. This is the same site referred to by Joe Vogel.
This same site indicates the, eventually named, Ritz was the last of three theatres in Weatherly.
The first, the Star, opened on March 15, 1909 in enlarged space from a former store on Carbon Street with “Thrilling Days of Old Virginia”.
The Lyric opened on November 3, 1909 in Warren Hall on Main Street. As with many early theatres it changed hands many time during its short life.
At the time it was the Knickerbocker it was operated by the Pastime Amusement Company, John W. Swan, President together with the Pastime and Hippodrome Theatres.
It was touted as the finest in the area when it opened in 1936.
Dallas -At the time Robert Sr, died in 1946 the obituary indicated he had been the owner of the Star and Guy’s Theatres. At the time the drive in opened in 1950 you indicated there were now three theatres run by the family. The question would be whether the second hardtop would be the Guy’s or the Flanary.
I came upon a joint ad for the Star and the Flanary in January 1953 and an ad solely for the Flanary in 1975.
Exterior (and possibly interior) featured in the 2021 Hallmark Christmas movie the Sugar Plum Twist.
I know it’s customary to save taxes to only have a portion of a theatre on the main street with the auditorium behind, but this has got to be the smallest presence ever.
I have uploaded photos of the marquee, the current street view, the current interior and an exterior photo from 1950 which appeared in the Chronicle Herald.
See the photo section announcing that the theatre was going to be twinned for a February 1981 opening. Never happened. I presumed 1981 because the film being shown was Private Benjamin which was a 1980 film.
Joe there is some confusion here. The picture of the supposed Blanchard’s Theatre after it was destroyed by a fire in 1927 has a vertical that reads Strand. Yet the description of the Strand which you’ve linked indicated that the former Hippodrome became the Strand in January 1926. So either the picture of the charred Strand is not Blanchard’s or the article has the wrong date. I suspect the former.
Bloop. The two theatres in Ronkonkoma did show porn at some time but I don’t think simultaneously. The other one was operated by the same owner as the Coram when it was porn oriented.
They finally boarded up the broken windows! But they also boarded up the entrance lobby?????? In addition to the machine and the porta potty I mentioned previously there is also a back hoe within the fenced area.
Uploaded a 1963 photo of Chestnut Street in which the marquee of the Academy is seen to the right.
The Rig was the childhood cinema of singer/songwriter Roy Orbison. He also played there with his bands the Teen Kings and the Wink Westerners. Graffiti from 1951 by Roy and his friends was found in the stairway to the balcony in 1999 and was placed in the Roy Orbison Museum. It was hoped that the theatre would reopen and the museum relocated to the lobby. Sadly it did not.
Uploaded photo by Craig Dunham.
Named by BBCC (Big Bend Community College) the Wallenstein Theatre after a former president. Current photo uploaded.
Uploaded photo by Jason Heppler.
Uploaded photo by Anthony Brundamour.
Uploaded photos of the entrance and an aerial view.
Site is now a community garden.
Uploaded a McDowell Street photo showing the Temple and Pocahontas Theatres across from each other and an interior shot of the Temple.
The Roadhouse was a 250 seat performing arts center housed in a former church. Photo uploaded.
They gave it a fresh coat of paint and refurbished the marquee and the signage so it looks far better. They also installed new heating/AC units on the roof of the five auditoriums. There has been sporadic work on the interior over the years. What’s such a big deal about replacing broken windows? The building is behind a high chain link fence.
Windows are still broken. Appears to be a work light inside. There are several sheet rock panels leaning against the entrance windows. There is also some sort of machine and a porta potty inside the fenced in area.
Uploaded photos of Ritz window cards found on the Weatherly Museum Page maintained by the Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association. This is the same site referred to by Joe Vogel.
This same site indicates the, eventually named, Ritz was the last of three theatres in Weatherly.
The first, the Star, opened on March 15, 1909 in enlarged space from a former store on Carbon Street with “Thrilling Days of Old Virginia”.
The Lyric opened on November 3, 1909 in Warren Hall on Main Street. As with many early theatres it changed hands many time during its short life.
At the time it was the Knickerbocker it was operated by the Pastime Amusement Company, John W. Swan, President together with the Pastime and Hippodrome Theatres.
Together with the Knickerbocker and Pastime Theatres, operated by the Pastime Amusement Company, John W. Swan, President.
1915 photo uploaded. In 1925 the building was replaced by the Huntington National Bank Building.
The Pastime Company also operated the Knickerbocker and Hippodrome Theatres.
Uploaded an image from the Linton Daily Citizen showing an ad for the Cine'.