NASHUA, IOWA-Mrs. Tesse Hansen, Nashua Theater owner and operator for the past seven years, has sold the theater to Sidney Hale of Dallas. Possession was taken October 1. The theater has all new equipment and is being redecorated.
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine in October 1947:
MIDWEST CITY-The Skytrain, a Lewis Barton operation in Midwest City, is being remodeled. This house, which was built during World War II, will have new upholstered backs on the 1,100 chairs, new carpet, upholstered doors and many other new features when the remodeling is completed. Barton is also installing acoustical paneling for more perfect sound.
Miss Betty Wallace, 18, died yesterday in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from injuries suffered Wednesday night when her dress caught fire in the tiny ticket booth at the Embassy Theater, 331 S. Western Avenue. Scores of people gathered outside the theater to attend a bank night drawing were unable to help, as Miss Wallace’s dress, ignited by an electric stove, became a pillar of flame.
Here is an approximate timeline regarding the various incarnations of this building. Some of the akas are missing from the caption.
980 Market:
Lesser Nickelodeon 1909
Grauman’s 1910
Maio Biograph 1912-1924
Circle 1924-1932
New Circle 1932-1939
Newsreel 1939-1949
Cinema 1949-1958
Crest 1958-1978
Crest Theatre in 1967.
Egyptian 1978-1981
Electric 1981-1994
Crazy Horse 1994-
This April 1967 NYT item gives the address as 1590 Flatbush Avenue.
A two-alarm fire swept through nine three-story buildings at Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn last night and early this morning, causing heavy damage and injuring four firemen. The nearby College Theater, a movie house at 1590 Flatbush Avenue, was also evacuated as a precautionary measure.
There was an ad in the October 4, 1947 issue of Boxoffice magazine that mentioned the Carroll Theater in Iowa, so it may have opened before the date given above.
It looks like the theater is also used for live performances, according to this site:
http://www.covelive.com/
I think we have a lot more churches that used to be theaters than the converse.
From Boxoffice magazine, October 1947:
NASHUA, IOWA-Mrs. Tesse Hansen, Nashua Theater owner and operator for the past seven years, has sold the theater to Sidney Hale of Dallas. Possession was taken October 1. The theater has all new equipment and is being redecorated.
There are some 2003 photos on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/9og3bh
The Pike Drive-In was opened in September 1947 by Harold Gibbons. Capacity was 600 cars, according to Boxoffice magazine.
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine in October 1947:
MIDWEST CITY-The Skytrain, a Lewis Barton operation in Midwest City, is being remodeled. This house, which was built during World War II, will have new upholstered backs on the 1,100 chairs, new carpet, upholstered doors and many other new features when the remodeling is completed. Barton is also installing acoustical paneling for more perfect sound.
Here is a June 2004 photo from the opening of “Fahrenheit 9/11':
http://tinyurl.com/7lk7dc
Here is a June 2004 photo from Michael Moore’s website:
http://tinyurl.com/84yxkf
Here is a June 2004 photo from the opening of “Fahrenheit 9/11”:
http://tinyurl.com/8myh9n
Here is a June 2004 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/8f9bpc
Here is a June 2004 photo from Michael Moore’s website:
http://tinyurl.com/7lufu9
Here is a June 2004 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/93y4bk
Here is a June 2004 photo from Michael Moore’s website:
http://tinyurl.com/7qhov7
Here is a June 2004 photo when Fahrenheit 9/11 opened at the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/968brj
Here is a June 2004 photo from filmmaker Michael Moore’s website:
http://tinyurl.com/8mm8rp
Here is a photo showing the opening of Fahrenheit 9/11 in June 2004:
http://tinyurl.com/9xesuv
Here is another photo of the sign:
http://tinyurl.com/axnn9f
Here is a 1965 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/7jv9fv
From the LA Times, 2/12/37:
Theater Booth Fire Fatal to Trapped Girl Cashier
Miss Betty Wallace, 18, died yesterday in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from injuries suffered Wednesday night when her dress caught fire in the tiny ticket booth at the Embassy Theater, 331 S. Western Avenue. Scores of people gathered outside the theater to attend a bank night drawing were unable to help, as Miss Wallace’s dress, ignited by an electric stove, became a pillar of flame.
Here is an approximate timeline regarding the various incarnations of this building. Some of the akas are missing from the caption.
980 Market:
Lesser Nickelodeon 1909
Grauman’s 1910
Maio Biograph 1912-1924
Circle 1924-1932
New Circle 1932-1939
Newsreel 1939-1949
Cinema 1949-1958
Crest 1958-1978
Crest Theatre in 1967.
Egyptian 1978-1981
Electric 1981-1994
Crazy Horse 1994-
This April 1967 NYT item gives the address as 1590 Flatbush Avenue.
A two-alarm fire swept through nine three-story buildings at Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn last night and early this morning, causing heavy damage and injuring four firemen. The nearby College Theater, a movie house at 1590 Flatbush Avenue, was also evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The explosion was in March 1963:
http://tinyurl.com/a5dwyj
Crime in 1955:
http://tinyurl.com/8khd9d
Google does not recognize Chatham Street in Independence. Can anyone confirm the address of this theater?
There was an ad in the October 4, 1947 issue of Boxoffice magazine that mentioned the Carroll Theater in Iowa, so it may have opened before the date given above.