Comments from JackCoursey

Here are night photos from January 2007 of the Premiere Theatre: 1, 2, 3. The theatre appears to be huge. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get any interior shots and these night shots don’t really show much.

Here is a photo of the former Memorial Square Cinema.

Here are photos from 2005 of the Bellevue: 1, 2, 3

Here is a photo from January 2007 of the former Temple Theatre. I discovered that the building once housed a chapter of Freemasons, hence the name “Temple”.

Based on the street address, the Fifth Avenue was where Walgreen’s is now. I think I’ve got a photo of it somewhere around here, ah yes, here we go. Here is a photo of the theatre, circa 1955 and here is a photo from 2005 and another circa 1920 of the area where the theatre was located.

Here are additional photos of the 12 Oaks:

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Here is a resent photo of the DeSoto.

Here are photos from 2005 of what remained of the cinema: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Restoration on the Strand appears to be stalled and there is some discussion that the theatre might be demolished. Does anybody have any word as to the fate of the Strand?

Here are two recent photos of the Legion: 1, 2

Here are photos of all 3 Strands: 1, 2, 3

CORRECTION: There were three Strand Theatres, all were under the proprietorship of Mr. Earnest Pollock. The first opened in 1938, the second in or around 1943 and the last in 1947. Lewis County has been without a theatre since 1963.

I went back through my notes and noticed that there is a distinguishable different in the photos of the Strand. Here is an undated photo of the Strand on Park Avenue. Another posting has been made in Cinema Treasures regarding the Strand on Third Street.