With no location beyond the town, it’s impossible to say which one this was. It may have been the theater I listed as the Grand, or that may have been the Crystal. There is another theater on the 1913 map, in a one story brick building at 125 N Main, which is one of three buildings replacing a rambling adobe complex shown on the December 1908 map. The 1921 map shows this as a dry goods store. This area has all been replaced by modern retail.
SethG
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Airdomeon
Jul 25, 2026 at 3:41 pm
There is no evidence of an airdome on the 1913 map. There are lots of enclosures, but most are corrals, with one handball court. Without any location information, it’s hard to say where it may have been.
SethG
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Airdomeon
Jul 25, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Note that this theater replaced two adobe business/residential buildings, including one built in 1908, and intended to be a laundry.
SethG
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Airdomeon
Jul 25, 2026 at 3:27 pm
I have given the correct address, which is now a parking lot and retail buildings. Organ Ave was called Acequia St while this theater was operating.
Oddly, the 1951 and 1952 Yearbooks list this as the Del Rio, with the Plaza name being shown without a capacity. It does appear to have closed for a while (it’s not in the 1955 or ‘56 editions), but the 1959 Yearbook shows it as a Fox Inter-Mountain property.
The Rodgers (possibly Rogers) Block was originally 4 stories. It was built sometime before 1883, and contained a hall on the 3rd and 4th floor. The upper floors are still shown on the 1927 map, and were likely removed either during the Depression (to reduce taxes), or as a result of damage from the 1945 tornado. Some of the ornate tin hoodmoldings on the second floor, and a doorway on the rear of the 6th St side are original.
The historic address was 401 Main St. 2nd Ave E used to be 4th St. I’ve corrected the address with a guess based on 144 being across the street. No numbers are visible on streetview. The ground floor is an antique store.
This theater was located in the western half of a two story brick commercial building which was constructed sometime between 1890 and 1895. The location is shown as boots and shoes on the 1909 map. This portion of the building was demolished long ago, along with most of the rest of this area. The eastern half remained until 2007, and was demolished before 2015.
This theater appears on the March 1909 Sanborn. It was located in a remodeled 2 story brick commercial building which was constructed sometime before 1884. The rear of this building was extended to install the stage. The building is still on the 1951 map, but this entire block was destroyed around 1980 for a really ugly supermarket and huge parking lot.
It is not actually called that. The website calls it the Star Theatre of St. Johnsbury, and the website title implies that it may also be known as the Star 4.
That could have been either north (currently a parking lot), or south (now occupied by the A.M. Litz building from 1956). There is a 1949 update to the 1923 map, but it’s not available online.
A bit confusing. I don’t think the theater at 36-38 could have opened in 1909, since that map was issued in December, and doesn’t even show a building under construction. In addition, the New Lyric doesn’t necessarily mean there was a prior Lyric. So this was likely the Continuous, and then a New Lyric operated for about 4 years before moving to its new building, and becoming just the Lyric. Maybe.
So did it open in June 1908?
Since this was open for 13 years, we should be able to do better on the address.
Can anyone provide even a partial location for this?
With no location beyond the town, it’s impossible to say which one this was. It may have been the theater I listed as the Grand, or that may have been the Crystal. There is another theater on the 1913 map, in a one story brick building at 125 N Main, which is one of three buildings replacing a rambling adobe complex shown on the December 1908 map. The 1921 map shows this as a dry goods store. This area has all been replaced by modern retail.
There is no evidence of an airdome on the 1913 map. There are lots of enclosures, but most are corrals, with one handball court. Without any location information, it’s hard to say where it may have been.
Note that this theater replaced two adobe business/residential buildings, including one built in 1908, and intended to be a laundry.
I have given the correct address, which is now a parking lot and retail buildings. Organ Ave was called Acequia St while this theater was operating.
Still listed as the ‘Javajo’ in the 1926 and ‘27 Yearbooks.
Oddly, the 1951 and 1952 Yearbooks list this as the Del Rio, with the Plaza name being shown without a capacity. It does appear to have closed for a while (it’s not in the 1955 or ‘56 editions), but the 1959 Yearbook shows it as a Fox Inter-Mountain property.
The Rodgers (possibly Rogers) Block was originally 4 stories. It was built sometime before 1883, and contained a hall on the 3rd and 4th floor. The upper floors are still shown on the 1927 map, and were likely removed either during the Depression (to reduce taxes), or as a result of damage from the 1945 tornado. Some of the ornate tin hoodmoldings on the second floor, and a doorway on the rear of the 6th St side are original.
The historic address was 401 Main St. 2nd Ave E used to be 4th St. I’ve corrected the address with a guess based on 144 being across the street. No numbers are visible on streetview. The ground floor is an antique store.
Quite possibly demolished. Lots of changes at this mall.
This was submitted three times with opening in 1973, ‘75, and '77. Please confirm which is correct.
Looking at the facade, the 1946 opening seems a bit dubious. That’s a late teens, early ‘20s style.
That’s definitely not a 1935 facade. I assume it got a remodel maybe 1950-60?
This theater was located in the western half of a two story brick commercial building which was constructed sometime between 1890 and 1895. The location is shown as boots and shoes on the 1909 map. This portion of the building was demolished long ago, along with most of the rest of this area. The eastern half remained until 2007, and was demolished before 2015.
This theater appears on the March 1909 Sanborn. It was located in a remodeled 2 story brick commercial building which was constructed sometime before 1884. The rear of this building was extended to install the stage. The building is still on the 1951 map, but this entire block was destroyed around 1980 for a really ugly supermarket and huge parking lot.
It is not actually called that. The website calls it the Star Theatre of St. Johnsbury, and the website title implies that it may also be known as the Star 4.
That could have been either north (currently a parking lot), or south (now occupied by the A.M. Litz building from 1956). There is a 1949 update to the 1923 map, but it’s not available online.
A bit confusing. I don’t think the theater at 36-38 could have opened in 1909, since that map was issued in December, and doesn’t even show a building under construction. In addition, the New Lyric doesn’t necessarily mean there was a prior Lyric. So this was likely the Continuous, and then a New Lyric operated for about 4 years before moving to its new building, and becoming just the Lyric. Maybe.
I’ll check the maps again, but I didn’t see any candidates for the Family or original Lyric.
Meantime, I’ve updated the listing. I think it reflects our current knowledge.
By the way, the historic address appears to have been 31, but the numbers now jump from 29 to 37.
Thanks, I’ll add it.
Thanks. I’m almost sure the Gem was the unnamed theater I added on Mahoning.
Walked right past this and didn’t take a picture for some reason. I’ve added a map view.