Via Hank W. Blevins:
“John Patton owned and operated the theater and a appliance store next door. You can see a old wringer washing machine setting out front.”
(Photo added)
September 24, 1929 photo with Merrimack Square Theatre background left of center, from John Street looking down Paige Street via Facebook link below. 3 images including one enlargement. Current POV below that.
Ah, now I get it.
Thank you for the clarification.
That wall does match a photo on the Merrimack page.
BTW I also added a different full size photo to that page below.
It appears to have opened as the Roxy prior to 1954, and likely as one screen originally.
Photos added from 1954, 1955, circa 1972 as Odeon, then back to Roxy by 1988 by which time it was twinned.
Just beyond the theatre you say is Keith’s, in the background it reads Theatre beneath Star.
So perhaps a banner, but for somewhere else.
The Keith’s you linked to is in the middle of the block.
The theatre in the Facebook photo is on a corner.
Below is the enlarged image.
This Facebook post has a 1929 photo with Star Theatre at the end of the block. Another theatre is in front of it.
Scroll through the 3 pics for a zoomed in shot.
However it says John Street & Paige Street.
So was there another Star Theatre in Lowell in 1929?
Opened prior to 1922 as Model Theatre by Art Bugg, who had owned the Theatorium on King Street.
King Street and Main Street were apparently one in the same.
Multiple images added.
I scrolled around King Street on Street View, and although there are a couple buildings that look like they could be it but with alterations, it is presumed demolished.
(I also added a page for the Roxy also on King Street, which I will update once it gets posted.)
Address would have been roughly 13 West Madison Avenue.
Dunkin' Donuts, The Nail Shop and Dumont Cleaners currently stand on the former Casino Theatre site.
Part of the Presidents Square Mall which uses the same 125 Washington Avenue address for every business that is part of it.
Circa 1915 photo added.
1912 photo added source unknown.
Posted because the Boston Theatre was next door to Columbia Burlesque, but it indistinguishable in this image unless someone else can see it.
1947 Kodachrome photo as Estill Theatre added credit Jack Taylor, courtesy Leslie Ansag.
Via Hank W. Blevins: “John Patton owned and operated the theater and a appliance store next door. You can see a old wringer washing machine setting out front.” (Photo added)
March 18, 1951 photo from Duke University Libraries. Enlargeable within link.
https://repository.duke.edu/dc/rcmaxwellco/XXX5575
Redevelopment hit another snag.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/15/88-million-congress-theater-redevelopment-plan-blocked-by-south-side-alderperson-over-labor-concerns/?utm_source=Pico&utm_campaign=e0115c9459-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_3_15_morninglist1_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b6b84a5cee-e0115c9459-126767157&mc_cid=e0115c9459&mc_eid=173b7b99f7
September 24, 1929 photo with Merrimack Square Theatre background left of center, from John Street looking down Paige Street via Facebook link below. 3 images including one enlargement. Current POV below that.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6166559196689877&set=pcb.10159628978623740
https://pbase.com/image/173471825
Ah, now I get it. Thank you for the clarification. That wall does match a photo on the Merrimack page. BTW I also added a different full size photo to that page below.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/13364/photos
Update: Photo credit TheTrolleyDodger.com website.
It appears to have opened as the Roxy prior to 1954, and likely as one screen originally. Photos added from 1954, 1955, circa 1972 as Odeon, then back to Roxy by 1988 by which time it was twinned.
Just beyond the theatre you say is Keith’s, in the background it reads Theatre beneath Star. So perhaps a banner, but for somewhere else. The Keith’s you linked to is in the middle of the block. The theatre in the Facebook photo is on a corner. Below is the enlarged image.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6166559200023210&set=pcb.10159628978623740
This Facebook post has a 1929 photo with Star Theatre at the end of the block. Another theatre is in front of it. Scroll through the 3 pics for a zoomed in shot. However it says John Street & Paige Street. So was there another Star Theatre in Lowell in 1929?
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6166559196689877&set=pcb.10159628978623740
Crisper, enlargeable version via Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=186975029432421&set=gm.2543498635960140
Current owner still seeking financing.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/03/31/portage-theatre-owner-wants-to-bring-venue-back-to-life-to-revive-six-corners-but-he-needs-millions-in-funding/?fbclid=IwAR23Q4hRAXOYfEpbTFiic8stHJFIXI_e-x_jl9EXx811ynESpn2QtGVcDJY
Here is the Shorpy link that can be enlarged for incredible detail.
https://www.shorpy.com/node/18273
This Shorpy link can be enlarged for incredible detail.
https://www.shorpy.com/node/18273
Opened prior to 1922 as Model Theatre by Art Bugg, who had owned the Theatorium on King Street. King Street and Main Street were apparently one in the same. Multiple images added. I scrolled around King Street on Street View, and although there are a couple buildings that look like they could be it but with alterations, it is presumed demolished. (I also added a page for the Roxy also on King Street, which I will update once it gets posted.)
1942 photo credit Vintage Bergen County. Crisper version below via Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/109113822533347/photos/a.596155300495861/609701149141276/
Address would have been roughly 13 West Madison Avenue. Dunkin' Donuts, The Nail Shop and Dumont Cleaners currently stand on the former Casino Theatre site. Part of the Presidents Square Mall which uses the same 125 Washington Avenue address for every business that is part of it. Circa 1915 photo added.
Jack E. Boucher, Photographer October 1970 HABS No. NY-5554
https://www.facebook.com/HeritageDocumentationPrograms/photos/a.391904257540197/2804592879604644/
1971 photo credit San Francisco Chronicle. Full width version below.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=194625539879486&set=a.189070097101697
CircEsteem Youth Center is announcing a facade renovation removing the mural and replacing it with windows. On their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Circesteem
1912 photo added source unknown. Posted because the Boston Theatre was next door to Columbia Burlesque, but it indistinguishable in this image unless someone else can see it.
Photo credit Michael Ryerson via Flickr.
Undated postcard copyright & credit Frashers Fotos Pomona California.
Crisper cropped version.
https://www.facebook.com/chicagotheatre/photos/a.10152107902502741/10159406149897741/
Over 100 photos in this grouping on Flickr. Some are evening shots with the neon lit.
https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=odeon%20Tucumcari