There is a good-sized church at 10 W. 7th, then the vacant lot, then a bridge. I suppose the theater would have been in that lot next to the church. There’s not much space there, though, for a 1000-seat theater.
I couldn’t even count how many times I drove past this theater on the way to Philly. My mother wouldn’t drive on the Expressway, so we always took the White Horse Pike the entire 60 miles from AC to Philadelphia. The Eric was on the south side of the street across from the train station. The theater was set back quite a distance, but there was a marquee on the street as you drove by.
The October 28, 1956 issue of the Southtown Economist reported the end of manager Richard Berry’s career at the Capitol after 31 years. He was an usher when the theater opened in 1925.
There is a good-sized church at 10 W. 7th, then the vacant lot, then a bridge. I suppose the theater would have been in that lot next to the church. There’s not much space there, though, for a 1000-seat theater.
Some photos here:
http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/lattig2
I couldn’t even count how many times I drove past this theater on the way to Philly. My mother wouldn’t drive on the Expressway, so we always took the White Horse Pike the entire 60 miles from AC to Philadelphia. The Eric was on the south side of the street across from the train station. The theater was set back quite a distance, but there was a marquee on the street as you drove by.
Website for the brewery:
http://www.prairierockbrewingcompany.com/
The October 28, 1956 issue of the Southtown Economist reported the end of manager Richard Berry’s career at the Capitol after 31 years. He was an usher when the theater opened in 1925.
Boxoffice magazine reported in January 1938 that W.P. Florence was beginning construction of a new 425-seat house in Magnolia, Arkansas.
This doesn’t map out. Forest Lane starts at about the 2100 block. Before that it’s Reeder Road.
According to the Masons, they moved out of the Strand in 2005:
http://www.harmonylodge184.org/
The Strand was owned by G.W. Haynes in the late 1930s. A fire caused major damage in January 1938, but apparently the theater was rebuilt.
This company is at the theater’s address. Unknown if they are presently occupying the old theater building.
http://www.naturalfuelsllc.com/
Here is an expanded view of the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014837.jpg
Here is an undated LAPL photo:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014836.jpg
The Egyptian’s marquee can be seen on the left in this 1955 photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00078/00078766.jpg
Has anyone noticed that the Scientologists now own at least a half dozen buildings in Hollywood, some of them quite large? They must be doing OK.
Adios:
http://tinyurl.com/47up5o
The Strand was part of the Royal Theaters circuit in the early 1960s. President was A.L. Royal.
A.L. Royal ran this theater as well as several others in Mississippi, most of them named Royal, as part of his eponymous circuit in the early 1960s.
This drive-in was still listed in the 1967 IMPA.
This is a 1943 photo. It looks like the marquee was reworked in the ten years before the photo immediately above.
http://tinyurl.com/4n3ooh
Here is a view of the Hollywood marquee in 1940:
http://tinyurl.com/4dxutj
Here is a 1961 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3rv9n2
Here are photos from 1961 and 2003. Function should be changed to movies (first run).
http://tinyurl.com/4z5tsb
Here is a 1962 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3rmh2o
Here is another view of the Nile:
http://tinyurl.com/45ppme
Here is another repaired link for the dvrbs photo:
http://tinyurl.com/53zv33
Here is a 1958 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/4k7jsh