That’s a pretty horrendous remodel by the church. It looks like they covered the marquee with tin and painted it brown. Also some kind of false brick front. I’m sure the theater looked better than this in its day.
There is no trace of this theater or any of its adjacent buildings on E. Michigan today. This site also mentions that the theater was razed for a parking lot. Status should be changed to closed/demolished. http://tinyurl.com/cwu7tk
This is strange. I can post this LAPL link in my browser, and it works fine. If I post it here, and hit preview, I get the same message about it being forbidden. I guess that’s it for the LAPL photos. http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014126.jpg
No, the Barclay is the hotel on the northwest corner of 4th and Main. The Hippodrome was on the other side of Main, about halfway down the block going north. The new condo complex is taking over the Westiminster site and part of the old Hippodrome site. When they were breaking up the concrete for the condos, some old theater tiles were uncovered in the process.
This is from Columbia city council minutes on 11/8/06:
MAP AMENDMENT / TEXT AMENDMENT â€" FIRST READING
B. 1605-07 Main Street, TMS# 09014-10-15; rezone from C-5 to C-5, -DP. â€" Approved on
first reading.
No one appeared in support of or in opposition to the request.
Upon motion by Mayor Coble, seconded by Ms. Sinclair, Council voted unanimously to give first
reading approval to the Map Amendment for 1605-07 Main Street, TMS# 09014-10-15; rezone
from C-5 to C-5, -DP
C. 2626 Stratford Road, TMS# 11415-03-01; rezone from RS-1 to RS-1, -DP. â€" Approved
on first reading.
It seems like most of the photos were taken in the late 2006 and through the first six months of 2007, going by the titles on the marquees in the theater pictures, but it’s hard to be any more specific than that. Chuck said the building has been bought by the Columbia Film Society, but the retail business may still be there.
This document, which is lengthy, concerns the “Four Minute Men”, which was a group of WWI-related speakers in 1919. If you scroll down about halfway, there is a list of supporting theaters in Chicago, including addresses. The Columbus is on the list. It’s an interesting roster if you’re looking for any theaters around that time. http://tinyurl.com/awpdpp
Here is part of a 12/11/50 article in the Alton Evening Telegraph:
Fire that charred the interior of the Uptown Theater, Upper Alton, early Sunday morning caused a loss estimated at $30,000 by Fire Chief Lewis, who said the cause of the blaze has not been determined. The blaze started in the stage area and ate through the roof in the mid-section, meanwhile causing a terrific heat that charred the walls.
Police placed barricades to stop traffic in the block between College and Edwards street on Washington Avenue. Overall value of the Uptown building, the chief estimated, was $40,000, including all the seats and the stage with an additional $2800 value on the lobby and projection room. Heat and smoke caused what damage there was to projection equipment, which was not affected directly by fire and water.
Joseph Goldfarb, owner of the theater, told a reporter Sunday afternoon that he was called by the police sometime between 6 and 6:30 a.m. He said he would be unable to estimate the damage until
the Insurance adjuster had checked the loss.
It looks like a bank has been built on the theater’s former location at at the intersection of Palestine and Corsicana streets, thus it appears that status is closed/demolished.
That’s a pretty horrendous remodel by the church. It looks like they covered the marquee with tin and painted it brown. Also some kind of false brick front. I’m sure the theater looked better than this in its day.
There is no trace of this theater or any of its adjacent buildings on E. Michigan today. This site also mentions that the theater was razed for a parking lot. Status should be changed to closed/demolished.
http://tinyurl.com/cwu7tk
Photo of the Adams here:
http://tinyurl.com/bljkm5
Here is another photo of the Jewel:
http://tinyurl.com/cjdtpx
There is a photo on the church site:
http://tinyurl.com/b38ake
Is there any part of the theater left on the property? If not, the status should be closed/demolished.
It looks like she only lived to the age of 31, but her husband died at the age of 102 in 1990. Quite a disparity.
This is from the Cullman (AL) Banner, dated 3/14/46:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hury and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Griffin will attend
the opening of the Melba Theater in Birmingham Thursday (today).
I was hoping that one of the doors would be open, but it was sealed tight. Have you ever been inside of the building?
November 2005 obit:
http://tinyurl.com/bw2fw6
This is strange. I can post this LAPL link in my browser, and it works fine. If I post it here, and hit preview, I get the same message about it being forbidden. I guess that’s it for the LAPL photos.
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014126.jpg
No, the Barclay is the hotel on the northwest corner of 4th and Main. The Hippodrome was on the other side of Main, about halfway down the block going north. The new condo complex is taking over the Westiminster site and part of the old Hippodrome site. When they were breaking up the concrete for the condos, some old theater tiles were uncovered in the process.
I agree-sidestepping all that gets me pooped out.
Here are some photos taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/avx54g
http://tinyurl.com/asxmdp
http://tinyurl.com/cmos75
http://tinyurl.com/brmepv
http://tinyurl.com/bhrroo
I thought they were installing a new sign because the old one had a lot of rust holes. Maybe they just sandblasted it.
Gentrification at 4th & Main-new sign for the Barclay, condos going up on former Westminster site:
http://tinyurl.com/b7hglq
http://tinyurl.com/bk49mw
This is from Columbia city council minutes on 11/8/06:
MAP AMENDMENT / TEXT AMENDMENT â€" FIRST READING
B. 1605-07 Main Street, TMS# 09014-10-15; rezone from C-5 to C-5, -DP. â€" Approved on
first reading.
No one appeared in support of or in opposition to the request.
Upon motion by Mayor Coble, seconded by Ms. Sinclair, Council voted unanimously to give first
reading approval to the Map Amendment for 1605-07 Main Street, TMS# 09014-10-15; rezone
from C-5 to C-5, -DP
C. 2626 Stratford Road, TMS# 11415-03-01; rezone from RS-1 to RS-1, -DP. â€" Approved
on first reading.
Ordinance No.: 2006-077 â€" Amending the 1998 Code of Ordinances of the City of
Columbia, South Carolina, Chapter 17, Planning, Land Development and Zoning, Article
V, Historic Preservation and Architectural Review, Division 4, Landmarks, Sec. 17-691,
Buildings and site list, © is amended to add the following: 2627 Stratford Road and
1607 Main Street â€" Approved on first reading.
No one appeared in support of or in opposition to the request.
It seems like most of the photos were taken in the late 2006 and through the first six months of 2007, going by the titles on the marquees in the theater pictures, but it’s hard to be any more specific than that. Chuck said the building has been bought by the Columbia Film Society, but the retail business may still be there.
When the Googlemobile drove by the retail business was folding, “going out of business” signs on the windows.
Kind of depressing that the view of the Midvalley as a “featured theater” is a photo of it being demolished.
That’s an old picture as well.
Building is for sale on loopnet:
http://tinyurl.com/clsbl5
This document, which is lengthy, concerns the “Four Minute Men”, which was a group of WWI-related speakers in 1919. If you scroll down about halfway, there is a list of supporting theaters in Chicago, including addresses. The Columbus is on the list. It’s an interesting roster if you’re looking for any theaters around that time.
http://tinyurl.com/awpdpp
Here is part of a 12/11/50 article in the Alton Evening Telegraph:
Fire that charred the interior of the Uptown Theater, Upper Alton, early Sunday morning caused a loss estimated at $30,000 by Fire Chief Lewis, who said the cause of the blaze has not been determined. The blaze started in the stage area and ate through the roof in the mid-section, meanwhile causing a terrific heat that charred the walls.
Police placed barricades to stop traffic in the block between College and Edwards street on Washington Avenue. Overall value of the Uptown building, the chief estimated, was $40,000, including all the seats and the stage with an additional $2800 value on the lobby and projection room. Heat and smoke caused what damage there was to projection equipment, which was not affected directly by fire and water.
Joseph Goldfarb, owner of the theater, told a reporter Sunday afternoon that he was called by the police sometime between 6 and 6:30 a.m. He said he would be unable to estimate the damage until
the Insurance adjuster had checked the loss.
It looks like a bank has been built on the theater’s former location at at the intersection of Palestine and Corsicana streets, thus it appears that status is closed/demolished.