The renovation project is nearing completion. Press of Atlantic City article here. The story says that the building was used as a private residence and as a warehouse after the church moved out.
Here is American Classic Images' pic of the DeWitt. The 1968 date would seem to be a little early given that * The French Connection * is shown as a coming attraction on the front of the marquee.
Charles Teitel, who operated the World Playhouse until it closed in 1971, died on April 4, according to the Los Angeles Times. The obituary says that he succeeded his father, Abraham Teitel, who opened the cinema in 1933, and that he fought many battles with Chicago’s film censorship board, culminating in a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1968. Full obit (including a picture with Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert) here.
Theater will go dark after this week due to a dispute between the operators and an investor. Time Out Chicago blog post here and a Chicago Tribune story here.
The site is in Egg Harbor Township (not to be confused with Egg Harbor City), but during the time that the drive-in was open it would have had a Pleasantville mailing address and was shown as a Pleasantville theater in newspaper listings.
The potential reopening—as a bar/restaurant and music venue—is running into community opposition over parking and rowdiness concerns. Philadelphia Inquirer story here.
The marquee restoration looks like it’s finished, complete with what appears to be red and blue neon piping (hard to be sure driving by in daylight). A very nice job.
Unfortunately, Forbes magazine is calling Canton one of America’s ten fastest-dying cities. But they did use this nice picture of the Palace in their slide show: View link
Some years the Moorlyn has stayed open all winter, other times it hasn’t. The other Ocean City theater, the Strand, has been seasonal only for as long as I can remember.
If the date is accurate the theater was playing very late run films, as the marquee is showing “Auntie Mame” (1958) and “The Day They Robbed the Bank of England” (1960).
Times of Trenton story says they are restoring the marquee; a conscious decision was made to restore it rather than replace it to preserve the historical integrity of the building (what we like to hear). Story here.
Since the store next door is boasting “the widest selection of Atari cartridges,” the 1982 date on this picture may well be correct.
By the time of this shot (dated 1982) the marquee had already seen better days…
A 1983-dated photo is here.
Picture from after the closing, dated 1981.
Bingo and wrestling; picture says it’s from 1982.
This is the Mt. Holly after it stopped showing movies, as the Center Stage live theater venue.
The renovation project is nearing completion. Press of Atlantic City article here. The story says that the building was used as a private residence and as a warehouse after the church moved out.
Theater as church in the 1980s, here and here.
This picture suggests that the theater was converted to a bowling alley at some time.
Picture here. Dated 1962, looks like it was closed by then.
Here is American Classic Images' pic of the DeWitt. The 1968 date would seem to be a little early given that * The French Connection * is shown as a coming attraction on the front of the marquee.
Charles Teitel, who operated the World Playhouse until it closed in 1971, died on April 4, according to the Los Angeles Times. The obituary says that he succeeded his father, Abraham Teitel, who opened the cinema in 1933, and that he fought many battles with Chicago’s film censorship board, culminating in a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1968. Full obit (including a picture with Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert) here.
Per the Inquirer, the cleanup has been finished and the flea market reopened last weekend.
Philadelphia Inquirer story on the reopening here.
Theater will go dark after this week due to a dispute between the operators and an investor. Time Out Chicago blog post here and a Chicago Tribune story here.
Blog entry with a small picture here.
I think that would have been the Ventnor Plaza shopping center on Wellington Avenue—don’t remember what the theaters were called.
The site is in Egg Harbor Township (not to be confused with Egg Harbor City), but during the time that the drive-in was open it would have had a Pleasantville mailing address and was shown as a Pleasantville theater in newspaper listings.
The potential reopening—as a bar/restaurant and music venue—is running into community opposition over parking and rowdiness concerns. Philadelphia Inquirer story here.
Future of this building is uncertain as the city of Trenton has proposed closing all four of its branch libraries for budgetary reasons.
The marquee restoration looks like it’s finished, complete with what appears to be red and blue neon piping (hard to be sure driving by in daylight). A very nice job.
Unfortunately, Forbes magazine is calling Canton one of America’s ten fastest-dying cities. But they did use this nice picture of the Palace in their slide show:
View link
Some years the Moorlyn has stayed open all winter, other times it hasn’t. The other Ocean City theater, the Strand, has been seasonal only for as long as I can remember.
A distant view of the Admiral’s marquee, dated 1963:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/3773
If the date is accurate the theater was playing very late run films, as the marquee is showing “Auntie Mame” (1958) and “The Day They Robbed the Bank of England” (1960).
Times of Trenton story says they are restoring the marquee; a conscious decision was made to restore it rather than replace it to preserve the historical integrity of the building (what we like to hear). Story here.