I took this place for granted when I lived in Philly. I had my pick of theaters, though, with the Goldman, the houses at 16th and Chestnut, the Midtown over by Broad Street, and even the Fox, which disappeared soon after I moved to town. Them was the days.
This May 1950 article in the Clark County Press mentions that William Tragdorf opened the Adler in the early twenties:
Ole Botnen was a familiar figure to all in the area who have, at one time or another, called for help with pipes, valves, traps and gadgets. He began in the plumbing trade back in 1910, when he started working in Neillsville’s only plumbing shop, operated by Tom Hommel. The shop then was located in the basement of the old Opera House, better known to present-day Neillsville-ites as the Armory.
Then years later, in 1920, Ole started working for P. M. Warlum and for the last 30 years he has been associated with this organization and its successor, Warlum-Robinson, Inc. At that time, the Warlum shop was located in what now is the annex of the Adler Theater, which houses the Neillsville Beauty Salon on Sixth Street. After a year or two, the property was purchased by the late William Tragsdorf, who established the theater. The Warlum shop and Ole Botnen with it, moved into the basement of the building, which is now the Model Laundry. At that time, it housed the Badger Theater. The stay there was not long and the Warlum concern transferred its base of operations to the building now occupied by the Moldenhauer Jewelry store.
Here is a February 2006 article about the theater and the surrounding neighborhood:
http://tinyurl.com/6eolcp
I noticed the increasing number of opening reviews on Wednesday in the LA Times. This has been going on since at least the beginning of the year.
Here are some photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5kzm5w
http://tinyurl.com/5vxgrn
http://tinyurl.com/5p63s3
http://tinyurl.com/5zwdld
http://tinyurl.com/62qnev
http://tinyurl.com/66l7eg
Here are some photos:
http://tinyurl.com/6dokep
http://tinyurl.com/5z75hz
Here are some views of the replacement building:
http://tinyurl.com/5orpky
http://tinyurl.com/5z2czf
Here is an August 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6xy49z
Here is an exterior photo taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/65tec4
The theater is still standing, but doesn’t look good. Photos to follow.
I’m in front of the El Portal right now. The Fremont light show is going on.
Here are some photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5ugnm6
http://tinyurl.com/62uea8
According to this site, the Vogue was converted into a pool hall some time ago:
http://tinyurl.com/6yjoqq
The name shows up as an ellipse on the home page. Perhaps one name with some akas?
Capacity was 250 cars according to the 1967 IMPA.
I took this place for granted when I lived in Philly. I had my pick of theaters, though, with the Goldman, the houses at 16th and Chestnut, the Midtown over by Broad Street, and even the Fox, which disappeared soon after I moved to town. Them was the days.
Here is some information on the architect:
http://tinyurl.com/5enwqm
Gone but not forgotten:
http://tinyurl.com/6x9r5b
It looks like the Brady closed and then re-opened again, as there is a show there today:
http://tinyurl.com/6aq3pk
Here is a recent article about some renovation, along with some video:
http://tinyurl.com/5ldabu
Here is a recent article from the Berkshire Eagle:
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_10066083
I signed up for that last year, but I let it expire. It’s about $95 a year.
Unknown.
This May 1950 article in the Clark County Press mentions that William Tragdorf opened the Adler in the early twenties:
Ole Botnen was a familiar figure to all in the area who have, at one time or another, called for help with pipes, valves, traps and gadgets. He began in the plumbing trade back in 1910, when he started working in Neillsville’s only plumbing shop, operated by Tom Hommel. The shop then was located in the basement of the old Opera House, better known to present-day Neillsville-ites as the Armory.
Then years later, in 1920, Ole started working for P. M. Warlum and for the last 30 years he has been associated with this organization and its successor, Warlum-Robinson, Inc. At that time, the Warlum shop was located in what now is the annex of the Adler Theater, which houses the Neillsville Beauty Salon on Sixth Street. After a year or two, the property was purchased by the late William Tragsdorf, who established the theater. The Warlum shop and Ole Botnen with it, moved into the basement of the building, which is now the Model Laundry. At that time, it housed the Badger Theater. The stay there was not long and the Warlum concern transferred its base of operations to the building now occupied by the Moldenhauer Jewelry store.
The congressman asked for 150K to restore the theater.
The Byrd is listed as part of the Hofheimer chain in the 1967 IMPA, along with the Suburban and Boulevard in Norfolk.
July, that is. Sorry.