The Johnson City Opera House was renamed as the C. L. Hoover Opera House in 2008. The correct URL for the official website is now: http://www.jcoperahouse.org/.
The opera house portion of the building is principally housed in the buff limestone portion behind the red brick section (the top of the stagehouse can be partially seen). There is a slideshow of the building over the years here.
With exception of the Magic Johnson Harlem 9, which is the the sole operating survivor of the original Magic Johnson chain, and which was built as part of an office/retail complex in a densely populated area, all of the original Magic Johnson theaters looked virtually the same. They used a design that was common to number of other Loews theaters opened in the same general time period.
If the information about the Magic Johnson Theaters on the Wikipedia page about them is correct, this particular theater was not a part of the original Magic Johnson group of theaters that was co-owned by Johnson and Loews-Cineplex. It was built by AMC on its own and given the Magic Johnson branding. Its exterior architectural design looks nothing like any of the other Magic Johnson theaters.
The Columbia City has a new operator; it is expected to reopen in early 2013 as the Ark Lodge Cinemas with the previous building code violations corrected. View article
Pictures of the theater complex can be seen here and within this slideshow.
Aksarben is Nebraska spelled backwards; the theater was built as part of the Aksarben Village, a development that is located on the site of the former Ak-sar-ben Coliseum and racetrack. Those facilities were built in the 1920’s by the Knights of Ak-Sar-ben, a civic and philanthropic organization, originally formed to “turn Nebraska around.” More about the Knights and the history of the site can be read here and here.
An article about the opening of theater can be found here.
As this photo shows, there was a fire at the closed theater on 07-13-60. It really should be listed as the Royal Music Hall with the Century as an AKA, inasmuch as Royal Music Hall was its name at the theater’s closing.
The Johnson City Opera House was renamed as the C. L. Hoover Opera House in 2008. The correct URL for the official website is now: http://www.jcoperahouse.org/.
The opera house portion of the building is principally housed in the buff limestone portion behind the red brick section (the top of the stagehouse can be partially seen). There is a slideshow of the building over the years here.
The Kaw now does have a listing.
That will be rather difficult unless you have a time machine.
An aerial photo from 1960 can be seen here.
With exception of the Magic Johnson Harlem 9, which is the the sole operating survivor of the original Magic Johnson chain, and which was built as part of an office/retail complex in a densely populated area, all of the original Magic Johnson theaters looked virtually the same. They used a design that was common to number of other Loews theaters opened in the same general time period.
Here is a picture of the Magic Johnson Crenshaw 12 in L.A. area, the former Magic Johnson Randall Park 12 in suburban Cleveland, the former Magic Johnson Greenbriar Mall 12 in Atlanta, and the Magic Johnson Northline 12 which was in Houston. One can see that they are virtually identical, for example, to the Loews Cityplace14 in Dallas and the Loews Cherry Hill 24 in New Jersey.
This article about the theater includes a picture of its entrance.
If the information about the Magic Johnson Theaters on the Wikipedia page about them is correct, this particular theater was not a part of the original Magic Johnson group of theaters that was co-owned by Johnson and Loews-Cineplex. It was built by AMC on its own and given the Magic Johnson branding. Its exterior architectural design looks nothing like any of the other Magic Johnson theaters.
A picture of the Cine Coliseum taken in 1945 can be seen here.
A photo of the the theatre’s entrance can be seen here.
Here is a picture of the theaters façade.
There are photos of this theater on its page at CinemaTour.
An undated photo of the theatre’s entrance can be seen here.
The Columbia City has a new operator; it is expected to reopen in early 2013 as the Ark Lodge Cinemas with the previous building code violations corrected. View article
The theater reopened in 2011 after a seven-month closure. Digital projectors were installed in September, 2012. View article
The former theater will now house a Mexican restaurant called Cine. View article.
This webpage includes some interior shots of the theatre when it was in use as a bingo club.
An article about the KiMo with pictures is here.
A night view of the theater’s exterior can be seen here.
An exterior view of the theater can be seen here.
Exterior pictures of the theater can be found on its page at CinemaTour; click on the thumbnails to enlarge them.
Pictures of the theater complex can be seen here and within this slideshow.
Aksarben is Nebraska spelled backwards; the theater was built as part of the Aksarben Village, a development that is located on the site of the former Ak-sar-ben Coliseum and racetrack. Those facilities were built in the 1920’s by the Knights of Ak-Sar-ben, a civic and philanthropic organization, originally formed to “turn Nebraska around.” More about the Knights and the history of the site can be read here and here.
An article about the opening of theater can be found here.
There are some pictures of the theater on its page at CinemaTour. According to the information there, a fitness center now occupies the site.
As this photo shows, there was a fire at the closed theater on 07-13-60. It really should be listed as the Royal Music Hall with the Century as an AKA, inasmuch as Royal Music Hall was its name at the theater’s closing.
Another old photo of the theatre as the Midland Electric can be seen here.
There are over thirty pictures of the Motor-Vu on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com.