The Pastime Theatre opened its doors by W.M. Locke on August 9, 1911 with the vaudeville acts “The Famous Duel”, “Her Spoiled Boy”, and “1861”, along with a musical segment on W.D. Cavanaugh doing “When We Were Sweethearts”. The Pastime closed in 1915.
This is actually named the Columbia Theatre, not Columbus. It opened on September 22, 1911 with a live presentation of “Rosalind At Red Gate”.
The Columbia Theater closed on September 27, 1917 when the whole building collapsed during repairment, killing four men and injuring two other men. The north and south walls were destroyed alongside the roof.
Actually, the New Lyric Theatre was still running movies ten years after it opened, so its like an error from the book. However it did host at least a couple of special events at times but otherwise it still runs movies as normal.
The Lyric Theatre closed on June 30, 1962 with Randolph Scott in “Ride The High Country” and John Mills in “The Singer Not The Song”.
The Mainstreet opened with Shirley Temple in “Stand Up And Cheer” and Ann Harding in “Gallant Lady” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “The China Shop”.
Opened with Mary Brian in “Monte Carlo Nights” along with an unnamed Krazy Kat cartoon, the novelty “Smoke Of Thunder”, and the documentary short “Oil’s Well” (not the Oswald The Lucky Rabbit cartoon with the same name).
Opened with Joan Crawford in “Possessed” along with the serial “Heroes Of The West”, a travelogue on London, England, and an unnamed Laurel & Hardy comedy.
The Paramount Theatre opened with Jean Arthur in “A Foreign Affair” with no extras, and originally had a capacity of 1,392 seats (with 834 seats in the orchestra pit and 558 seats in the balcony). It was first managed by F. Harrison Howe, who also formerly managed the nearby Imperial/Capitol Theatre.
This opened as replacements of the Place 400 Cinemas, the Parkway Cinema, and the King Square Cinema. The Place 400 and the Parkway will have their own CT pages soon.
The Grand Bay Drive-In opened its gates on July 18, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” and the Bowery Boys in “Ghost Chasers” along with a short entitled “Spooks Ahoy”.
One notable employee who worked at the Grand Bay Drive-In is Donald Gordon Robertson, a teenager who worked at both the Plaza Theatre and the Grand Bay Drive-In for only a single year in 1980. Unfortunately that’s because Robertson, along with three other men, were killed in a vehicle accident in October 1981.
The Grand Bay Drive-In closed on September 5, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire” and “Blaze Runner”.
The actual Capitol Theatre closing date is October 26, 1957 with Fred MacMurray in “Quantez” and a special attraction on Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Canada (which happened in Ottawa a couple of weeks prior).
The Pastime Theatre opened its doors by W.M. Locke on August 9, 1911 with the vaudeville acts “The Famous Duel”, “Her Spoiled Boy”, and “1861”, along with a musical segment on W.D. Cavanaugh doing “When We Were Sweethearts”. The Pastime closed in 1915.
The Dreamland Theatre opened on September 27, 1907, briefly renamed the Lyric Theatre in early-May 1915, and closed in late-May 1915.
This is actually named the Columbia Theatre, not Columbus. It opened on September 22, 1911 with a live presentation of “Rosalind At Red Gate”.
The Columbia Theater closed on September 27, 1917 when the whole building collapsed during repairment, killing four men and injuring two other men. The north and south walls were destroyed alongside the roof.
General Cinema closed the theater on May 28, 2001. It did receive a one-year darkness until Cleveland Cinemas reopened it on July 25, 2002.
Opened on March 31, 1990.
Is there going to be a chance that the marquee will ever get rebuilt?
It opened on June 14, 1967 (with “In Like Flint”), not January 2, 1968.
Closed on November 4, 1956 with Audie Murphy in “Gun Smoke” and Ann Sheridan in “Take Me To Town” (unknown if extras added).
Actually, the New Lyric Theatre was still running movies ten years after it opened, so its like an error from the book. However it did host at least a couple of special events at times but otherwise it still runs movies as normal.
The Lyric Theatre closed on June 30, 1962 with Randolph Scott in “Ride The High Country” and John Mills in “The Singer Not The Song”.
Opened in September 1973, closed in 1998.
Closed with “Private Benjamin” and “The Main Event”.
The Mainstreet opened with Shirley Temple in “Stand Up And Cheer” and Ann Harding in “Gallant Lady” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “The China Shop”.
Opened with Mary Brian in “Monte Carlo Nights” along with an unnamed Krazy Kat cartoon, the novelty “Smoke Of Thunder”, and the documentary short “Oil’s Well” (not the Oswald The Lucky Rabbit cartoon with the same name).
Opened with Gary Cooper in “High Noon” along with an unnamed musical short, unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel.
Opened with Joan Crawford in “Possessed” along with the serial “Heroes Of The West”, a travelogue on London, England, and an unnamed Laurel & Hardy comedy.
Last operated by Famous Players.
The Paramount Theatre opened with Jean Arthur in “A Foreign Affair” with no extras, and originally had a capacity of 1,392 seats (with 834 seats in the orchestra pit and 558 seats in the balcony). It was first managed by F. Harrison Howe, who also formerly managed the nearby Imperial/Capitol Theatre.
Remodeled in March 1938, closed during WWII.
This opened as replacements of the Place 400 Cinemas, the Parkway Cinema, and the King Square Cinema. The Place 400 and the Parkway will have their own CT pages soon.
Renamed King Square Cinema in September 1984, closed on August 27, 1995 with “Lord Of Illusions”. Last operated by Empire Theatres.
Closed on August 16, 1981 with “Student Bodies”.
The Grand Bay Drive-In opened its gates on July 18, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” and the Bowery Boys in “Ghost Chasers” along with a short entitled “Spooks Ahoy”.
The Grand Bay Drive-In closed on September 5, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire” and “Blaze Runner”.
The actual Capitol Theatre closing date is October 26, 1957 with Fred MacMurray in “Quantez” and a special attraction on Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Canada (which happened in Ottawa a couple of weeks prior).
Opened with Elvis in “It Happened At World’s Fair”. A complete calendar of showings was also listed on its grand opening advertisement.
Edited from my December 6, 2019 (7:37 AM) comment:
The Rockland Drive-In closed on September 13, 1987 with “He’s My Girl” and “Tootsie”.