Opened as the Jewel Theatre in 1931, 1932 it was known as the Cozy Theatre and by 1936 the Arcadia and finally in 1938 the Kamiah Theatre. The theatre was still listed as open in the early-1960’s
A article from PreservationNationBlog:
Anyone who owns — or has tried to buy — a camera any time in the past 10 years knows that digital photography has replaced film almost entirely. This transformation has not been limited to still pictures; digital is now king at the movies, too, which has created challenges at many older movie theaters.
The Spud Drive-In in Driggs, Idaho, is no exception. The theater, which opened in 1953 (and celebrates its 60th birthday this week) has long been a beloved part of the community, but has faced closure twice in recent years — first from management changes, and then from the transition to digital projection.
Local fans rallied with Facebook outreach that reached thousands, and to date enough “Save the Spud” t-shirts have been sold to cover half the cost of a new digital projector. (They’re still available — get ‘em while they’re hot!)
When asked about the transition, the Spud’s manager (and former co-owner) Dawnelle Mangum found both pluses and minuses to the change. On the upside, the new projector’s bulb, at 6,000 watts, is twice as powerful as its predecessor, allowing them to start movies 10 minutes earlier. She says that “10 minutes is big — 9:40 as opposed to 9:50 for our longest day.”
The trade-off, Mangum says, is in the frequent updates the projector requires (which she says are fairly equivalent to a typical computer) and the life expectancy of the new machine.
“The projector we replaced for hummed along for well over 60 years,” she says. “It was purchased used in 1953. No digital projector has that kind of life expectancy.”
Saving the Spud as a drive-in theater has also preserved one of its most beloved attractions: a giant potato on the back of a truck, which Roadside America calls “a novelty postcard come to life in three dimensions.” And indeed, Mangum and her former husband — who designed and built the potato and set it on the back of a 1946 flat bed truck in 1990 — were inspired by classic postcards.
She takes great pride in its ongoing appeal: “People in the valley claim that more pictures are taken of the truck with the potato on it than the Teton Mountains here on the west of our valley.”
Mangum and fans of the Spud are planning a big celebration for the drive-in’s birthday this week, featuring hula hoops and slinkies (two other American icons that arrived on the scene in 1953). And thanks to those devoted fans, the Spud has many more birthdays to come.
The Peoples Theatre was open prior to 1925. It was renamed the Council Theatre in 1933 and by 1936 it was back to its original Peoples Theatre name. The theatre remained open into at least the early-1960’s
The Terrace Drive-In debuted in the 1950’s. There was a fire in the 1980’s that did sginificant damage. It was closed for a while and sat in limbo. A woman reopened it but they are only using 1 screen.
The Burley Theatre is operated by the same owners of the Century Stadium 5. website The Burley is at the bottom of the site. It is a discount second run house.
NY is the address of 1906 Jacksboro Pike for this drive-in?
The Carman Drive-In was located on the corner of Carman Road and East Old State Road
Opened November 26, 2003.
Regal Took over operations of this theatre on December 29, 2012.
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This is no longer operated by Reel, it is the Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside. website
Joe, Montpelier had two theatres in the 1920’s, the Gem seated 500 and the Rich seated 400.
Correct website theatres.
This Cinema is closed, the property is for sale on Loop Net. Phone disconnected and website is defunct.
I believe Mr. Walls' theatre chain was called Liberty Theatre Corp.
Opened in 1966, closed 1993. 400 cars in 1966.
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The Kenddrick Theatre was first listed as open in 1936.
Opened as the Jewel Theatre in 1931, 1932 it was known as the Cozy Theatre and by 1936 the Arcadia and finally in 1938 the Kamiah Theatre. The theatre was still listed as open in the early-1960’s
The Rio Rey was still open in the mid-1970’s.
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The Melba Theatre was listed as open in the mid-1920’s. It closed in 1933 but was remodeled in 1947 and reopened. It was listed as closed in 1957.
The Dubois Theatre goes back to at least the mid-1920’s when it was known as the Theo Theatre.
A article from PreservationNationBlog: Anyone who owns — or has tried to buy — a camera any time in the past 10 years knows that digital photography has replaced film almost entirely. This transformation has not been limited to still pictures; digital is now king at the movies, too, which has created challenges at many older movie theaters.
The Spud Drive-In in Driggs, Idaho, is no exception. The theater, which opened in 1953 (and celebrates its 60th birthday this week) has long been a beloved part of the community, but has faced closure twice in recent years — first from management changes, and then from the transition to digital projection.
Local fans rallied with Facebook outreach that reached thousands, and to date enough “Save the Spud” t-shirts have been sold to cover half the cost of a new digital projector. (They’re still available — get ‘em while they’re hot!)
When asked about the transition, the Spud’s manager (and former co-owner) Dawnelle Mangum found both pluses and minuses to the change. On the upside, the new projector’s bulb, at 6,000 watts, is twice as powerful as its predecessor, allowing them to start movies 10 minutes earlier. She says that “10 minutes is big — 9:40 as opposed to 9:50 for our longest day.”
The trade-off, Mangum says, is in the frequent updates the projector requires (which she says are fairly equivalent to a typical computer) and the life expectancy of the new machine.
“The projector we replaced for hummed along for well over 60 years,” she says. “It was purchased used in 1953. No digital projector has that kind of life expectancy.”
Saving the Spud as a drive-in theater has also preserved one of its most beloved attractions: a giant potato on the back of a truck, which Roadside America calls “a novelty postcard come to life in three dimensions.” And indeed, Mangum and her former husband — who designed and built the potato and set it on the back of a 1946 flat bed truck in 1990 — were inspired by classic postcards.
She takes great pride in its ongoing appeal: “People in the valley claim that more pictures are taken of the truck with the potato on it than the Teton Mountains here on the west of our valley.”
Mangum and fans of the Spud are planning a big celebration for the drive-in’s birthday this week, featuring hula hoops and slinkies (two other American icons that arrived on the scene in 1953). And thanks to those devoted fans, the Spud has many more birthdays to come.
The Peoples Theatre was open prior to 1925. It was renamed the Council Theatre in 1933 and by 1936 it was back to its original Peoples Theatre name. The theatre remained open into at least the early-1960’s
Opened in 1914 and closed in 1957.
The site is now Tamarack RV Park & Vacation Rentals.
The Terrace Drive-In debuted in the 1950’s. There was a fire in the 1980’s that did sginificant damage. It was closed for a while and sat in limbo. A woman reopened it but they are only using 1 screen.
The Burley Theatre is operated by the same owners of the Century Stadium 5. website The Burley is at the bottom of the site. It is a discount second run house.