Guodone- a belated response to your comment. The bulk of the theatres on 42nd Street started life as legitimate theatres. Grant you some appeared to be holes in the wall because only the entrance was on 42nd Street, not the full width of the theatre. The garish cutouts they had at the entrance really changed the appearance. I recall walking past some of the scantily clothed images on a cold winters day and shivering at the sight.
Re the original theatre: In the last few years of its operation a fifth auditorium was created in dressing rooms and storage space in the basement. Access was from an outside stairway apart from the main entrance.
Also village bureaucracy was a factor in the creation of the Southampton 4. The operator wanted to close the in town location and do a new build elsewhere. Town said no so they demolished all but the facade of the old theatre and constructed the new auditoriums.
Bureaucracy went beyond commercial real estate. My cousin wanted to build a modest house on Old Town Road. The Village Board even had a say on elements of the interior of the house requiring her to put up a pony wall between the dining and living rooms rather than allowing an open concept. Many years later this house was sold (for an outrageous amount) only to be torn down and replaced by a structure which is really too big for the lot.
Although the facade had to be replicated the signage was salvaged and repaired. This signage is a replication of the original fabricated less than ten years ago at a cost of $22,000.
This address currently houses the Aliceville Entertainment Complex. I have uploaded a photo of it.
That’s good news. Thought we lost another one to Covid.
Guodone- a belated response to your comment. The bulk of the theatres on 42nd Street started life as legitimate theatres. Grant you some appeared to be holes in the wall because only the entrance was on 42nd Street, not the full width of the theatre. The garish cutouts they had at the entrance really changed the appearance. I recall walking past some of the scantily clothed images on a cold winters day and shivering at the sight.
Uploaded a photo of a ticket stub.
Uploaded a photo from the Village Museum collection.
Theatre was segregated. Bessie Smith played to a mixed race audience in 1932. The floor was sloped and remained so when it was converted to retail.
This is a family owned venue for movies and occasional live events hence the full moniker Riverview Cinemas and Showplace. Photo uploaded.
Uploaded an image from the Princeville High School 1946 Maroon Yearbook in which the Prince had a booster ad.
Re the original theatre: In the last few years of its operation a fifth auditorium was created in dressing rooms and storage space in the basement. Access was from an outside stairway apart from the main entrance.
Also village bureaucracy was a factor in the creation of the Southampton 4. The operator wanted to close the in town location and do a new build elsewhere. Town said no so they demolished all but the facade of the old theatre and constructed the new auditoriums.
Bureaucracy went beyond commercial real estate. My cousin wanted to build a modest house on Old Town Road. The Village Board even had a say on elements of the interior of the house requiring her to put up a pony wall between the dining and living rooms rather than allowing an open concept. Many years later this house was sold (for an outrageous amount) only to be torn down and replaced by a structure which is really too big for the lot.
Tpward the end of its life an additional auditorium was created in dressing room space in the basement. Access was from an outside staircase.
Uploaded a 1989 newspaper photo of the Citadel celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Gone With the Wind played there.
Although the facade had to be replicated the signage was salvaged and repaired. This signage is a replication of the original fabricated less than ten years ago at a cost of $22,000.
I’ve uploaded a 1911 photo in front of the theatre, a September 1911 ad for the theatre and the 1939 announcement of the mega sound system.
Family operated, seasonal operation for more than 40 years. Uploaded interior and exterior photos.
Added an image from Okla.net since the one referred to by seymourcox was not in the photo section.
Uploaded two additional photos to show how plain it really is.
As the Garrick Theatre it was operated by the Thomas Theatre Group of Michigan.
For a time it was operated by the Thomas Theatre Group of Michigan.
For a time operated by the Thomas Theatre Group of Michigan.
For a time in the 1920s it was operated by the Thomas Theatre Group.
For a time it was also operated by the Thomas Theatre Group.
For a time when it went to movies it was operated by the Thomas Theatre Group.
According to real estate records it opened as a twin in 1970 and went to four screens in 1984.
For a time it was operated by the Thomas Theatre Group along with more than a dozen other Michigan Theatres.
For a short period of time it was operated by the Thomas Theatre Group along with more than a dozen other Michigan theatres.