This was a Ted Mann Theater in 1961, according to Boxoffice magazine:
WASHINGTON-In his first move east, Ted Mann’s Emerson Theater Co. of Minnesota has acquired full control of the Dupont Theater in Washington. The art house formerly was owned jointly by United Artists and a syndicate of private investors represented by Leopold V. Freudberg, a Washington financier.
Mann, who owns 12 theaters in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, also heads a booking operation, Northwest Theaters, in the Minneapolis territory. The Dupont has been setting box office records with “Never on Sunday” for the past 43 weeks.
I was in front of the Daly Theater last year, which is just down the street, but for some reason I wasn’t aware of the Starland at that time. Thanks for the information.
Advertised as the North Broadway Theater in the LA Times in June 1915. Listed in independent theater ads as the Daly through the 1940s, up to 1947, then it disappears.
West Broad is now Martin Luther King Boulevard. The theater would be across the street from the Ralph Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, approximately. Everything on the odd side of the street has been leveled to make way for an adjacent freeway. Status should be closed/demolished.
Boxoffice magazine announced in May 1960 that owner Frank Dowler had closed the Dixie after the performance of April 24. It was noted that the Dixie was one of the oldest theaters in Chattanooga.
Boxoffice magazine reported in May 1960 that O.F. Sullivan was closing the Regent and that the seats and equipment were being removed from the building.
KANSAS CITY-The Gladstone Theater, a Fox Midwest theater for a number of years, closed Saturday night, April 30. Located at 4608 St. John, the theater was built by the late John G. Hiatt and opened in 1919. In 1922 it was taken over by the old Capitol Enterprises and 1926 was acquired by Universal of New York.
Fox Midwest first leased the Gladstone in 1930 and operated it under a lease until 1945, at which time Fox Midwest bought the building. In 1958 the theater was sold to Frank and Manuel Zoglin, and Fox Midwest continued to operate it under a lease.
With the termination of the lease, Fox Midwest is moving its equipment from the theater. The Zoglins said the building will be remodeled and made into business property. Jess Spain, manager of the Gladstone, also manages the Vista for Fox Midwest and will continue in that capacity.
JOPLIN-Razing of the Rex Theater in South Joplin will eliminate a landmark. The Rex was built in 1916 by Louis F. Peters as a vauedeville house and afterwards became a motion picture showcase. Until two years ago it had been in continuous operation.
The present owner, C.K. Peters, offered the theater for sale after it closed, but no buyer appeared and the building deteriorated to the point that led to city condemnation. Peters plans to lease the leveled land as a parking lot or will sell it as a business site.
Superior Court Judge Grover Niemeyer has ordered the sale of the Fine Arts building, which houses the World Playhouse, at 400 S. Michigan Ave., and the proceeds divided among the owners, Bessie Simon and Arnold Schwartz. Mrs. Simon brought the court action. The building is valued at about $1,300,000, by Mrs. Simon’s attorney.
ST. LOUIS-The Roxy Theater, on Lansdowne Ave. in the southwestern part of the city, will resume a regular picture policy June 4 when new lessees Dave Ganz, a former house employee, and John Conner, a newcomer to exhibition, take over. They have leased the house from its owner.
The art policy the Roxy has followed for several years has been meeting growing disapproval by church members in the area.
Spelled as Amythis in the May 1960 issue of Boxoffice magazine:
ST. LOUIS-The Amythis, 4300 St. Ferdinand Avenue, has been reopened by Mort S. Silvers, a former vaudeville entertainer and Universal Pictures employee for 40 years. Silvers had planned to reopen the house January 11 but was delayed when he was hospitalized for a long period.
MOBERLY, MO.-The Sosna State, 209 North Fourth St., has been reopened after 4 ½ years of darkness by Louis M. Sosna, owner of the building. Sosna plans to complete a thorough remodeling and redecoration program, which includes installing a wide screen and bringing projection equipment up to date.
Sosna leased the State in November 1949 to the Dubinsky Circuit and moved his family to San Diego, where they resided until last month. Sosna expressed confidence in the future of Moberly and the theater business, saying “We have returned because we believe Moberly is on the way up. We plan to operate the State like we did in the good old days, with popular prices and strictly first-run releases”.
There is an enormous office building at 1330 Connecticut that spans the entire block. If the 1322 address is correct, the theater is gone.
This was a Ted Mann Theater in 1961, according to Boxoffice magazine:
WASHINGTON-In his first move east, Ted Mann’s Emerson Theater Co. of Minnesota has acquired full control of the Dupont Theater in Washington. The art house formerly was owned jointly by United Artists and a syndicate of private investors represented by Leopold V. Freudberg, a Washington financier.
Mann, who owns 12 theaters in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, also heads a booking operation, Northwest Theaters, in the Minneapolis territory. The Dupont has been setting box office records with “Never on Sunday” for the past 43 weeks.
The Google photo certainly looks like an old theater at 202 Bonham Street.
Try Google news. You have to pay for the full articles, though.
I was in front of the Daly Theater last year, which is just down the street, but for some reason I wasn’t aware of the Starland at that time. Thanks for the information.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
Charlotte L. Lush and Margaret E. Wilson have registered title to the Penn Theater in Plymouth, long operated by Harry Lush, who died a few weeks ago.
Here is the restaurant website:
http://www.boneyardusa.com/locations.htm
This is currently a clothing store. Function should be retail. You can still see the art deco facade. I would change the status to closed.
Advertised as the North Broadway Theater in the LA Times in June 1915. Listed in independent theater ads as the Daly through the 1940s, up to 1947, then it disappears.
West Broad is now Martin Luther King Boulevard. The theater would be across the street from the Ralph Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, approximately. Everything on the odd side of the street has been leveled to make way for an adjacent freeway. Status should be closed/demolished.
The address is 112 E. New York Avenue. The pharmacy was recently bought by the Walgreens chain.
OK, thanks for clearing that up. My knowledge of Kentucky geography is limited.
Here is a photo taken earlier today:
http://tinyurl.com/ce3lf3
Why does it say Latonia instead of Covington on the photos?
Boxoffice magazine announced in May 1960 that owner Frank Dowler had closed the Dixie after the performance of April 24. It was noted that the Dixie was one of the oldest theaters in Chattanooga.
Boxoffice magazine reported in May 1960 that O.F. Sullivan was closing the Regent and that the seats and equipment were being removed from the building.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
KANSAS CITY-The Gladstone Theater, a Fox Midwest theater for a number of years, closed Saturday night, April 30. Located at 4608 St. John, the theater was built by the late John G. Hiatt and opened in 1919. In 1922 it was taken over by the old Capitol Enterprises and 1926 was acquired by Universal of New York.
Fox Midwest first leased the Gladstone in 1930 and operated it under a lease until 1945, at which time Fox Midwest bought the building. In 1958 the theater was sold to Frank and Manuel Zoglin, and Fox Midwest continued to operate it under a lease.
With the termination of the lease, Fox Midwest is moving its equipment from the theater. The Zoglins said the building will be remodeled and made into business property. Jess Spain, manager of the Gladstone, also manages the Vista for Fox Midwest and will continue in that capacity.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in May 1960:
JOPLIN-Razing of the Rex Theater in South Joplin will eliminate a landmark. The Rex was built in 1916 by Louis F. Peters as a vauedeville house and afterwards became a motion picture showcase. Until two years ago it had been in continuous operation.
The present owner, C.K. Peters, offered the theater for sale after it closed, but no buyer appeared and the building deteriorated to the point that led to city condemnation. Peters plans to lease the leveled land as a parking lot or will sell it as a business site.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
Superior Court Judge Grover Niemeyer has ordered the sale of the Fine Arts building, which houses the World Playhouse, at 400 S. Michigan Ave., and the proceeds divided among the owners, Bessie Simon and Arnold Schwartz. Mrs. Simon brought the court action. The building is valued at about $1,300,000, by Mrs. Simon’s attorney.
That’s understandable. If you’re searching through net archives for news articles, though, you will get more hits if you use 2736 instead of 2738.
Most of the Chicago Tribune stories from the teens and twenties place the theater at 2736 N. Clark.
I think that film came out in fall 1986.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
ST. LOUIS-The Roxy Theater, on Lansdowne Ave. in the southwestern part of the city, will resume a regular picture policy June 4 when new lessees Dave Ganz, a former house employee, and John Conner, a newcomer to exhibition, take over. They have leased the house from its owner.
The art policy the Roxy has followed for several years has been meeting growing disapproval by church members in the area.
Spelled as Amythis in the May 1960 issue of Boxoffice magazine:
ST. LOUIS-The Amythis, 4300 St. Ferdinand Avenue, has been reopened by Mort S. Silvers, a former vaudeville entertainer and Universal Pictures employee for 40 years. Silvers had planned to reopen the house January 11 but was delayed when he was hospitalized for a long period.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
MOBERLY, MO.-The Sosna State, 209 North Fourth St., has been reopened after 4 ½ years of darkness by Louis M. Sosna, owner of the building. Sosna plans to complete a thorough remodeling and redecoration program, which includes installing a wide screen and bringing projection equipment up to date.
Sosna leased the State in November 1949 to the Dubinsky Circuit and moved his family to San Diego, where they resided until last month. Sosna expressed confidence in the future of Moberly and the theater business, saying “We have returned because we believe Moberly is on the way up. We plan to operate the State like we did in the good old days, with popular prices and strictly first-run releases”.