Both the Alvo and the Mawil Theatres are actually two different theaters in Medford.
The Mawil Theatre nearby opened its doors on June 16, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!” along with an unnamed cartoon and a Universal Newsreel. In connection to the Mawil’s opening, the Alvo Theatre nearby changed its schedule to weekends only.
This didn’t last long, and the Alvo Theatre closed on December 5, 1948 with Pat O'Brien in “Flowing Gold” along with an unnamed cartoon. This left the Mawil Theatre as the only movie theater in Medford and was still open in 1966.
The Norwood Theatre closed as a first-run movie theater on November 2, 1997 with a special rerun of Gene Wilder’s “Young Frankenstein”. The Fiddlehead Theatre Company reopened the Norwood Theatre on January 3, 1998 as a performing arts house.
What’s really weird about this drive-in is that there are no traces, and Telegraph Road was the main road to get in and out of the theater. Judging by the amount of cars and space, I’m very sure the capacity is WAY less than 100 cars.
The Rialto actually first had a soft launch on October 7, 1926 with Gloria Swanson in “Fine Matters”, but officially launched two days later on October 9, 1926 with Milton Sills in “Paradise” (unknown if extras added in both attractions). The theater building measures 20x132ft and originally housed 900 seats when it opened. It was first managed by Tom Blair.
The Crystal, which opened on November 22, 1913, was first operated by the management of George & Henriksen. It originally planned to open on November 15 of that year but was postponed due to an issue with its building material. The Crystal Theatre closed in late-July 1925 possibly due to declining patrons, and was converted into a store in January 1926. Otherwise I don’t see any theaters here that were named either the Family nor the Princess.
However there is a Princess Theatre in Hopkinton which got gutted by a fire on May 24, 1961. Unfortunately I don’t have any other history about it rather than that.
Actually, the State Theater opened its doors on August 7, 1940 with Jackie Cooper in “Streets Of New York” along with an unnamed Three Stooges and an unnamed cartoon. The State Theatre was relocated in 1946, reopening on June 2 of that same year.
The Victory Theatre actually opened its doors on July 16, 1942 with Henry Fonda in “The Male Animal” along with a special appearance by Lora Lee and the Oklahoma Wranglers from Kansas City radio station KMBC (now KMBZ). Otherwise, unclear if any short subjects added.
The Victory Theatre opened its doors on December 16, 1942 with Abbott & Costello in “Who Done It?” along with the Walter Lantz cartoon “Boogie Woogie Sioux”, the short “Double Talk Girl”, and a newsreel.
It was renamed the Esquire Theatre on January 22, 1948, and closed later that same year.
The Strand opened on November 9, 1915 with Cleo Ridgely in “The Secret Orchard” and Rockliffe Fellowes in “Regeneration” along with an episode of the serial “Neal Of The Navy” (both “Regeneration” and the Navy serial were unlisted on the grand opening advertisement). It originally housed 585 seats when it opened.
This opened in November 1970, but once suffered closure following the arrest of its operator on December 11 of that same year. This later turned into a mistrial in June 1974.
This was taken five days before grand opening.
The actual closing date is May 23, 1996, when the Showplace 16 opened nearby the following day.
It actually opened on May 24, 1996.
This was actually from mid-1985.
Once operated by United Artists.
Both the Alvo and the Mawil Theatres are actually two different theaters in Medford.
The Mawil Theatre nearby opened its doors on June 16, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!” along with an unnamed cartoon and a Universal Newsreel. In connection to the Mawil’s opening, the Alvo Theatre nearby changed its schedule to weekends only.
This didn’t last long, and the Alvo Theatre closed on December 5, 1948 with Pat O'Brien in “Flowing Gold” along with an unnamed cartoon. This left the Mawil Theatre as the only movie theater in Medford and was still open in 1966.
It was already tripled by the early-1980s.
Opened on July 22, 1994.
Actual closing date is January 14, 1999 due to declining patronage.
The Norwood Theatre closed as a first-run movie theater on November 2, 1997 with a special rerun of Gene Wilder’s “Young Frankenstein”. The Fiddlehead Theatre Company reopened the Norwood Theatre on January 3, 1998 as a performing arts house.
What’s really weird about this drive-in is that there are no traces, and Telegraph Road was the main road to get in and out of the theater. Judging by the amount of cars and space, I’m very sure the capacity is WAY less than 100 cars.
Neighboring Chiba will have theaters coming to CT soon.
Correction: This is from 1914. The clock can be seen but was blurred off due to the photo quality.
Naft Enterprises, who operated both the Garrettsville and Columbiana Cinemas at the time, took over the Salem Twin Cinema on April 22, 1992.
The Rialto actually first had a soft launch on October 7, 1926 with Gloria Swanson in “Fine Matters”, but officially launched two days later on October 9, 1926 with Milton Sills in “Paradise” (unknown if extras added in both attractions). The theater building measures 20x132ft and originally housed 900 seats when it opened. It was first managed by Tom Blair.
The Crystal, which opened on November 22, 1913, was first operated by the management of George & Henriksen. It originally planned to open on November 15 of that year but was postponed due to an issue with its building material. The Crystal Theatre closed in late-July 1925 possibly due to declining patrons, and was converted into a store in January 1926. Otherwise I don’t see any theaters here that were named either the Family nor the Princess.
This was also the first movie theater to operate in Perrysburg since the closure of the Palace Theatre in 1957.
Opened on September 9, 1996 with Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Eraser”.
Actually, the State Theater opened its doors on August 7, 1940 with Jackie Cooper in “Streets Of New York” along with an unnamed Three Stooges and an unnamed cartoon. The State Theatre was relocated in 1946, reopening on June 2 of that same year.
The Victory Theatre actually opened its doors on July 16, 1942 with Henry Fonda in “The Male Animal” along with a special appearance by Lora Lee and the Oklahoma Wranglers from Kansas City radio station KMBC (now KMBZ). Otherwise, unclear if any short subjects added.
Opened on March 14, 1931 with Richard Dix in “Cimarron” (unknown if extras added).
The Victory Theatre opened its doors on December 16, 1942 with Abbott & Costello in “Who Done It?” along with the Walter Lantz cartoon “Boogie Woogie Sioux”, the short “Double Talk Girl”, and a newsreel.
It was renamed the Esquire Theatre on January 22, 1948, and closed later that same year.
The Strand opened on November 9, 1915 with Cleo Ridgely in “The Secret Orchard” and Rockliffe Fellowes in “Regeneration” along with an episode of the serial “Neal Of The Navy” (both “Regeneration” and the Navy serial were unlisted on the grand opening advertisement). It originally housed 585 seats when it opened.
This opened in November 1970, but once suffered closure following the arrest of its operator on December 11 of that same year. This later turned into a mistrial in June 1974.
The Skyview closed in 2000, and it appears advertisements stopped that late-May.