There may have been a predecessor, according to excerpt from a 12/26/47 article in the Denton Journal:
ELKTON FIRE RUINS TWO HOTELS AND THEATER
Sweeping through the business district of Elkton early Saturday morning, a half-million dollar fire destroyed two hotels, the town’s only theater and several minor businesses. More than 100 persons were forced to flee to the streets before the blaze was brought under control by firemen from three states.
The Ritz Hotel, the New Central Hotel and the New Theatre were destroyed. Other buildings which were damaged included the J. J. Newberry 5-and-10-cent store, the Janis Shop, a restaurant, a liquor store and a photographer’s shop.
Here is a story in the Ogden Standard-Examiner dated 12/18/45:
INGLEWOOD, Calif., Dec. 18(AP)â€"A disastrous dawn fire, which burned out the Granada theatre, one of the city’s largest, a half-dozen shops and numerous offices, was controlled today after a three-hour fight by most of the city’s fire apparatus. Damage might reach several hundred thousand dollars. Cause of the blaze, which started in a malt shop, was not immediately determined. Firemen saved an adjacent Sears Roebuck & Co. retail store after a stiff battle, but said there probably would be some water damage.
This press release from March 2008 confirms that the Seavue was razed to make way for a Walgreens. You can still see the theater on Google maps, until they update the photos. Status should be closed/demoished. http://tinyurl.com/6mojxs
Here is an exceprt from an April 9, 1980 article in The Capital:
Stores To Replace Old Ritchie Drive-In
E.M. Loew’s Governor Ritchie Open-Air Theatre, one of the oldest drive-ins in the country,
is scheduled to close this year to make way for a shopping center. The news may be favorably received by residents of the nearby Glenmore community, who have for year lived-with the lights and late-night noise. But according to other north county residents, Ritchie Highway needs another shopping center like Marley Creek needs another sewage spill.
Plans call for a 208,655-square-foot shopping center with an 84,000-square-foot department
store and 40,260-square-foot food or mercantile store to act as financial anchors. More than 900 parking spaces would be provided. The drive-in, built in 1938, will be closed “for
economic reasons,” according to William G. Steele, who has managed it for 12 years. “The
land is far too valuable for a drive-in.”
There may have been a predecessor, according to excerpt from a 12/26/47 article in the Denton Journal:
ELKTON FIRE RUINS TWO HOTELS AND THEATER
Sweeping through the business district of Elkton early Saturday morning, a half-million dollar fire destroyed two hotels, the town’s only theater and several minor businesses. More than 100 persons were forced to flee to the streets before the blaze was brought under control by firemen from three states.
The Ritz Hotel, the New Central Hotel and the New Theatre were destroyed. Other buildings which were damaged included the J. J. Newberry 5-and-10-cent store, the Janis Shop, a restaurant, a liquor store and a photographer’s shop.
Here is an expanded view of the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014820.jpg
Here is a story in the Ogden Standard-Examiner dated 12/18/45:
INGLEWOOD, Calif., Dec. 18(AP)â€"A disastrous dawn fire, which burned out the Granada theatre, one of the city’s largest, a half-dozen shops and numerous offices, was controlled today after a three-hour fight by most of the city’s fire apparatus. Damage might reach several hundred thousand dollars. Cause of the blaze, which started in a malt shop, was not immediately determined. Firemen saved an adjacent Sears Roebuck & Co. retail store after a stiff battle, but said there probably would be some water damage.
Here is the Capitol Theater website:
http://www.thecapdavenport.com/
Here is the Taproot Theater website:
http://www.taproottheatre.org/
Here is the Actor’s Theater website:
http://www.goatgroup.com/
Here is the updated website for the Artisan:
http://www.dfwlivetheater.com/
Now advertised as Gateway Movies 8. Function should be second run movies.
There is a photo on the school website:
http://www.paideiaacademy.org/
If it is hosting live performances, the status should be changed to open.
The Kilduff’s site listed the Arcade on Main Street, but I think there was only one in Crisfield.
http://www.kilduffs.com/AZA.html
Here is the correct site:
http://www.framingconceptsonline.com/
The current occupant is a pawn shop called the Essex Jewelry Exchange.
It looks like a plain brown box now. I would liked to have seen it about fifty years ago.
Looks like the swap meet is back in business:
http://tinyurl.com/5auvbc
This press release from March 2008 confirms that the Seavue was razed to make way for a Walgreens. You can still see the theater on Google maps, until they update the photos. Status should be closed/demoished.
http://tinyurl.com/6mojxs
Here is a real estate ad that shows the refurbished theater:
http://tinyurl.com/682f4x
Any idea when this theater opened? There was a one screen Marysville Theater in 1963, operated by North Coast Theaters.
The current occupant is a record store called Ernie November. The street is actually one word, Lincolnway.
If it’s not showing films now the status would be closed, I think.
Here are some photos from my failed link above:
http://tinyurl.com/6xepmw
http://tinyurl.com/6la6l3
http://tinyurl.com/5nj8zq
http://tinyurl.com/6855qh
It looks like the Ruby was put on the National Register back in 1982.
http://tinyurl.com/5a84go
Here is an ad from the Long Beach Press-Telegram dated 1/20/78:
http://tinyurl.com/6ymskm
I’ll keep an eye out.
Here is an exceprt from an April 9, 1980 article in The Capital:
Stores To Replace Old Ritchie Drive-In
E.M. Loew’s Governor Ritchie Open-Air Theatre, one of the oldest drive-ins in the country,
is scheduled to close this year to make way for a shopping center. The news may be favorably received by residents of the nearby Glenmore community, who have for year lived-with the lights and late-night noise. But according to other north county residents, Ritchie Highway needs another shopping center like Marley Creek needs another sewage spill.
Plans call for a 208,655-square-foot shopping center with an 84,000-square-foot department
store and 40,260-square-foot food or mercantile store to act as financial anchors. More than 900 parking spaces would be provided. The drive-in, built in 1938, will be closed “for
economic reasons,” according to William G. Steele, who has managed it for 12 years. “The
land is far too valuable for a drive-in.”